Berkeley Carroll in the Woods

An overnight camping adventure for Middle & Upper School Families organized by the Berkeley Carroll Parents Association Green Coalition!

Saturday, Sept 23 – Sunday, Sept 24

“…an antidote to all of the daily stresses of city living.”
parent alumni of Berkeley Carroll in the Woods

When was the last time you slept under the stars, cooked over a campfire, and played in the woods?

No previous camping experience necessary.

Wild Earth will handle all of the camp logistics — you only need to bring a bagged lunch for Saturday, a sleeping bag, sleeping mat, water-bottle and a headlamp.

What will the weekend be like?

Berkeley Carroll families are invited to spend the weekend living in a “village” in the woods. Together, we will cook and play, learn, sing and explore. Families will participate in cooking and wilderness-village chores.

During the day, Wild Earth instructors will offer separate activity tracks for the adults, teens and children. Each group will focus on age-appropriate challenges, games and crafts. Activities may include awareness-expanding games, traditional fire-making, earth-based crafts, singing, storytelling, tracking & exploring, and more! In the evening, we’ll enjoy time together around the fire.

Sleeping arrangements: Wild Earth will provide tarp shelters that protect sleepers from the rain and elements. This is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. Families are welcome to bring their own tents if they would prefer a fully enclosed sleep-space.

Testimonials

From participants at last year’s Berkeley Carroll in the Woods with Wild Earth:

I liked learning new skills (how to tie the right knot for putting up a tarp, archery, better knife skills, plant identification, etc.)

Campfire time was great, delicious food, songs, stories, and games!

I enjoyed getting to know other families better. I got to spend time with my daughter and see her interact with her peers.

We got to spend time in the woods as a family and with others in our community. That time acts like an antidote to all of the daily stresses of city living.

From Mother of 7th Grader who attended a 3-day Wild Earth Program for 7^th Grade Class:

I picked up my daughter at 1:30 and she just stopped talking about the trip! And, that is only because she needed to take a shower, in which I can still hear her voice because she is singing loudly!

She is full of life and stories. She enjoyed the entire experience, especially her counselors Liana and Dustin. She said they were lucky to have Liana because she was “always fun and energetic and full of songs.” As for Dustin she used phrases such as “he was really easy to get along with” and “he treated us like equals” and “he was good at figuring out how we were feeling and then coming up with the right thing to do next.”

She also mentioned how she feels so much closer to her classmates because of the trip.

I am sure I am forgetting things (she was speaking rapid-fire) but I think the above gets the point across.

Ah, she loved the food too.