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Index of Overnight Youth Camps

Join us at our fun skill-building camps that offer a 6-1 ratio of campers to instructors, with staff that are some of the most experienced and popular specialists in the field. We welcome you to experience what we believe to be the best opportunity for outdoor education today.

 
Summer

June 17-22, 2012:
The Naturalist Mentor - Counselors in Training (for ages 13 and up with prerequisite and special application)

July 1-6, 2012:
Backpacking into Wolf Country
(Weekend Stayover Available)
July 8-13, 2012:

Trackers of the Animal Kingdom (for ages 9-12, 13-16)
Advanced Wolf Trackers (for ages 10-17 with prerequisite)
Adventures to the Plant Kingdom (for ages 9 and up)

July 22-27, 2012:
Survivors Side of the Mountain (for ages 9-12 and 13-16)
Advanced Survival Challenge (for ages 10-15 with prereq; 16 and up no prereq)
Herbal House in the Big Woods (for ages 9-12 and 13-16)
(Weekend Stayover Available)
July 29 - August 3, 2012:
Advanced Herbal Medicine (for ages 10 and up with prereq; 16 and up no prereq)
Secrets of the Ancient Scout (for ages 9-12 and 13-16)
Advanced Arts of the Scout (for ages 10-17 with prerequisite)

August 12-17, 2012:
Stone Age Artisans (for ages 9-12 and 13-16)
Advanced Artisans (for ages 10 and up with prereq)
Wolf Journey Arts & Music Camp (for ages 9-12 and 13-16)
(Weekend Stayover Available)
August 19-24, 2012:

Blue Skye Farm Camp (for ages 9 and up: youth and families welcome)
Traditional Fishing Camp (for ages 9 and up: youth and families welcome)

September 2-8, 2012:
Honarable Hunting Camp (for ages 13 and up with prereqs)
September 10-15, 2012:
North Cascades Spirit Trek (for ages 16 and up with prereqs)

 

Academic Year Camps

November 20-25, 2012: Thanksgiving Break
Mississippi Delta & Gulf Coast Ecology in and around New Orleans, LA with airport transportation, bed and breakfast accommodations, and volunteer restoration work arranged.

December 26-31, 2012: New Year's Break
Winter with the Wolves in Clam Lake, WI with transportation from Minneapolis / St Paul (MN) Int'l Airport and Eau Claire (WI) Bus Terminal.

February 17-22, 2013: President's Week
Mojave Desert Tracking, Birding, Plants & Survival near Barstow, CA with transportation from Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Medford, Redding, Sacramento, Modesto, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles - Ontario Airport.

March 24-29, 2012: College Spring Breaks
Birds, Buds of Dunes & Canyons in Washinton State with transportation from the Seattle area.

I've been going to Wolf Camp for ... years now. (When I was just a kid,) it taught me to have confidence in myself and bring out the braver part of me.... Wolf Camp has been one of the best parts of my life." - Sam Popejoy, Day Camps 1999-2002, Resident Camps 2003-06.

Join us as we share these exciting, critical skills of the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Scout, Hunter, Artisan & Pioneer. We don’t rely on novice camp counselors to lead programs, because of course, the skills we teach require great experience. Now it's time to relearn these earth skills which almost went extinct in the past century, in order to apply their lessons to our modern society, helping the world live in balance. Testimonials from past participants will help you understand how we strive to nurture the growth and success of everyone, while providing the rarest of positive experiences. Register for as many weeks as you like this year!

Health, Safey & Food: Our highly seasoned, dynamic instructors place the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health of our students as top priority, and we enjoy a stellar stafety record since founder and lead instructor Chris Chisholm (BA, EMT, Youth Specialist CDC II) started overnight camps in 1998. We have always maintained an intimate 6-1 or smaller ratio of campers-instructors, with lead instructors driving vans who average age 35, accompanied by assistant instructors averaging age 21. All staff receives training in risk management, wilderness first aid, and the pedagogy of earth skills education. Our food is purchased organic, cultivated in our gardens, or harvested in the wild, making for wonderful meals that we all prepare together. In addition, we make all necessary accommodation for vegans and vegetarians, pork-free religious traditions, and of course food allergies.

All camp weeks are co-ed. To read an essay written by Wolf Journey author and resident director Chris Chisholm on choosing an appropriate camp and the emotional challenges facing young campers, click on Camper Preparedness & Emotions. Parents are encouraged to call our main cell phone directly whenever you like during camp, while campers can use our cell phones to freely call home as much as they need during the time they are with us.

Youth Program FAQs Page is being developed. Click on each camp description for tuition and other FAQs.

PACKING & PREPARING FOR CAMP

After registering, we will send you a detailed program description, with directions on how to prepare, including a packing list. For week-long camps, we will also send a questionnaire for new campers to complete. It will include health history questions and other information that are designed to ensure that the program for which you apply is the best choice for you.

Click Here to go to our Essay on How to Pack for Overnight Camps

Lost & Found Policy: If you leave it at camp, it will be picked up by charity unless you pick it up within one month. We do not send forgotten items home except in case of absolute emergency need. Again, to help avoid loosing things, please put your name on every item you bring, bring only what you need, and leave all electronic devices and other distractions at home.

AGREEMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION AT WOLF CAMP

A Haven Of Physical & Emotional Safety: Carefully read these agreements for participation in camp. They are particularly important to ensure a safe, educational, and fun experience under challenging circumstances that are unique to the Wolf Camp experience. Parents: please explain to your child that deciding to participate in Wolf Camp means agreeing to honor the experience as a safe haven for every person - physically and emotionally. Also, please help us best explain the following agreements by discussing them with your child in an age-appropriate manner consistent with your family values.

____I will remain within the designated boundaries during camp. The boundaries will be pointed out when we arrive at camp.
____I will go off by myself only with clear permission from my group leader. Otherwise, I will always be with a partner and make it known to my group leader our whereabouts.
____I will only enter water under clear direction from a lead camp instructor.
____I will respect the personal boundaries of others in camp, including bodies, belongings, and behavior that others may or may not witness. We will discuss appropriate sleeping, dressing, and bathroom situations at the start of camp.
____I will refrain from sharing any stories, jokes, or comments which are derogatory toward others in camp, toward groups of people in the outer world, or toward sacred themes such as bodily function, including human reproduction. Also, all participants agree to discuss only age-appropriate themes and behaviors around younger campers without instructor supervision.
____I will refrain from taking romantic or similar actions while participating in Wolf Camp.
____I will refrain from using drugs, including alcohol, from 24 hours before the day camp starts, until my last contact with any camp participant after camp is over. I will bring a written description of any prescribed medicines, including instructions for intake.
____I will respect the sensitive plants and animals in special areas during camp, and I will put nothing in my mouth that I don't know 100% that it won't cause illness or poisoning.
____I will always encourage others to rise to the challenge in every group activity.
____I will always watch out for the safety of every person in camp.
____I will follow additional rules specific to our group location. Examples include using appropriate footwear based on substrate hazards and type of activity, kitchen and sanitation rules,  tool safety, etc. 

These agreements will be discussed the first day of camp to clarify them for participants, and campers will also add agreements they wish the group to honor during the week. Instructors will also have a few more details to add that will help make camp fun and safe.

Please note that you may be asked to sign an additional liabilty release form with all the rules of the Wolf Camp or other property being utilized during camp. And a final note to those dropping-off and picking-up: Pets must be kept on leash or in your vehicle at all times.

 

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