Big Bear Village

Visit Big Bear Valley.  Lost in the old coastal mountains is a land where the water runs clear and clean and the Coho Salmon come to spawn.  This is a place where black bears den and raise their young and where cougars travel the ridges looking for food.  In this hidden valley is where we will build Big Bear Village.

The banks of Miller Creek will be our home for the week.  Days will be spent learning and playing in the woods.  Foraging trips led by our expert staff will return with wild foods for the village to eat.  Teams of village Scouts will follow the game trails and report back to the village on the movements of wildlife in our camp.  Archers will hone their aim on bows made from their own hand.  We will all build shelters from natural materials that can keep us warm and dry.  And by night we will share stories of our day by the fire made without matches.  Join our village for an epic week outdoors.

In addition to receiving a locally hand-dyed Whole Earth Nature School t-shirts, a nature journal and a pocket field guide (a different guide for each week), Big Bear Village participants also receive our Whole Earth Nature School stainless steel water bottle, and a bowdrill friction fire kit!

Campers will:
-Make wood bows and learn safe archery
-Develop their nature awareness and 6 senses
-Learn safe plant ID and forage wild foods meals
-Build team skills and self-confidence through Spolin Theater Games
-Make fire by friction
-Build natural shelters (and have the opportunity to sleep in them!)
-Track wildlife
-Explore the epic Coast Range landscape
-Learn to recognize the 5 voices of the birds to anticipate danger
-And more!

Note: this camp is a 6-day overnight at an established camp.  Participants should be comfortable with the idea of sleeping outside in tents or yurts.  Because this is an intensive team experience it is critical that students review the “Are you a good fit?” guidelines.

Week 7: Aug 1-6

Ages 12-15

Location: Big Bear Camp 89480 Nelson Mountain Rd, Walton, OR 97490

Cost:Early Registration Discount of $430.00 before April 15th.
After April 15th: $477.00.

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