Summer Camps

Quiet Heart Wilderness School has been giving children the opportunity to play, learn, and explore in the woods since 1997. We offer a variety of summer camps for students ages 4 to teenager, each with a unique focus, but all designed to build lifelong connections with nature. At Quiet Heart, we focus on providing quality, individualized programs for our campers by keeping our staff to student ratios low.

Registration for summer camp opens on January 15th at 6am for Year Long Participants, January 16th for Two Season Participants, January 17th for single season Participants, and to the Public on January 18th. Please sign up for the mailing list below to be the first to learn about schedule and registration information!

A limited amount of financial aid is available for summer camps. Please click here to learn more about our financial aid program.

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See you in the Woods!

Yost Park Camps

Shelters and Stealth $365 (Ages 8-13).

Imagine slinking through the woods like a wiley bobcat, barely seen and hardly heard on your way to the shelter built from the very materials the forest provides. In Shelters and Stealth, students will learn from experienced instructors about how to move through the forest with stealth and ease and how to build shelters that blend into the environment.

June 24-28

Faeries Forts and Magic Stones $365 (Ages 6-9)

Spend the week or your choice of days exploring the mysteries of the Yost Park woods. At Faeries, Forts, and Magical Stones camp, we connect with all the beings of the forest, bringing nature to life! Activities include building fairy houses and observation forts, learning about the Stone People, connecting with Grandfather Maple, and looking for Trolls under the bridge.

June 24-28

Explorers $365 (Ages 6-9)

It’s time to use your deer ears, your owl eyes, and your fox walk! In Explorer Camp, join us as we develop nature awareness and connection, and explore the forest. We will learn new skills like plant and animal identification, and play games to sharpen our senses, enlighten our minds, and deepen our connection with the natural world.

July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2

Aug. 5-9, Aug. 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30

Summer in the Woods $730 (Ages 8-13)

Imagine a summer spent in the woods, exploring the land, learning new skills, making new friends, and creating lasting connections with nature. This is our Summer in the Woods camp! In this two-week program, participants are exposed to a variety of skills and ideas, and are then able to explore their interests more in depth. Students will participate in hands-on naturalist activities, wilderness games, crafts such as wood carving, native storytelling, and much more.

July 8-19, July 22-Aug.2nd

Forest Camp $365 (Ages 8-13)

Forest Camp is our one week blast of outdoors, in the woods, full days of summer fun. A truly unique summer experience, students will participate in hands-on naturalist activities, wilderness games, crafts, and much more, all while being outside, getting fresh air and exercise

Au5. 5-9, Aug. 12-16, Aug. 19-23

Ninja Foxes $365 (Ages 7-13)

Learn to become a covert agent of the woods, a master of disguise, a resilient nature spy, a Ninja Fox! In Ninja Foxes, you will spend your days learning stealth and self-defense strategies through games and forest immersion. While moving through the landscape, you will gain the skills to develop quietness of mind, movement, and mouth.

Aug. 12-16

Forest Scientists $365 (7-13)

There’s no better place than our own forest to explore the wonders of science! Come join us and investigate the natural phenomena happening all around us.

Forest Scientists is a weeklong learning adventure in the woods! Over the course of 5 days students will play games, work on projects and experiments, and learn all kinds of fun facts about trees, fungi, plants, and animals that all live together to create the Ecosystem we call forests.

Aug. 5-9

Birds and Beasts $365 (7-13)

Who is hanging out with us in the forest? Use your stealth skills and your animal knowledge to track our bird, mammal, and amphibian friends down!

Guided by an experienced naturalist, students in this camp will learn about the characteristics and signs of animals in the forest including bird calls, bird language (which your students will learn are two very different things!), the habitat needs of different animals, and tracking basics. In order to observe our animal friends, students will also need to learn stealth techniques to be able to blend in and become part of the natural environment.

Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30

Pine Ridge Camp

Little Chipmunks $325 (4-6).

Exploring. Playing. Climbing. Discovering the wonder of nature. Our Little Chipmunks camp is what a child’s day in the woods SHOULD be. The Little Chipmunks spend the day playing games, exploring the woods, trying out new skills, and learning about the natural world around them. Our instructors honor the curiosity of childhood and create a day full of fun and wonder!

June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19

July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2, Aug. 5-9.

Aug. 12-16, Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30.

EUUC Camps

Primitive Skills $390 (Ages 8-13)

Learn the basic skills used by past peoples all over the world! In our Primitive Skills camp, students will be introduced to primitive and survival skills through hands-on projects and activities.

July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2

Aug. 5-9

Bushcraft Skills $390 (Ages 10 +)

Bushcraft is the skillset carried in our minds and muscles that allow us to make camp, cook food, and thrive in the wild.

Aug. 12-16, Aug. 19-23

Teen Survival Skills $390 (Ages 12+)

Do you like to hike or spend extended periods of time in nature? Have you thought about what would happen if you were lost or injured? This course is designed to teach and prepare you for a 3-5 day survival situation. We will cover the most necessary skills for emergency wilderness survival including trip planning and mindset, orienteering, fire building, water purification, and signalling for rescue. We all want to spend more time in the woods. This course will help you to build the confidence necessary to do so.

Aug. 26-30