About Us
Camp Directors: Travis Guida and Sarah Coumbe-Guida.
Being around children is something we were born to do. We work in Minnesota public schools as special education teachers. We have opened a high ropes course named the Character Challenge Course, speak at adoption and foster care trainings, and enjoy time with our five children. Last summer at one of our camps a 16 old male youth commented, “Can’t I just stay at camp for the rest of the summer? I never knew learning could be so fun.”
Skills Sarah shares with Camp Character:
- Emotional/Behavioral Disorders Teacher for 13 years at Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
- Design behavior interventions for children and work with families to implement these plans
- Nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2011
- Recreation director for 16 years & manager of Eagle Beach Resort
- Facilitate children and teen programming for over 10 summers
Skills Travis shares with Camp Character
- Masters’ Degree in Special Education
- 8 years experience Emotional/Behavioral Disorders Teacher
- Work Experience Coordinator at Bemidji High School
- Link Crew Coordinator
- Facilitate leadership development among teens
- Football and basketball coach
Camp Character establishes an environment where kids develop a sense of community. Through teamwork activities and discussions, your child will learn to network with other children and identify their strengths. It’s our pleasure to provide a place where kids can be themselves. We incorporate hands-on activities into our outdoor learning classroom to make the skills applicable to life. Camp Character is one more piece of the puzzle of coming along side your child to help them reach their fullest potential.