Earth Skills or Wilderness Experience Overnight Camp (July 15-20)

Description:

In the Earth Skills Camp you will learn the ancient skills that our ancestors used to thrive in nature on a daily basis. Each camper will develop the focus and confidence that these skills unleash!

This camp features advanced skills like primitive pottery, archery, stone tools, hide-tanning and overnight mock survival experiences. We will wander to our favorite fishing spots and cool off while exploring our secluded mountains streams and waterfalls.

*To participate in the Earth Skills Camp, you must first take the Wilderness Experience Camp.

The Wilderness Experience Camp is the foundation to our overnight camps. While attending this week-long overnight camp, everyone will build their own friction fire kit and survival shelter. Campers will also learn; ancient navigational skills, how to cook over a campfire, and how to make their own utensils, . We will wander to our favorite fishing spots and cool off while exploring the secluded mountains streams and waterfalls. Oh and for those who like a challenge, the SCOUT LOG!

This experience will expand your child's comfort and confidence levels, build self esteem, confidence, problem solving skills, and will create an appreciation for life and nature as we camp in the Shenandoah Mountains on a 1400-acre private wilderness sanctuary near Harpers Ferry, WV.

Students will come home empowered with an unprecedented wealth of ancient knowledge, hands-on experience and hand-crafted items.

If your child isn't comfortable overnight camping, we recommend they attend our Youth Day Camps first.

Ages: 10 and Older
Drop off: 3-5pm Sunday
Pick up: 11am Friday
Registration Fee: $600

Attention
We're sorry. Either an error occurred or the event(s) you were attempting to register for may no longer be open for registration.

We have several discounts available
- 10% family discount* (with two siblings or more, use code: family)
- 10% multiple camp discount* (sign up for both overnight camps, use code: multi)
- 5% early bird discount (Automatic discount if your register before 3/31/18)

*Discounts will not apply if you register without codes. One discount applies at a time in addition to the Early Bird.

Still Point Primitive Camp

This is the general location of the property. You will receive more accurate directions when you register.

1681 Patriots Way
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
25425
Map and Directions

Bill Kaczor - Co-Founder/ CEO 2007-Present

Bill is the CEO and co-founder of Ancestral Knowledge. Bill has worked and studied intensively with the masters in the fields of; youth mentoring, naturalist studies, primitive technology and tracking. He has been teaching children and adults in these subjects since 1998 — Bill was a lead instructor at Children of the Earth Foundations- Coyote Tracks summer camps for 5 years, and two years as the assistant director. He has instructed students at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Rivercane & Falling Leaves Rendezvous, Mid-Atlantic Primitive Skills Gathering (MAPS Meet), Bill can often be found instructing at Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School teaching primitive traps, bow making, flint knapping, pottery and hide tanning. In 1999 after 11 years, Bill chose to leave his skateboard/snowboard business and dedicate his life to helping people connect with the Earth through ancient skills. Shortly afterwards, Bill designed and was granted an after school and summer program for the 21st Century Learning Community in Public School District 150 of Peoria, Illinois. This program was successful in that it led the children to a respect for nature, respect for themselves and others, self-discipline and adventure. Bill is a specialist in bow making, stone tool technologies, hide tanning, fire by friction and hunting and experienced in many more skills.

A letter from Tom Brown Jr

We are sorry but registration for this event is now closed.

Please contact us if you would like to know if spaces are still available.