Programs in California & New Jersey

CA:  Teen Wilderness Passage (10/17-22)

NJ:  Teen Leadership Weekends (monthly, Sept '21 - June '22)
Fall Family Weekend (10/22-24)

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TEEN LEADERSHIP WEEKENDS
One weekend/month, Sept. 2021 - June 2022
Pine Barrens Primitive Camp, Waretown, New Jersey

About the Program:  Teens will develop skills in self-reliance, communication and leadership through living as a small community with support.  They will practice tracking, nature awareness, and other Earth Skills such as how to build a shelter, make fire, procure clean water, and harvest food. 

​Teens will also go on excursions, explore wildlife, and adapt their skills to different areas of the Pine Barrens.

In all we do, we will work toward building situational awareness, personal strength, and stewardship of the land, while also having fun and enjoying nature.

2021-22 Schedule:
September 24-26, 2021 ✔
October 22-24, 2021 ✔
November 5-7, 2021
December 3-5, 2021
January 7-9, 2022
February 4-6, 2022
March 4-6, 2022
April 1-3, 2022
May 6-8, 2022 *
June 3-5, 2022 *
* Date subject to change

Details:

• 12 spots per weekend for participants aged 13 - 17.
• At least 2 instructors per weekend (max 6:1 teen-to-staff ratio).  
• Sliding scale tuition covers food and teaching materials. 
• Drop-off and pick-up will be at Wells Mills County Park in Waretown, New Jersey (click here for a map).

             Drop-off:  Friday 10am - 3pm
             Pick-up:  Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Program Goals:  By the end of the Coyote Tracks Teen Leadership Weekends series, teens will have hands-on experience in how to:

• Locate a safe area for building a shelter.
• Construct two different shelter styles using natural materials.
• Construct two different shelter styles using tarps.
• Create and use semi-primitive and primitive water filters.
• Create successful 5-minute fires and 1-match fires.
• Make and use a bow-drill and a hand-drill set to make fire by friction.
• Identify 10 local tracks and use tracking methods.
• Identify 10 local plants and their uses.
• Independently cook meals using semi-primitive and primitive methods.
• Produce primitive tools such as throwing sticks, traps, bows & arrows.
• Produce utilitarian crafts such as baskets, wooden bowls, and clay jars.
• Use nature awareness for tracking and to navigate the Pine Barrens without becoming lost.
• Adapt earth skills, tracking, and nature awareness to their home areas.

 

TEEN WILDERNESS PASSAGE (ages 12-15)
Sunday, October 17 - Friday, October 22, 2021
High Sierra, Northern California

 Sliding Scale Tuition: $500 - $1,100  |  Scholarships Available​

Wilderness Passage (ages 12-15​)
Every human has four elemental needs: shelter, water, fire and food. Our ancestors were deeply connected to these needs. They knew how to find and create solutions to meet them, as well as how to pass on the essential skills to the next generation. Without this lineage we would not be here today. Our modern world seems to have forgotten much of this.

Wilderness Passages is a week-long journey that reconnects youth with these skills, creating confidence, self sufficiency, and transformation. 

We light the ceremonial fire for each passage and provide parental guidance for supporting transformation before and after the passage.

​2021 Application Window is CLOSED!

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FALL FAMILY WILDERNESS SKILLS WEEKEND
Friday, October 22 - Sunday, October 24, 2021
Pine Barrens Primitive Camp, New Jersey
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  4E / Coyote Tracks is hosting another very special, limited enrollment Family Weekend at the Pine Barrens Primitive Camp.
  For those ready to face the colder temperatures and have an epic outdoor adventure with family and friends...

I am excited to take folks on wanders to some of the special places I found and that hold stories of when Tom and Rick were there with Stalking Wolf.
Now more than ever, our youth need to get outside! This weekend will inspire you and your family to get outdoors throughout the colder seasons to come. Late fall into winter is an amazing time to be in nature, as the skills of fire making and shelter building really come to life. We look forward to recalling the Old Ways, sitting around the campfire with friends and family, sharing stories, gratitude, and laughter!

We cannot wait to see you again!
- Rick Berry

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  We are a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit with a mission to deliver programs that guide children, families, and teens toward a pure connection to the Earth through direct experiences in nature. Scholarship funds are available for families in need of assistance. Donations to this fund by those who are able are hugely appreciated! Contact our office at info@4eee.org for more information.