WILDERNESS SKILLS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
A Full Day of Nature for Youth Ages 6-16years old (sign up all the kids!)
Many parents wish they knew a lot of woods skills to share with their kids (or wish they had to the time to share the skills they do have). This full-day program (9am-3pm) focuses on stimulating children's existing passions, their desire to learn more, and their innate love of nature. We build off those blocks and add layers of learning and experience in wilderness skills, such as: making cordage, bow and drill fire making, stone boiling, sensory awareness games, emergency fire building, wild food gathering and preparation, search skills, practical camping skills and more.
Program runs Wednesdays, 9am-3pm. October-June. (Fall, Winter & Spring Sessions).
Click Here for the 2008-9 Wilderness Skills for Homeschoolers Flyer
YOUNG NATURALIST PROGRAM
Get your kids outdoors! This wonderfully fun and informative program serves youth ages 6-10 each week from late September through mid June. Designed for all kids, Young Naturalists takes place Thursdays, 1pm-4pm at White Pine Programs in Cape Neddick (York) Maine.
Young Naturalists is one big, whirlwind of fun, learning, and adventure in the woods! Our staff guides these precious children on wild adventures, shares memorizing stories, joyful songs, and fun games - all the while slipping in practical and helpful lessons about living close to the earth.
Click Here to see the 2008-9 Young Naturalists Flyer.
OUTDOOR GIRLS!
A monthly program for girls 8-13. We unite girls with women mentors of similar passions for a full day immersed in nature. Ourdoor Girls! cultivates compassion through learning to respect the earth & self and boosts self-confidence through repeated success in challenges. The program encourages self-expression through art, singing, storytelling, and focus through mastering skills such as fire-by-friction. Finally, Outdoor Girls! fosters humility by connecting girls and young women with the grounding, healing power of the earth.
Check Back soon to see the 2008-9 Outdoor Girls Flyer!
Forest Scouts:
Wilderness Skills & Mentoring for Boys
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This monthly program that mentors boys ages 11-15 in the ways of the scout—nature and self-awareness, survival skills (fire, shelter, water, & food), and responsibility & respect— for themselves & others. Designed for adolescent boys, this program includes adventure, challenges, teamwork, personal challenges, etc. This program takes only 10 boys, so sign up early.
Check back soon to see the 2008-9 Forest Scouts Flyer!
WHITE PINE SUMMER CAMPS
Natural Explorers Day Camp (ages 6-10) Click Here to Register Now!
A week of stimulating children's natural passions, curiosities, and wonder about the earth. We explore woods, waters, and other wild places through games, adventures, and challenges. Through exploration, games, wandering and healthy challenges, Natural Explorers aims to instill a deeper connection to self and the natural world around us. Kids come home learning that nature is safe, fun, & deserves respect. Register for Natural Explorers today! Click here to view and print Natural Explorers Registration Packet.
Natural Explorers Curriculum Includes:
- Local Hazard Awareness (ticks, PI)
- Knife Safety (knives for 8-11 year olds "practice knives" for ages 6 & 7)
- Local wildlife familiarity / research - Plant / wild edible ID
- Games, games, games - Keeping kids active
- Inspiring them to pursue “nature” in their everyday lives - Strengthening senses
- Building proper fire pits and structures - Hiking / wandering
- Self care through preparedness, nourishment, & proper hydration
Earth Skills Day Camp (ages 11 -14) Click Here to Register Now!
Earth Skills Day Camp teaches children ancient living skills like primitive fire-making, shelter-building, bowmaking, and other cool hands-on projects. Through the process of sharing ancient living skills, Earth Skills camps aims to build conficence, respect, as well as awaken connections to the earth in adolescents and teens. Campers bring home the fruits of their earth skills practice at the end of the week. Click Here to view & print Earth Skills Registration Packet!
Earth Skills Curriculum Includes:
- Hands On projects:
-Fire by friction kits -Debris shelters - Quick bows
-Carving -Traps -Rawhide crafts
- Natural containers: Bark Baskets -Nature and Personal Journaling
- Healthy individual and group challenges
- Land stewardship - Camouflage - Navigation exercises
- Identifying, harvesting and preparation of wild edibles
WEST BRANCH CANOE TRIP (ages 13-18)
Send your teen on our annual adventure into the north Maine woods. They'll spend six days paddling, swimming, floating and fishing along the scenic, historic and wild Penobscot River. Take in scenic sunsets, count eagles and moose, battle white caps on Lake Chesuncook, and sleep lakeside under the stars. This is a trip that builds positive lifetime memories. Limited to 10 teens. Trip runs August 3rd - 8th, 2008. Cost: $595
CUSTOM YOUTH PROGRAMS
White Pine Programs offers individualized programs for schools, groups, camps, birthday parties, and more. We offer quality, unique nature-based programs at an affordable price. Please call us to arrange a custom-made nature-based learning experience for your group today!
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| Youn Naturalist Program Flyer 08-09 | (YNP Flyer 08-09.pdf 847.77 KB) |
| WSH 2008-9 Flyer Web | (WSH 2008-9 Flyer.pdf
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Wilderness Skills for Homeschoolers 08-09 Flyer |
| ESDC May 08 Registration Packet | (ES Contact Letter May 08.pdf
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Earth Skills Day Camp Registration Packet |
| Natural Explorers Day Camp May 08 Registration | (NE Contact Letter May 08.pdf 376.26 KB) |
