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2024 Annual Campaign
Help refill VWS Scholarships and Reparations Funds – Donate here!
Our programs are made widely accessible through our easy to navigate Scholarships and Reparations Funds.
We count on you – on all of us – to help refill these funds!
Giving what you can helps redistribute wealth to provide mutual aid to those who need it to participate in life-giving nature connection programs.
Everyone deserves to belong outdoors – to be able to experience life in a different way – donating to our 2024 annual campaign is a pathway to make that a reality!
Upcoming Adult Programs
Renewal of Creative Purpose with Amy Hyatt
February 1 – 2, 2025 in Brattleboro, VT area
A 2-day nature connection retreat to engage in the practice of assessing our past and present and looking to our future for a sense of renewed purpose, direction, and relationships.
Winter Tracking Day : Reading Stories in Snow
Snow on the ground leaves beautiful clues for the curious tracker. Come join the Vermont Wilderness School to build your ecological literacy and find out what the animals are up to in the cold weather
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- w/ Bob Etzweiler – Saturday, January 11, 2025 — 9 am to 3 pm (snow date Sunday, January 12), Brattleboro, VT area
- w/ Kathy Dean – Wednesday, January 29, 2025 — 9 am to 3:30 pm (snow date Thursday, January 30), within 30 minutes of Greenfield, MA
Age/experience level: Adults. No experience necessary.
Lynx Tracking Expedition with Bob Etzweiler
Thursday evening through Sunday morning, February 20-23, 2025
Join Vermont Wilderness School for a long weekend on the trail of one of the most elusive carnivores of the Northeast. The Canada Lynx is built for deep snows, long winters, and big wilderness – all found in the vast lands of Northern Maine. We will spend the weekend together tracking, trailing, learning winter ecology, and building connection with the grey ghost of the North!
Youth School Programs
Foxwalk Forest School (Ages 5 – 7)
- Tuesdays, WEEKLY, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, Putney, VT – OPEN.
- Wednesdays, WEEKLY, 9:00am – 1:00 pm, West Brattleboro, VT – OPEN.
Great Blue Heron Community School (Ages 7 – 15)
- Tuesdays, WEEKLY, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Putney, VT – Full. Waitlist registration.
- Thursdays, WEEKLY, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Dummerston, VT – Full. Waitlist registration.
School Year Positions 2024 – 2025
- School Year Substitute Instructor – We always accept applications from potential substitutes who would like to be added to our sub list.
- School Year Volunteer or Intern – We are always accepting applications from adults and teens interested in learning and contributing.
Learn more about Employment with VWS.
Affording VWS Programs
SCHOLARSHIPS AND REPARATIONS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL VWS PROGRAMS. Thank you to our many donors for their support of these funds. See our Policies section for more information.
Check out our offerings for adults, offerings for youth, and opportunities to get involved!
