Counselors-in-Training
Summer 2024
Teens 13 to 18
Counselors-In-Training
For teens ages 13 to 18, we offer the opportunity to register for our single skill classes, and learn the skill of that class alongside the younger children in more of a leadership role as Counselors-In-Training. CITs will gradually be given more responsibility in leading the skill as they develop and learn for themselves. Each CIT will be paired with a Lead Teacher for each of our single skill classes throughout the summer, and will receive guidance on teaching the skill as well as working with younger children. Because we pair CITs with Lead Teachers, there is NO need for your teen to have specific experience with any particular skilll; your teen will learn the skill as they participate in the class.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
When applying, your teen may choose which classes he/she would like to attend as Counselor-In-Training (see schedule of classes below). By choosing these classes, your teen is committing to attend the full class as Counselor-In-Training from 9am to 2pm that day. When possible, we ask CITs to arrive a half hour before the class starts to help with setup, and to leave a half hour after class ends to help with cleanup.
Ideally, a Counselor-In-Training will attend an entire week (Tuesday through Friday) of classes, but we are open to your teen choosing whichever one-day classes they are available to attend.
ACCEPTANCE IN PROGRAM
Once we receive the completed application, we will review it and may request a brief meeting/interview with your teen. If your teen is accepted as a Counselor-in-Training, we will send you an invoice for the total number of classes they have registered to attend. (See below for cost breakdown). Your teen's spot is not guaranteed until the invoice is paid in full.
Teens must display maturity and willingness to coorperate with the Lead Teachers. We reserve the right to remove your teen from the program at any point if he/she cannot demonstrate these qualities.
IMPORTANT:
We will have an orientation class (date tbd) for all teens prior to your their first day as a Counselor-In-Training. Attendance at the orientation will be required and we will have flexible date/time options for this orientation to ensure this can happen.
COUNSELOR IN TRAINING FEES:
Your teen will gain valuable skills while attending the classes, along with one-on-one support from a Lead Teacher during the day. You will be invoiced for the entirety of your teen’s summer schedule and payment must be made in full prior to their start date.
You may mix and match ANY one-day classes to create your TEEN'S schedule for the summer ($55 per class).
Register for all classes within a week (Tu/W/Th/F) and receive a 20% discount ($175 per week).
Or register for ALL 32 individual classes this summer and receive a 30% discount ($1,230 per summer).
SCHEDULE:
Scroll down to the images for details as to which single skill class is offered on which day.
Individual, single-skill classes run once each day, Tuesdays to Fridays, on the following weeks:
June 11 to 14
June 18 to 21
June 25 to 28
July 9 to 12
July 16 to 19
July 23 to 26
July 30 to Aug 2
Aug 6 to 9
NOTE: There are NO CLASSES the week of July 2nd to 5th.
NO CLASSES on Mondays.
All class activities are accessible for a wide range of skill levels.
Though the single-skill will always be as listed, the specific projects described within each class may vary depending on weather and availability of materials.
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Biodynamic Gardening Class
Learn how to garden using biodynamic concepts and techniques. Have some fun in the soil and get your hands dirty on the farm while engaging in this holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming.
Tuesday, June 11th
Tuesday, June 18th
Tuesday, June 25th
Tuesday, July 9th -
Weaving Class
Learn how to use your hands to skillfully create woven projects using natural materials. Projects may include techniques for weaving with grass, wild willow, pine needles, and leaves on your own loom.
Wednesday, June 12th
Wednesday, June 19th
Wednesday, June 26th
Wednesday, July 10th -
Tool Making Class
Learn how to fashion tools out of natural materials. Tool projects may include: creating brooms from sorghum, crafting butterfly nets, or making unique whistles.
Thursday, June 13th
Thursday, June 27th -
Fiber Arts Class
Have fun making art with different fibers, such as yarn, fabric…and wool from our very own sheep. Develop your unique artistic expression while learning handy techniques such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, and spinning wool.
