Vermont Wilderness School programs offer a different way of being in this world.

By restoring our relationships with nature, ourselves and each other, we interact with the world and our potential in new ways.

Our goal is to ensure:

• Our programs are financially accessible to our community.
• We are effective stewards of community and financial resources.
• We provide a sustainable living wage to ensure that long-term mentoring relationships are at our core.

Our sliding scale pricing model seeks to provide transparency around these goals:

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.