Ongoing Programs

Women in the Woods
Seasonal overnight adventures in wilderness skills, with four weekend gatherings each year. Make crafts from the gifts of the land, share stories around the campfire, learn to make fire without matches, increase your navigational skills, build shelters, and develop your knowledge of the trees and plants of this land. Learn how the earth provides for you, and feel the exhilaration and rejuvenation of meeting natural challenges with the support and fun offered by a community of wild women. Spaces are available now for Fall 2010.

Weekend dates for a new Women in the Woods clan for first-time participants are
November 6-7
February 5-6
April 30-May 1
August 6-7

Cost: $500.
E-mail info@flyingdeernaturecenter.org.

Chickadee Rain
Wilderness mentoring for homeschooled boys ages 8 to 13; every other Tuesday during the school year, beginning September 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with an overnight each semester. Learn about nature, the art of survival, and wilderness awareness through making fire, shelters, and nature crafts; hearing  stories, playing games, and taking adventures; and learning how to survive in the woods in a way that respects the Earth. In Chickadee Rain we learn to understand nature as a family of friends and relatives who have a great deal to teach and  provide us.

Spaces are available now for fall 2010.
6 Tuesdays, beginning September 21, with a sleepover November 16-17; $300, or $550 when combined with the co-ed homeschool program (see below).
E-mail info@flyingdeernaturecenter.org for more information, or download an enrollment form.

Co-ed Homeschool Program
Join our year round naturalist training program for children ages 7-13! Ongoing, long-term mentoring in earth living skills and nature awareness. Co-ed community building, adventures, and fun!!
6 sessions, beginning September 28. $275, or $550 when combined with Chickadee Rain (see above).
E-mail info@flyingdeernaturecenter.org or call 518-794-6687 for more information, or download an enrollment form.

School programs
Flying Deer Nature Center offers weekly and biweekly nature education programs during school hours, working within each school's and grade's study plans to co-create an exciting and educational cross-curricular experience. Current school programs include a collaboration with Mountain Road School in New Lebanon, NY. For more information on setting up an FDNC program at your child's school, e-mail info@flyingdeernature.center.org.

Moon Tribe
Coming-of-age program for adolescent girls. This program is currently closed; enrollment will begin in late summer 2010.

Sacred Fire: Boys' Rite of Passage
Coming-of-age program for adolescent boys. This program is currently closed; enrollment will begin in late summer 2010.

For more information on our ongoing programs, e-mail info@flyingdeernaturecenter.org or call 518-794-6687.