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OFF-THE-GRID SUMMER CAMP

FLYING CLOUD

BOYS AND GENDER NON-BINARY
AGES 11-14

November 2023

An Important Update About
Flying Cloud Camp

After extremely careful consideration, the Farm & Wilderness Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees came to unity with the difficult decision to pause operations of Flying Cloud (FC) for Summer 2024. Over the next 9-12 months, a dedicated group, including staff, Trustees and FC and RSG alums, will assess a variety of factors and craft recommendations to the Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees on what’s required to operate distinctive and more financially sustainable off-the-grid camps.
Learn More About This Decision
 
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Flying Cloud Camp celebrates everyone, as they are, exploring the wonder of living in nature together.
 
The Vermont wilderness is the perfect backdrop for this inclusive, off-the-grid experience for boys and gender non-binary youth. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of wilderness, campers tap into their curiosity and imagination with unscripted days spent coaxing an ember into fire, carving their own eating utensils and witnessing the beauty of the Vermont sky at night. 
 
Camp life unfolds simply with games and adventures from sunrise to starlight, in a gentle, unrushed community.
LEARN MORE ABOUT F&W FROM
Team Admissions
admissions@farmandwilderness.org

Hello! Allow us to introduce ourselves: We are Sam Green (they/she) and Jenny (she/her), aka Team Admissions! 

While Flying Cloud is paused for Summer 2024, we will be your primary contacts for all things F&W Registration related! We look forward to introducing you to the dazzling and profound summer experience that awaits your child at Farm & Wilderness. 

TEAM ADMISSIONS (1)
FLYING CLOUD CAMP
Dates
EXPLORE A TIME FOR ADVENTURE
Session 1 July 3 - July 25
Session 2 July 28 - August 18
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Camp Life

Flying Cloud camp is grounded in an immersive, living-off-the-grid experience in the Vermont wilderness.

Campers enjoy learning how to build ​debris shelters, carve spoons, identify small animal tracks, ​make music and cook meals.

Shelter: Flying Cloud campers are assigned to a canvas, with one staff member per four kids, based on age, interests, and prior experience. The campers make their own beds – literally! ​With the help of their lodge counselor, they make a frame and fill it with soft sawdust and leaves, along with a rollup mat. In this wilderness space, our youth learn from their surroundings and each other.

Facilities: Shared facilities are nearby for all their hygiene needs, including fresh water and hot showers.

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WHAT OUR CAMPERS SAY

"Our son has not stopped telling us how great camp was. I’m so pleased. Thank you for all your hard work to make it a safe and fun place for him."
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Explore Life at Flying Cloud

Every day there are new activities to challenge our campers as they explore the excitement and wonder living in the natural world without cell phones, social media and other modern day distractions.

Mornings begin with the sun shining through the trees, lighting up the clearing. Campers join in a circle, where a senior camper leads the community of voices in appreciation for the natural world around them. Before breakfast, campers collect firewood, bake bread, work in the garden and hand pump water from the well. Once breakfast is made, the cook crew summons everyone together with the treble of a conch shell. Warm oatmeal, fresh bread and other goodies are served in the sunshine or under the canopy of our open air roundhouse. After breakfast and Silent Meeting where they spend time in reflection, meditation and relaxation, campers enjoy morning activities in the beauty of nature.

Afternoons are filled with projects and learning special skills. After lunch and rest hour, which carry us through the hottest part of the day, campers ​dive into afternoon activities. From practicing a musical instrument, to improving tracking skills or starting a fire using friction, the wilderness provides the perfect​ setting for experiential learning. Campers and staff might venture further afield to pick blueberries on a nearby mountain top or go for a swim in Lake Ninevah. Other times, our youth work around camp building a shelter or clearing a trail. Whether diving into a new project or continuing to work on one, the days are filled with opportunities.

Evening is a time for gathering in community. Our campers enjoy a filling meal, such as stew and fresh bread made in our fire-stoked oven. After dinner, everyone enjoys an all-camp activity. This is a chance to burn off some energy with a Flying Cloud game of Sticks (our version of Capture the Flag) or Battle Ball (dodgeball) or inventing a new one! As the evening winds down, ​the group shares appreciation for each other to pull it all together before drifting off to blissful sleep.

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