Earth Song

Ages 8-14 | July 29-Aug 2
Registration Now Open!

Feel the music of the land and explore the wonders of this Earth at our Earth Song Summer Camp. Music is all around us: Bird song fills the air, wind rustles through the trees, the creek babbles a little ditty! Come play, explore nature and listen to the creativity within.

This one-of-a-kind camp will use 8 shields mentoring models to engage with deep nature connection and music-making together. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to share creative space with some of the region's most well-loved musical nature connection mentors. Come play and find your song!

Over the week we will:

  • Nature awareness and fun games

  • Deep listening to the Natural World

  • Instrument making from wild harvested materials

  • Song writing, singing, and jamming

  • Introduction to wild edibles, tracking and bird language

  • A community celebration and song sharing on the final day

  • New friends and community!

  • Curriculum

    Take a more in-depth look at our forest school and wilderness awareness curriculum to see what skills and experiences your child can expect to learn.

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  • Campus

    View our unique outdoor classroom. 50 acres of forest surrounded by park land. Seasonal creek, waterfall & yurt.

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  • Mentors

    Get to know the team behind Thriving Roots Wilderness School and learn more about your child’s program mentors.

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  • Earth Song Summer Camp parent

    “Thank you so much for delivering such an excellent camp experience for my daughter. She learned a great deal about herself and even had to go out of her comfort zone in a few situations. Which is always a good learning experience. She also found a new passion - playing the ukulele! “

  • Summer Camp Parent

    “Thank you for all the thought and care you put into making this week so special for the kiddos. You went over and above and the extra attention you gave the kids was phenomenal. What you offer is a truly unique experience and so valuable. You gave them boundaries to keep their bodies and minds safe, but freedom to explore and express themselves. I am so grateful!”

  • Thriving Roots parent

    “This program lets [my daughter] be her wild self, without school teachers or parents. I really value the style of mentoring and the guidance it gives while still maintaining each individual’s needs and ideas.”

  • Thriving Roots Parent

    “My daughter’s confidence has really grown in the past few years in these programs. It has really helped her socially, in part because of the multi-age environment. Her knowledge of the outdoors becomes deeper each year, and her ability to express it and teach others is so amazing! This program let’s her be her wild self, without school teachers or parents. I really value the style of mentoring and the guidance it gives while still maintaining each individual’s needs and ideas.”

  • July 29-Aug 2. Monday - Friday, 9:am-3pm.

  • Fee: $535 + gst. Price includes camp t-shirt.

    Cancellation & Refund Policy: Please note that your camp fee includes a deposit and is non-refundable. Please familiarise yourself with our Registration Policies before registering.

  • Cari + Teresa will be your Earth Song mentors. They may also be joined by an apprentice from our Tend the Fire Apprenticeship program.

    Read more about the Thriving Roots team here.

  • We are committed to offering needs-based Equity Fund Discounts to those who would not otherwise be able to attend our camps due to experiencing systemic barriers to wealth accumulation. Read more and apply here.

  • We have limited space available in our programs for students with high needs. (We define 'high needs' as any designation and/or behavioural or emotional need that would require extra support i.e. ADHD, Autism, physical disability, any need for 1:1 support.)

    To ensure our mentors have the relevant experience and capacity to provide the support your child needs, please fill out our Student Support – High Needs form before registering and make sure to familiarise yourself with our Registration Policies.

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