Sample Day (& Night) Schedule

  • 7:00am- Wake up/Cabin Tidying

  • 7:30am- “Animal Forms” yoga, body movement, sit spots, meditation, or breathwork and swim

  • 8:30am – Breakfast inside/outside, birdsongs nearby, community time

  • 9:00am- Community meeting, singing, circle together Day Campers Arrive for Game and integration.

  • 9:30am – Activity groups: choose your own adventure and practice a variety of skills — make fire, build shelters, identify wild edible plants, practice camouflage, etc.

  • Noon – Lunch in the dining hall, field, by the pond, or next to a massive old tree watching local critters.

  • 1:00pm – Rest hour: writing home, hammock naps, quiet games, journaling. Day camp free swim and games

  • 2:00pm – Free Swim & Games: POOL TIME! As well as choice activity in field including climbing wall.

    • 4:00pm — Snack for Overnight and Day campers head home.

  • 4:15pm – Small group activities: make a survival bow, successfully navigate through the woods without map & compass, create baskets from natural fibers, and more.

  • 5:30pm- Circle up/songs together

  • 6:00pm – Dinner: help prepare and cook your dinner over a fire built by your group or with community in dining hall.

  • 7:00pm – Share stories of the day and prepare for a nighttime activity.

  • 7:30pm – Move silently and confidently in activities that allow us to see and hear more wildlife, drum & fire stalks, full moon hikes, foxfire hunts (glowing fungus), “side” fires.

  • 8:45pm – Youngest campers head to cabins, to read and sleep peacefully and dream of the next amazing day in your week.

  • 9:00pm – “Late Night”: Leadership campers & CITs engage in games, socialize, stargaze, late night swim, dance parties, or any number of other activities as the older crew of campers connect and build relationships that last a lifetime.

  • 11:00pm – All camp Curfew & sleep

Our instructional team features

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  • 1:6-1:4 staff-student ratio depending on activity

  • On-site directors, counselors, and volunteers who offer additional instructor support

  • Educators who encourage each students’ respect for self, others and nature

  • Licensed Nurse, First Aid and CPR, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness First Aid certified professionals

  • All our year round staff are full time wilderness professionals