Enrollment: Registration is open. Please use form below to register.

Where: Guilford, Vermont

When: 

TWO Day Camp – Spring : Friday, April 17 – Sunday, 19th, 2026

FOUR Day Camp – Summer : 10am Friday 12th June – 3pm Monday, 15 June 2026

Cost:

Camp Cost: Access Price $565 / Sustainer Price $650 / Supporter Price $735

Access Price: Program enrollees that may struggle to fund their basic needs and that would not be able to access this program without a discounted payment option should consider paying at this level. Participants that experience a financial barrier to enrollment at this price can and should apply for our scholarship and reparations tuition aid.

Sustainer Price: Program enrollees that are able to meet their needs with relative ease and prioritize investment in education and entertainment should consider paying at this level, which will ensure the viability and stability of our programs moving forwards.

Supporter Price: Program enrollees that move through the world with financial ease and have access to family and community resource abundance should consider paying at this level, which will ensure the viability and stability of our programs and provide support to sustainable investments in VWS mentor compensation.

Sliding Scale Pricing

Scholarship and Reparations Funds available.

Food: Healthy meals will be cooked with the students in the woods. We ask for a potluck contribution of vegetables on Friday night. 

Program Overview for Seasonal Youth Camp

Each season we will gather for a weekend in the woods to develop and deepen our ancestral skills and ways of being that connect us with the earth. We will explore skills such as carving, hide tanning, animal processing, tracking, fire-making, foraging, basket-making and more. We will be out in both easy and more challenging conditions, learning to be comfortable in wind, rain, snow and sun. During our time together we will expand our awareness, cultivate our curiosity, and hone our naturalist skills; play, explore and strengthen our connection with each other, ourselves and the natural world. 

Through these experiences we aim to foster a deep sense of belonging within the natural world. By working on both physical and relational skills, we deepen our understanding of ourselves as part of nature, awakening our desire and ability to love and relate to the natural world in a positive way. Learning that we humans can become caretakers and stewards, in reciprocal relationship with all species and the land.

Mentors

Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout

Natasha was born at the foot of Black Mountain and the banks of the West River in what is now Southern Vermont. Her love of painting, sculpting, travel, nature connection work, fire building and the rhythms of the natural world have brought her across the globe and back home again. Natasha has worked as a white water and bikepacking guide in South America and a nature connection teacher with many programs spanning New England and the British Isles. She recently built a caravan and a birch bark canoe with which she looks forward to explore the rivers (and roads) of the North East.

 

Overview of the Weekend

Youth camp starts in the April for Spring Camp over two full days and two nights, staring Friday afternoon, and ending Sunday afternoon.  Our summer Camp will be longer, giving us time to dive into more intense projects and deepen our sense of connection with the place we stay. 

Enroll: Payment due at time of registration.

• Complete the Registration form. (Embed this here)
• Make a secure online payment via:
  • select your payment option below OR;
  • a check payable to “Vermont Wilderness School” sent to: Vermont Wilderness School, P.O. Box 2585, Brattleboro, VT 05303.
• Complete a Medical Form / Waiver by clicking the tab at the bottom of this page. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO PAY HERE AFTER REGISTRATION

Payment option: Please choose a sliding scale amount and purchase the amount of tickets needed. For example, you can pay for 2 participants.

If you requested a scholarship or reparations award during registration, we will be in touch.

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Review our scholarship and cancellation policies for more information.

Questions? Email office@vermontwildernessschool.org or jasmyn@vermontwildernessschool.org