Register NowMasculine-identifying youth ages 8 – 14
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8 Saturdays, 1 Sat-Sun *overnight program (in the Spring)
Starting in September, ending in May.
Hazardous Weather Make-Up Days:
Saturdays: Rolling drop-off time from 9-9:30am – and pickup from 3-3:30pm
Overnight: Rolling drop-off time from 9-9:30am on Saturday – and pickup from 11-11:30am Sunday
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Drop us an email or give us a call and we'll be happy to answer your questions.
hello@wildearth.org
(845) 256-9830
At Atlatl, youth will experience a variety of earth-living skills with an adventurous group of masc-identifying youth, and adult mentors. Atlatl provides an energetic, social, and creative experience for emerging adolescent youth in a completely outdoor setting.
Each month, youth will be met with opportunities to strengthen their bodies, learn and develop earth-living skills, and have new and fun experiences with mentors and peers.
Our activities include a wide variety of team-building games, where youth will challenge their decision-making skills, voice their ideas, and cultivate a plethora of leadership capacities. These skills include 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.
Our year will culminate in an overnight experience that will incorporate all the skills learned throughout the seasons. Participants learn the ins and outs of running a successful overnight by contributing to camp tasks like cooking, fire tending and camp clean up. Through this bonding experience, youth develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their interests, and their role within a community.
Youth are given opportunities to learn and develop skills, test themselves in exhilarating situations, and have new and fun experiences with mentors and other youth their age.
Our activities include a wide variety of team-building games, which youth to challenge their decision-making skills, 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.
The name Atlatl (aht-lat) comes from the Aztec language, meaning extended arm. Though Cortez and his men called them estólica (spear-throwers) and feared them for their ability to puncture their chain mail and cotton armor.
The oldest version of the Atlatl tool was used over 30,000 years ago to hunt mammoths, and is still used today by the First Nations people of Australia and New Guinea. Other modern-day uses of the Atlatl include spear throwing for sport, with awards for both distance and accuracy. The farthest recorded throw was around 850 feet.
To us, the Atlatl represents a symbolic extension of our own arms into the natural world, into our communities, into our ancestry and history, and into the youth, allowing us to propel ourselves further than we could possibly hope to alone.
Ages 8 to 14, Artemis – for femme identifying youth, open to all
Ages 8 to 14, Atlatl – for masc identifying youth, open to all
Ages 14 to 17, Ropes – for all teens in high school
Why are Youth Year-Round Programs 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.
Wild Earth strives to make our programs accessible to all. If you have a disability and are interested in attending this program, please reach out to discuss with our team to see what may be possible.
Wild Earth Office | (845) 256-9830, hello@wildearth.org
Register now and reserve your space in Atlatl today. Space is limited.
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