Path Finders Summer Program
***This Program Is Full***
June 17 - 21 2024 9am- 2 pm
Ages 5-10
Cost: $280
During our “Path Finders” Summer Program, children will explore off-grid sustainable practices, celebrate the summer solstice with candle-making and the creation of hand-dyed solstice silk capes. We will take hikes throughout the forests and creeks and discover local native plants and macro-invertebrates, cook over the fire, practice yoga and mindfulness, and connect to the forest through imaginative wonder and play.
Folkcraft Summer Program
June 24- 28 2024 9 am- 2 pm
Ages 8-13
Cost: $280
During this week in the Woods, students will explore old and new techniques to create fun and useful creations from materials found in the forest. They will be guided in wood carving, basket-making, woodworking, primitive cooking, natural dyes, weaving, felting, and outdoor wilderness skills. As part of this process participants will go on frequent guided excursions, learning to recognize the unique characteristics of forest types, flora and fauna of the landscape, tend to the organic garden, and learn about the influences of living off-grid on forest dynamics.
Leave the hectic, media driven, everyday world behind and step into a quieter existence for a short week – experiencing the connection between natural history and the creative process. As a group we will work toward building an intimate relationship with the environment around us through exploration, experimentation, craft, and play – thereby becoming better stewards of the land that supports us.
Woodsprites Summer Program *** This Program Is Full***
July 8- 12 2024 9 am- 12pm
Ages 3-4
Cost: $200
Our littlest forest folk will make new friends while exploring the natural world around them. The children will look for insects, pretend to be the wild animals they see, caretake the organic garden, build fairy houses and bug hotels, discover in the creeks, create with natural objects and discover their love for the forest.
*All children must be potty trained.*
registration opens January 12th!
Each summer program will explore the following:
*Mindfulness exercises - hiking, yoga, song
*Practice hand skills to support empowerment and a deepened relationship and respect for the natural world:
Pulleys and Levers
Fire tending foundations & safety skills
Woodworking and whittling
*Observe and draw ecological connections across the landscape and explore connections to the land
Tend to garden by planting and harvesting plants and vegetables
*Explore plant identification and characteristics beneficial to humans by guided plant identification walks and tastings
*Be guided on creek walks and discover water ecology
*Share nature-connection songs and stories
*Be guided in self-expression through nature-based arts & handwork
*Physics experiments with water using ramps and constructed waterways
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Enrollment form and payment are required to reserve a summer program spot.
After we receive the initial enrollment form your family will be contacted to register as space allows. Please fill out application and payment information. (Limited space available. When program is full your family will be placed on a waiting list if a space becomes available.)
There are limited spaces, once the summer program is full we will announce on website and social media pages.
If for some reason your child is unable to attend the summer programing, please advise us as soon as possible.
If you wish to cancel, please notify us at least 30 days out for a full refund.
If you notify us inside of two 2 weeks prior to your camp week, after payments are due, your payment is nonrefundable.
Please Complete Form To Begin Registration Process: *****Form will be added on January 12th, 2024 at 9 am.******
*Please note you are only confirmed when both application and payment are received. You will be sent a confirmation email upon receiving.