Team Groups & Nationalities

What is a team on the Teen Leadership Challenge?

A team is a group of young people roughly the same age, a mix of nationalities who are placed together in a team to complete different challenges to build life skills, and leadership skills and have fun. The teams are where the strongest friends are made, most jokes are shared and memories created.

Why are teams important?

Teams give young people a place. They feel part of and connected to their teams and it is where friendships and memories are created. It ensures young people always have a place to be and feel a connection to their closest friends. Between 1-2 counsellors look after the team and are the main staff person for the group. They are responsible for ensuring the young people get to know each other, deal with any issues such as homesickness, recognise if your young person is having a hard day, run activities for the group, be a positive role model for them and ensure they have a special experience on the Teen Leadership Challenge.

How many young people are in a team?

Around 10 young people are in a team

Are teams mixed-gender?

Yes - we aim to have an equal balance of genders in each team

Can you request to be in a team with a friend?

Yes! We allow friendship requests. Please put this request on the Young Person Information Form

Can I request to be with young people who are NOT from my country?

Unfortunately not. We limit the amount of young people from any nationality (except the UK) to 20%. However, as we are a relatively small programme with 70 - 80 young people, sometimes there is more than one young person from the same nationality who is the same age. 

How many nationalities attend The Teen Leadership Challenge?

Each summer we have between 30-35 nationalities attend. We get campers from the UK, mainland Europe and the rest of the world

How many young people attend from each nationality?

We allow a maximum of 20% from each nationality (except from the UK). This is to ensure that there is a fantastic international mix and English is the main language spoken