Tamarack Farm has always been the culmination of the Farm & Wilderness experience. Now, there is a new opportunity for teens to grow their leadership skills and have fun. This summer we are offering a new program called the Counselor Apprenticeship (CA).
All TFers choose an apprenticeship which meets each week, however, the CAs will go through an application process prior to summer. Upon acceptance, CAs will receive significant training in youth development, facilitation, and risk management. Additionally, there will be the option to attain Red Cross lifeguard certification and significant leadership experience. Counselor Apprentices will be fully participating community members at Tamarack Farm.
Mornings at Tamarack Farm begin with work projects in farming, carpentry, and construction, cooking, forestry or trail work, or service. For CAs, their work time each week will be spent developing skills as counselors at our other camps. They will learn and practice our experiential education model as they aid in running activities with the support of a sta coordinator. After a day of working with the camps at F&W, they will take part in evening programming at TF including Town Meeting, social justice discussions, all camp games, cabin nights, open mics, as well as our community events on Saturday evenings.
We’ve already begun interviewing amazing applicants for this new program and spaces are limited. Learn more about this program by contacting amy@farmandwilderness.org.