ReTribe

ReTribe provides a wide range of programs that all help to guide youth and adults through the many transformations of life. Whether it be the small changes of childhood as our day campers learn to build fires, carve wood, and explore their imaginations in the woods, or the profound changes that the teens face on our Rites of Passage retreats as they find themselves, explore deep emotions, and experience the intensity of the Threshold experience - participants will come away from all our programs having grown and transformed, bringing them one step closer to the person that they hope to become. 

Spring Forest School 

Spend the day in the woods, engaged with community, land, and the seasons. Participate in activities such as nature study, wild play, team building, problem-solving, earth connection, traditional living skills, and interpersonal skills.

Forest School complements the traditional school week by offering a nature-centered, spirited agenda guided by the interests and curiosity of participants. Also ideal for homeschoolers, offering a chance to connect deeply with peers, themselves, and the natural world.

Forest School is held in the beautiful woods of Underhill and Richmond where we enjoy the rolling hills and forests as well as the pond and streams.

Ages 6 - 13
9am - 3pm
Wednesdays and Thursdays in Underhill
Fridays in Richmond (currently full)
Spring Forest School runs from March 5 through June 6, 2025.
$950.

Summer Day Camp 2025 registration in open!

Leave your ordinary life behind and enter the fantastical world of might and magic. Play awareness games, track animals, build forts, make fires and become a hero in an epic role play adventure. Befriend a magical elf, defend a majestic queen, or battle an evil sorcerer!

Coyote Clan (oldest age group)

The Coyotes will train with our foam swords, learn to battle with honor and play games throughout the forest. We will practice our carving and fire making skills, make crafts with yarn and other natural materials, and trade them in our adventure trade village.

Fisher Clan (middle age group)

The Fisher Cats will practice fire making skills, carve, build forts, craft, share stories, sing songs, cook over fire, explore the woods and help bring our magical adventure world to life!

Chipmunk Clan (youngest age group)

The Chipmunks will build fairy houses, make magic wands and other crafts, play games, sing songs, cook over fire, enjoy story time, and explore the woods, creek and magical worlds of our imaginations.

All three groups will join together for our final adventure as well as visiting each other throughout the camp week to share lunch, games, or other special times together.

Note: Week 3 (July 14-18) will take place at The Forest School in Richmond, VT. All other camps will be at our home base at NorthernShire in Underhill, VT.

Overnight Camps:

Inner Journeys: Teen Rite of Passage Retreat

Come spend two weeks of your summer at the foot of Mt Mansfield exploring the land and your inner landscape. We'll have fun with friends, move our bodies, calm our minds, and explore the great outdoors.

Teenage years can be very confusing but there are many simple, time-tested traditions to help us find our center and clarify our vision. What makes us happy and feel good? What sort of culture do we want to create and be a part of? We'll dive deep into the mystery to find some pearls of wisdom.

Take part in the invitation to share deeply with a small group of peers, learn mindfulness meditation, yoga, breathwork, play games including capture the flag with foam swords, and lots of other wild fun! Our retreats include a variety of optional activities and workshops including improvisational theater, poetry, drumming, dancing, dream interpretation, journeying, wilderness skills, handcraft arts, and more.

Adventure Game Theater: Teen Rite of Passage Retreat

Transform through improvisational theater and a live action adventure where you may become a hero, meet magical creatures, face dark powers, and fight for your life with foam swords and magic.

This summer come take part in one of our Rites of Passage retreats. You will get the chance to share deeply with a small group of peers, you will learn mindfulness meditation and yoga, and you will play games including capture the flag with foam swords and lots of other wild fun!

Our retreats include a variety of optional activities and workshops including improvisational theater, poetry, drumming and dancing, dream interpretation and shamanic journeying, wilderness skills, handcraft arts, and more.