Youth / teen Classes
Archery Mini-Camp
Monday and Tuesday, June 23, 24
10 am - 3 pm
Cost: $170/ participant
Ages: 8+
If your kid likes to craft things that shoot stuff, this is the workshop for them. Each participant will be expertly guided through the art of making their own bow, arrows and quiver that they will take home at the end of the workshop. We will also cover the finer points range safety and, of course, how to shoot using a bunch of fun archery games and challenges.
Our small groups encourage working in community while also gaining independent skills. Our goal is always to help our students better understand the natural world, themselves and each other.
Location: Campgaw Campground, Mahwah, NJ
Summer camp:
THE Village
Monday July 14 - Friday July 18
10 am - 3:30 pm
$425 / participant
Ages 8+
Location: Vulpes Outdoor Classroom, Bloomfield, NJ
Building structures, cooking food and teamwork are what this week is all about. We’ll be living our best camp life with fun team games, building with natural materials, eating campfire cuisine and homemade popsicles. Last year we built a beautiful fire pit as well as tables and benches for feasting on. How will the village grow this year!
Our small group summer camps encourage kids to be aware, to work in a community, and gain independence and confidence through respect for themselves, the natural world and each other. Games, exploring the landscapes, and handmade projects are daily activities and lead by advanced level outdoor educators.
Summer camp:
Art of survival
When: Monday, August 4th - Friday, August 8th
10 am - 3:30 pm
Cost: $425 / participant
Ages: 8+
The relationship between nature and art is a unique and deeply human experience. As an artist and craftsman, I find endless inspiration in nature and in earth skills. This class combines artistry and survival skills in a way that is fun, inspiring and founded in thousands of years development and practice. Students will learn to find materials, use tools, make baskets, make paints and pens, solve challenges, wildcraft medicine and hone survival skills like fire making and carving.
Our small groups encourage working in community while also gaining independent skills. Our goal is always to help our students better understand the natural world, themselves and each other.
Location: Vulpes Outdoor Classroom, Bloomfield, NJ
Summer camp :
THe hunter
Monday August 11 - Friday August 15
10 am - 3:30 pm
$425 / participant
Ages 8+
Location: Reeve’s Meadow, Harriman State Park, NY
Based on my own experience walking the path of a hunter, this week focuses on the skills needed such as animal tracking, camouflage, stalking and movement, awareness, constructing quicky bows and arrows and much more. Filled with exciting games, challenges and potential challenge of hunting their teacher. Hot days will include dips in the local stream.
Our small group summer camps encourage kids to be aware, to work in a community, and gain independence and confidence through respect for themselves, the natural world and each other. Games, exploring the landscapes, and handmade projects are daily activities and lead by advanced level outdoor educators.
Summer camp :
Teen Adirondack Adventure
Saturday, August 23 - Wednesday, August 27
Overnight Camping
$1200/ participant
Ages 13+
Location: Thirteenth Lake, Johnsburg, NY
The first of what will be a yearly collaborative trip to the Adirondacks with Urban Kid Adventurers to test our skills in the gorgeous Adirondacks State Park. We will be camping along Thirteenth Lake, cooking our food over a fire, fishing, canoeing, hiking, wildcrafting, completing challenges, swimming and experiencing the emotional grounding and clarity of a few days spent immersed in mother nature.
Our small group summer camps encourage kids to be aware, to work in a community, and gain independence and confidence through respect for themselves, the natural world and each other. Games, exploring the landscapes, and handmade projects are daily activities and lead by advanced level outdoor educators.