Friday, June 14th
Friday, June 21st
Friday, June 28th
Friday, July 12th -
Book Making Class
Learn the basics of book making with natural materials. Start with making your own paper and decorating it with flowers from the garden and stitch the pages together by hand. There may also be opportunity to make your own ink from berries or charcoal, or a quill pen from our very own goose’s feathers.
Thursday, June 20th
Thursday, July 18th -
Natural Dyeing Class
Learn to find, harvest, and prepare the plants and herbs to make natural dyes that have been used throughout history to create the warm, earthy, and joyful color tones of summer.
Wednesday, July 11th
Wednesday, August 8th -
Herbal Candy Making Class
Learn how to make natural candy out of what’s growing in the garden. Practice identifying, harvesting, and preparing herbs from the farm and transforming them into delicious candy.
Tuesday, July 16th
Tuesday, July 23rd -
Jewelry Making Class
Learn how to create beautiful jewelry by beading and weaving with natural materials found on the land. Design your own bracelet, earrings, necklaces, headbands, or rings with living material from the land.
Wednesday, July 17th
Wednesday, July 24th -
Floral Design Class
Learn floral design through the proper identification, harvesting, storing, and arranging of flowers found on the land. Children will bring home some of their floral design creations.
Friday, July 19th
Friday, July 26th
Friday, August 2nd
Friday, August 9th -
Nature Painting/Drawing
Enjoy creating paintings and drawings in a place where creative inspiration is endless — the garden! You will learn how to draw and paint plants, animals, landscapes, and more. This class is especially great for young people who feel like they're not very good at drawing or painting, because it's all about the process, not the outcome.
Tuesday, July 30th
Tuesday, August 6th -
Wind Chime Making Class
Learn to make a wind chime from living materials on the land. Help the wind to sing its song as you craft a beautiful chime from your own inner vision.
Thursday, July 25th -
Crafting with Herbs Class
Learn to identify, harvest, and process herbs that have been known for generations to help, heal, and soothe. Cultivate your relationship with these healing plants to make special herbal creations such as hand salves, teas, or aromatherapy sprays.
Wednesday, July 31st
Wednesday, August 7th -
Birding Class
Learn to search with your own eagle eyes the skies, trees, and brush for our feathered friends. Begin to identify birds by their song, the size and shape of their beak, their colors, color pattern, or what their legs, tail shape, and feet look like.
Thursday, August 1st
List of Summer 2024 Individual, Single-Skill Classes for Counselors-in-Training
(Each class is self-contained, meaning that a child can attend any one-day class in and of itself, and NO previous is experience required. See top of page for discounts for attending multiple days/weeks.)
Tues, June 11th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, June 12th - Weaving Class
Thurs, June 13th - Tool Making Class
Fri, June 14th - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, June 18th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, June 19th - Weaving Class
Thurs, June 20th - Book Making Class
Fri, June 21st - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, June 25th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, June 26th - Weaving Class
Thurs, June 27th - Tool Making Class
Fri, June 28th - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, July 9th - Biodynamic Gardening Class
Wed, July 10th - Weaving Class
Thurs, July 11th - Natural Dyeing Class
Fri, July 12th - Fiber Arts Class
Tues, July 16th - Herbal Candy Making Class
Wed, July 17th - Jewelry Making Class
Thurs, July 18th - Book Making Class
Fri, July 19th - Floral Design Class
Tues, July 23rd - Herbal Candy Making Class
Wed, July 24th - Jewelry Making Class
Thurs, July 25th - Wind Chime Making Class
Fri, July 26th - Floral Design Class
Tues, July 30th - Nature Painting/Drawing Class
Wed, July 31st - Crafting With Herbs Class
Thurs, August 1st - Birding Class
Fri, August 2nd - Floral Design Class
Tues, August 6th - Nature Painting/Drawing Class
Wed, August 7th - Crafting With Herbs Class
Thurs, August 8th - Natural Dyeing Class
Fri, August 9th - Floral Design Class
All class activities are accessible for a wide range of skill levels.
Though the single-skill will always be as listed, the specific projects described within each class may vary depending on weather and availability of materials.