Wolf Journey Teen Program

The Wolf Journey Teen Program includes educational travel for homeschoolers and other teens who have Fridays available for enrichment study. Students under 13 may also be accepted on a case-by-case basis, otherwise we recommend our Blue Skye Kids Program taking place on Mondays.

Spring Quarter 2013 is our pilot quarter, and the theme will be self-sufficiency which has a double meaning: first, teens will be learning how possible it is to produce everything needed to live without dependence on stores; second, they will learn how to care for their own health and well being without dependence on others, and in fact, they will develop leadership skills for mentoring peers, and even guiding all ages in the outdoors.

Spring Quarter 2013 Schedule:

Spend Fridays, April 5 - May 31, 2013 with Kim & Chris Chisholm at Blue Skye Farm and other self-sufficiency homesteads around the northwest. Our schedule includes:

April 5 from 9:30-3:30 at Blue Skye Farm in Puyallup - Wilderness Medicine & First Aid Training; Introduction to Group Facilitation & Conflict Resolution; Introduction to Permaculture; Spring Greens in Greenhouse, Herb & Veggie Gardens; Introduction to Wolf Journey Book Seven - Trail of Self-Sufficiency

April 12 from 9:30-3:30 at the Bullock Farm on Orcas Island with transportation from Puyallup, Renton, Bellevue, Everett, Mt Vernon & Anacortes ferry ride to Orcas Island - Shellfish & Seaweed Collection; Permaculture & Forest Gardening; Wilderness First Aid Review & Scenario; Group Facilitation Practice & Conflict Resolution Scenario; Review Field Exercises from Wolf Journey Chapter 25

April 19 from 9:30-3:30 at the Puyallup Spring Fair - Choosing Farm Animals for Blue Skye Farm; Developing Sustainable Community Resources; Care of Spring Greens at Blue Skye Farm; Wilderness First Aid Review & Scenario; Group Facilitation Practice & Conflict Resolution Scenario; Review Field Exercise from Wolf Journey Chapter 26

April 26 from 9:30-3:30 field trip to Sagebrush Canyonlands with transportation from Puyallup, Tacoma, Auburn & Snoqualmie/North Bend - Today we're going to visit the areas burned by the big wildfire that happened last summer near Cle Elum, spending time with a horse rancher who is working to make her farm as sustainable as possible. Also: Wilderness First Aid Review & Scenario; Group Facilitation Practice & Conflict Resolution Scenario; Review Field Exercise from Wolf Journey Chapter 26

Fall Quarter 2013 Theme: Regional Climate Changes

Sept 27: Open House at the Wolf Campus in Puyallup
Oct 4: Field Trip to Mt. Rainier Alpine Blueberry Meadows
Oct 11: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
Oct 18: Field Trip to Wolf Pack Pine Forests near Cle Elum
Oct 25: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
Nov 1: Field Trip to the Bat Caves near Burlington
Nov 8: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
Nov 15: Field Trip to Coastal Sand Dunes near Aberdeen
Nov 22: Wolf Campus in Puyallup

FALL QUARTER 2013 REGISTRATION OPENS on APRIL 5th at 5 p.m. after the first day of Spring Quarter. $175 deposit required.

8 Fridays Only: $695 including deposit, with balance due at 5 p.m. after the first class day on September 27th.

Add Thanksgiving Week on the Gulf Coast: $695 as above, plus the following rate schedule for Mississippi Delta & Gulf Coast Ecology: $1,845 if you register by June 5th, $1,895 if you register by September 10th, $1,945 if you register by November 5th, and $1,995 thereafter if space remains available. $1,000 deposit is required to reserve your spot in the Thanksgiving Trip, with balance due upon arrival in New Orleans.

Add New Years Week at the Wolf Cabin in Wisconsin: $695 as above, plus the following rate schedule for Winter with the Wolves in Wisconsin: $855 if you register by June 5th, $885 if you register by September 10th, $915 if you register by November 5th, $945 if you register by December 20th, and $975 thereafter if space remains available. $275 deposit is required to reserve your spot for the Wisconsin Trip, with balance due upon arrival at Minneapolis MN Int 'l Airport.

Winter Quarter 2014 Theme: TBA

January 17: Field Trip to Snoqualmie Pass for Snowshoe Tracking
January 24: Optional Day at the Washington Sportsmens Show in Puyallup
January 31: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
February 7: Field Trip to the Olympic Rainshadow
February 14: Field Trip to Columbia River Estuaries
February 28: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
March 7: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
March 14: Field Trip to Columbia River Islands
March 21 Field Trip to Wolf Pack Pine Forests

WINTER QUARTER 2013 REGISTRATION OPENS on SEPT 27th at 5 p.m. after the first day of Fall Quarter. $175 deposit required.

8 Fridays Only: $695 including deposit, with balance due at 5 p.m. after the first class day on January 17th.

Add Presidents Week to the California Mojave Desert: $695 as above, plus the following rate schedule including van ride down to Mojave Desert Tracking, Birding, Plants & Survival with Kim & Chris: $1,495 if you register by December 31st, $1,545 if you register by February 5th, and $1,595 thereafter if space remains available. $275 deposit is required to reserve your spot in the Thanksgiving Trip, with balance due upon arrival.

Add Spring Break Trip to Central WA & OR Dunes & Canyonlands: $695 as above, plus the following rate schedule including transportation to/from Western Washington with Kim & Chris for the Birds, Buds & Stones of the Dunes & Canyons: $895 if you register by December 31st, $945 if you register by February 5th, $995 if you register by March 10th, and $1,045 thereafter if space remains available. $275 deposit is required to reserve your spot for the Spring Break Trip, with balance due upon arrival.

Spring Quarter 2014 Theme: TBA

April 4: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
April 11: Field Trip to the San Juan Islands
April 18: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
April 25: Trip to Sagebrush Canyons
May 2: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
May 9: Field Trip to the Mima Mound Prairies
May 16: Wolf Campus in Puyallup
May 30: Students Choice Field Trip

SPRING QUARTER 2013 REGISTRATION OPENS on JANUARY 17th at 5 p.m. after the first day of Winter Quarter. $175 deposit required.

8 Fridays Only: $695 including deposit, with balance due at 5 p.m. after the first class day on April 4th.

8 Fridays plus One Early Summer Youth Mentor Training Week: $1390. Make a $350 deposit to reserve your spot, then pay half your balance by 5:00 p.m. on the first class day, and and half by the start of your training week.

8 Fridays plus Two Early Summer Youth Mentor Training Weeks: $2085. Make a $525 deposit below to reserve your spot, then pay 1/3 of your balance by 5:00 p.. on the first class day, another 1/3 by the start of your first training week, and the remainder by the start of your second training week.