Programs in California & New Jersey
Fall Teen & Family Wilderness Skills Weekend
Oct 20-22, 2023
(Friday-Sunday)
Pine Barrens Primitive Camp, NJ
Welcome to our 2023 Fall Teen & Family Wilderness Skills Weekend in the Pine Barrens Primitive Camp! This weekend will inspire you and your family to get outdoors through the colder seasons to come. We look forward to recalling the Old Ways, sitting around the campfire with friends and family, sharing stories, gratitude, and laughter!
Teens are encouraged to attend this weekend with or without a parent!
All meals will be provided (dinner on Friday, breakfast/lunch/dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday); please include any dietary restrictions in your registration. We can't wait to gather with nature and each other around the fire and under the stars.
Sign up early to join us for a fun-filled Weekend in the Pine Barrens!
Teens are encouraged to attend this weekend with or without a parent!
All meals will be provided (dinner on Friday, breakfast/lunch/dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday); please include any dietary restrictions in your registration. We can't wait to gather with nature and each other around the fire and under the stars.
Sign up early to join us for a fun-filled Weekend in the Pine Barrens!
Family & Teen Wilderness Experience
July 23-28, 2023
(Sunday-Friday)
Mohican Outdoor Center, NJ
This year's Family Camp will take place at the beautiful Mohican Outdoor Center, located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Join us Sunday, July 23 - Friday, July 28.
We are excited to return to the Mohican Center after 20 years! This week is for the entire Family, all ages welcome! Youth aged 4 and younger are with Parents, ages 5-7-will have morning and shorter afternoon sessions, ages 8-12 will be together, and Teens aged 13-17 will be on separate adventures. Everyone comes together for meals, councils, campfires, and ceremonies. The main focus is learning wilderness survival skills, the sacred order of Shelter, Water, Fire, and Food. Teens aged 13-17 are welcome to sign up and join us with/without their parents!
All meals will be provided; please include any dietary restrictions in your registration. We can't wait to gather with nature and each other around the fire and under the stars. Our Family Camps sell out fast! Sign up early!
- Rick Berry & the 4E Crew
We are excited to return to the Mohican Center after 20 years! This week is for the entire Family, all ages welcome! Youth aged 4 and younger are with Parents, ages 5-7-will have morning and shorter afternoon sessions, ages 8-12 will be together, and Teens aged 13-17 will be on separate adventures. Everyone comes together for meals, councils, campfires, and ceremonies. The main focus is learning wilderness survival skills, the sacred order of Shelter, Water, Fire, and Food. Teens aged 13-17 are welcome to sign up and join us with/without their parents!
All meals will be provided; please include any dietary restrictions in your registration. We can't wait to gather with nature and each other around the fire and under the stars. Our Family Camps sell out fast! Sign up early!
- Rick Berry & the 4E Crew
Family & Teen Earth Living Skills
For Returning Families
July 30-August 4, 2023
(Sunday-Friday)
Mohican Outdoor Center, NJ
Returning Families and Teens Earth Living Skills week - taking place at the beautiful Mohican Outdoor Center, located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Join us Sunday, July 30 - Friday, August 4.
This is the second Family Week happening in 2023, for returning Families - ages 8 and up! (The week-long program for first-time participants takes place the week before and can be found HERE.) We will go into more skills of wilderness survival, stone tools, leather work, vessels, weaving, and much more. Optional survival treks for older youth and Parents and of course woven in with story, councils, ceremony, lessons from the Coyote, and how we can be caretakers of Earth Mother. Teens aged 13-17 are welcome to sign up and join us with/without their parents!
We can't wait to gather with nature and each other around the fire and under the stars. Our Family Camps sell out fast! Sign up early!
This is the second Family Week happening in 2023, for returning Families - ages 8 and up! (The week-long program for first-time participants takes place the week before and can be found HERE.) We will go into more skills of wilderness survival, stone tools, leather work, vessels, weaving, and much more. Optional survival treks for older youth and Parents and of course woven in with story, councils, ceremony, lessons from the Coyote, and how we can be caretakers of Earth Mother. Teens aged 13-17 are welcome to sign up and join us with/without their parents!
We can't wait to gather with nature and each other around the fire and under the stars. Our Family Camps sell out fast! Sign up early!
TEEN EARTH SKILLS TRAINING (TEST)
Fall 2023: A Journey into Grandfather's Worlds
Fall 2023: A Journey into Grandfather's Worlds
Teens will be required to submit an application before registering.
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Teen Earth Skills Training is a monthly program focusing on the Wilderness Passage skills for young and older teens.
Every human has four elemental needs: shelter, water, fire and food. The Wilderness Passage aspects are designed to offer teens the opportunity to develop a relationship with nature through earth skills, creating confidence, self-sufficiency and transformation. |