Durango Mountain Camp
Colorado Timberline Academy, 454 Academy Drive, Durango, CO 81301
About
Durango Mountain Camp offers an intensive 5 ½ week language immersion program that combines one on one Orton-Gillingham based tutoring with a range of camp activities. Campers take part in individualized study hall, composition, oral reading, silent reading, art, co-curricular activities, outdoor adventures, game nights, soccer, kickball, trivia, camp fires, story time, water activities, and weekend overnight camping and backpacking trips. Overnight campers live in cabins on campus, separated by gender, with about 8 students and 2–3 camp counselors in each cabin, and all meals and snacks are provided for overnight campers.
• Ages: 9–16 years old
• Schedule: 5 ½ week summer session with a full-day program; day campers attend Monday–Friday from 8:50 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Durango Mountain Camp is an intensive 5 ½ week language immersion program for diagnosed dyslexic students ages 11–16, with day campers ages 9–16. The program’s mission statement is “Helping Young Dyslexic Minds Thrive.” Established in 1998, it offers a highly personalized academic program that includes an hour daily of one on one Orton-Gillingham based tutoring along with individualized study hall, composition, and oral and silent reading. One parent testimonial reports that a camper named Connor shared about his adventures at camp, showed increased willingness to read, and was able to correctly decode many more words after attending, and states that the family plans to return next summer.
Last updated February 24, 2026.
• Ages: 9–16 years old
• Schedule: 5 ½ week summer session with a full-day program; day campers attend Monday–Friday from 8:50 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Durango Mountain Camp is an intensive 5 ½ week language immersion program for diagnosed dyslexic students ages 11–16, with day campers ages 9–16. The program’s mission statement is “Helping Young Dyslexic Minds Thrive.” Established in 1998, it offers a highly personalized academic program that includes an hour daily of one on one Orton-Gillingham based tutoring along with individualized study hall, composition, and oral and silent reading. One parent testimonial reports that a camper named Connor shared about his adventures at camp, showed increased willingness to read, and was able to correctly decode many more words after attending, and states that the family plans to return next summer.
Last updated February 24, 2026.
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