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Need Financial Aid? Click here.

Our financial aid philosophy is take what you need and give what you can. We recognize that there are economic hardships, and we want to be accessible to all, so we ask that you pay whatever it is that you can.

The more you can pay, the more children we are able to extend aid to. Before you request financial aid we ask families to consider if there are family members or friends who might help provide a scholarship to your family for this program.

While nobody has ever been turned away for lack of funds, our ability to accommodate financial aid requests rests on the strength of our program enrollment and the generosity of the individuals, businesses and foundations that partner with Wild Earth to make financial aid possible.

We're in this together! Many of us are stretching ourselves to make sure that cost doesn't get in the way of anyone playing, exploring and learning in nature.

How to ask for aid–

Requests for financial aid are processed alongside your registration. This enables you to reserve a space in the program while our team is reviewing aid requests. Register now and reserve your space in Artemis today.


Payment Plan Details:

Deposit of $150 due with registration. Remaining balance can be split into 5 monthly payments of $230.

Registration opens on June 10, 2024 at 12pm noon EST.

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For:

Young women and femme-identifying youth ages 9 – 14


Dates:

*Please review updated locations below to know where programs are taking place

8 Saturdays, 1 Sat-Sun Overnight (in the Spring)
Starting in September, ending in May.

  • September 28, 2024 Stone Mountain Farm
  • October 19, 2024 Stone Mountain Farm
  • November 9, 2024: Rock Haven Road
  • December 14, 2024: Rock Haven Road
  • January 25, 2025: Rock Haven Road
  • February 8, 2025: Rock Haven Road
  • March 8, 2025: Rock Haven Road
  • April 26, 2025: Location TBD*
  •  May 10-11, 2025: Location TBD* Overnight

Hazardous Weather Make-Up Days:

  • Sat, March 1, 2025: Rock Haven Road
  • Sat, June 7, 2025: Location TBD*

Times:

Saturdays: Rolling drop-off time from 9-9:30am – and pickup from 3-3:30pm
Overnights: Rolling drop-off time: 9:00-9:30am Saturday – and pickup from 11-11:30am Sunday

Cost:

$1,300 for 24-25 Program. Sibling discount and payment plans available. Please indicate financial aid needs when you register, we encourage families to apply for any amount of aid needed.

Our Locations:

  • Rock Haven Road: 175 Rock Haven Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
  • Stone Mountain Farm: 310 River Rd Ext, 310 River Rd Exd, New Paltz, NY 12561
  • *Most likely Stone Mountain Farm, might be at another location within 20 miles of High Falls

Due to the unusual rattlesnake activity and behavior we have observed at our land in Kerhonkson, we will be taking a break from regular programming there when snakes are active as we create an assessment process to inform our next steps.

Additional Questions?

Drop us an email or give us a call and we'll be happy to answer your questions.
hello@wildearth.org
(845) 256-9830

Artemis


Why Youth Year-Round Programs are Gender-Based

We have polled our campers and staff and have learned that during this formative time being with a group of any gender(s), masc, or femme, identifying peers is what supports them most in feeling safe, seen and celebrated. 

Though these groups have different names the curriculum arcs are similar throughout. We trust all campers and families to choose the group that most supports their identity and needs.

Artemis – for femme identifying youth, open to all

Atlatl – for masc identifying youth, open to all


At Artemis, your 9-14 year old young person will experience a variety of earth and arts skills with an adventurous, loving group of young women and femme-identifying youth and mentors. Together we will mix guided play-based learning with structured skill-building activities to help young women and femme-identifying youth develop resiliency, empowered self-reliance, confidence and community through nourishing, intergenerational friendships.

Our activities include a wide variety of team-building games, which require youth to flex their decision-making muscles, voice their ideas, and cultivate a plethora of leadership capacities, including awareness and sensory acuteness, self-care and care of others, quiet mind and patience, cooperation, empathy and embracing differences, puzzle solving, detecting patterns and tracking changes, and healthy assertiveness. We cultivate self-assuredness by teaching youth survival skills and the ability to make useful and beautiful crafts. Participants learn fire-by-friction, use and care of wild edibles, archery and bow-making, basketry, natural dyeing, wildlife tracking, use of natural fibers, navigation, shelter-building and other related skills.

A Typical Day at Artemis:

A typical day begins with welcoming games, followed by an opening circle. We start the opening circle by sharing in gratitude and singing a song before we venture into the forest.

In the forest we play warm-up games and then settle into a focused activity. Participants work in small teams to accomplish a task, such as building a fire that is strong enough to burn brightly, untended, for five minutes. We then debrief the activity, helping youth articulate what they learned about themselves, their unique styles of facing challenges, and the natural world.

We then have lunch together, explore the woods, and play team-building games like creating a human obstacle course. In the afternoon, we do physical activities that teach intuition, agility and sensory awareness, such as having participants put on blindfolds and follow the sound of a beating-drum. As the young women and femme-identifying youth face these safe but risky-feeling challenges, we tell them about the unique leadership qualities we see emerging in each of them, helping them notice and develop these capacities.

We finish the day by holding a closing circle in the afternoon, during which youth will share stories about their day, and staff offer reflections about the growing group. At the end of the day, the team of mentors and staff  debrief the day and learn more about ways they can grow further.

Artemis Activities May Include:
– Storytelling
– Singing and music making
– Playing awesome games
– Fire building and making fire-by-friction
– Harvesting and using wild foods
– Natural dyeing
– Wildlife tracking
– Stalking and the art of camouflage
– Making natural cord and rope
– Building shelters
– Being outdoors through different seasons and weather
– Earth-based crafts

A Note for Fourteen Year Olds:

Is your teen interested in becoming a Counselor in Training at Summer Camp? Joining as a participant will fulfill volunteer time required to apply as summer camp CIT, since CIT practice time will be built in throughout the program.

Register now and reserve your space in Artemis today. Space is limited.


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