Wild Hearts Summer Camp
(ages 6-11)
Relational Nature Education, Skill-building, Mindfulness, Art & Wildcraft, Free play
:: Community circles ::
:: Movement ::
:: Mindful Wandering ::
:: Art & expression ::
:: Wildcrafting ::
:: Games ::
:: Journaling ::
:: Stories ::
:: Closing circle ::
Skills & themes
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Daily Flow:
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relational education: (building relationship between self & nature)
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co-creating community
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choice & autonomy
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artful expression
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using nature as a co-regulator
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mindful awareness
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ease and curiosity in wild places
"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt."
-John Muir
This camp will allow your child to retreat into a full nature immersion, with hands on skill building and plenty of FUN!
Drawing upon the Wilderness Awareness Institute, and their practices in nature education, this. is an opportunity for your kid to learn things that are often not taught in school..
This is a great opportunity for kids to begin to feel at home in the natural world, discover their interests, pique the curiosities about the way things work and put skills and questions to use. We will engage in community building with eachother and the natural world. And will practice skill- building such as: cordage, knife skills, fire-building, wild foods, working with clay, handicrafts, and sensory awareness games.
15 spots available
Our Flow:
Morning: Community circle, movement & mindfulness (infusion of yoga, qi gong & other somatic supports)
Mid morning: collective game, story, songs, and wilderness excursion or experience
Lunch: Please pack a lunch from home
Afternoon: Focused skill building & creative wildcrafting
Late afternoon: Games, free play & closing circle
Youth Physical and Emotional Safety Policy:
We hold contract with program leaders who are licensed educators, educational assistants, or have at the very least received a basic background check. Our adult to child ratio is always 6 youth-1 adult. Since we are doing a majority of our educating outdoors, there is always at least one guide who is CPR trained and basic first aid care.Our focus is creating safe agreements for youth to speak their truth, feel both physically and mentally safe. We do this by creating basic community agreements that we reflect upon each day. We utilize non-violent communication practices and focus on repair vs punishment when solving problems between youth or staff.
Payment policy: Please note full payment for camps is due by May 1st.
Cancellation policy: `Please note the cancellation deadline is May 1st. If you cancel before May 1st that gives us enough time to offer the spot to another child.
Refund policy: Full refunds are offered in lieu of an emergency, otherwise any collected payment will be credited towards future offerings.
Sickness policy: If the instructor(s) is sick, or out for an emergency, you will receive a credit towards the future offerings.
Meet the Guides
Shea Bodine is a mama, mentor, educator and nature-lover. She grew up in the Southwest and continues to enjoy learning about the plants, animals and indigenous peoples of the PNW. She is a mama to two boys and her heart is most illuminated when spending time with kids in nature. She is a licensed bilingual K-12 educator. When she’s not outside with kids, she works as an resilience coach in public schools and leading teen rites of passage offerings You can find her working in her garden, making music, playing by the river, crafting or baking.
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Founder of The Village Well & Wild Rivers Collective
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Founder Wild Rivers Collective
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Rites of Passage Guide for the Feminine (young & adult women)
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Nature-based Educator/licensed k-12 educator
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Kid's mindfulness and movement facilitator
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Bilingual: Spanish