Windsor Mountain International was founded in 1961, as Interlocken International Camp, an International Co-ed residential Summer Camp for boys and girls from around the world. Also featuring Student Travel, youth adventure, and community service projects for Teens and High School Students in Hawaii, Australia, Alaska, France, Mexico, Israel, Quebec, Puerto Rico, Africa, Russia and more.

Windsor Mountain International's World

Windsor Mountain International was founded in 1961, as Interlocken International Camp and our first summer camp students hailed from nearly a dozen countries. Since then we have hosted young people from more than 60 countries, and offered Windsor Mountain Crossroads programs and Global Routes projects in nearly two dozen foreign lands.

In 1967, Windsor Mountain pioneered international youth travel programs with a trip to Denmark and Norway. This first step to embrace international peoples became a joyous march to every inhabited continent.

Interlocken becomes Windsor Mountain International

In 2003, Interlocken International Camp adopted the new name, "Windsor Mountain International" and since has continued to offer the same great programming around the world.

Over the last 43 years, more than 10,000 young people have explored the world through Windsor Mountain's eyes. Whether you join the International Summer Camp in New Hampshire or Crossroads Adventure Travel, you will "learn by doing" and enrich your life with lasting friendships, new skills, self discovery, and increased environmental and cross-cultural awareness.

First International Summer Camp, 1961
Windsor Mountain Summer Camp, then under its old name, opens its tent flaps and becomes the first United Nations affiliated international summer camp.

First in Traveling Minstrels, 1970
The first Traveling Minstrel program gets under way with performances in New England. The program is running to this day and boasts performances in France, Spain and Portugal, as well as California.

First in Korea, 1971
A former Windsor Mountain staff member creates "Windsor Mountain Korea", the first U.S.-style summer camp in the Far East.

First in China, 1982
Windsor Mountain was the first U.S. youth organization to be invited by the All-China Youth Federation to China to establish a U.S.-China summer youth camp.

First in the Middle East, 1983
Windsor Mountain conducts The Israel Friendship Camp, the first such youth camp of its kind to organize in this region of the world.

First in Russia, 1986
The Soviet Union welcomes Windsor Mountain, the first such entity to be invited behind the Iron Curtain to help warm chilled relations between the superpowers.

Pioneers in Africa, 1986
Former Windsor Mountain students and staff create this first youth community service program based on Peace Corps projects.

Pioneers in The Americas, 1987
With the African and Asian community service models in place, Global Routes projects soon swept around the world to the Americas.

Pioneers in South East Asia, 1988
Success with community service projects in Africa gave rise to projects in Thailand, Vietnam and the Indonesian nation of Bali.

Pioneers Down Under, 1980's-90's
Windsor Mountain footprints have fallen as far south in the southern hemisphere as Australia and New Zealand.

Pioneers in Teen Job Training USA, 1980
Taking a cue from discussions with students, Windsor Mountain founded "Windsor Mountain Liberty Farm" to teach youth practical and marketable skills.

First in Deaf Theatre Culture Inclusion, 1999
A former "Windsor Mountain Traveling Minstrel" leader brings together students from the deaf and hearing cultures to create a joint theatrical performance, and the troupe tours the west coast.

First in Cuba, 2002
Windsor Mountain was the first U.S. youth organization to be invited by the Cuban Government to establish a US-Cuba youth camp where American and Cuban students lived, learned, and traveled together.