Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship (New Applications Now Accepted)
Blue Skye Farm Internship (Available Again in 2025)
Double IT Teen Mentoring Program (For Wolf Camp Alumni)
Wolf Camp & School of Natural Science at Blue Skye Farm runs two unique, full-time summer programs for adults, plus one part-time training program for teens. These technical training programs lead to personal enrichment, meaningful jobs, and for some graduates, self-employment in the outdoor field.
The Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship has been our hallmark residential program since 1999 and is available for qualified participants who want to learn to teach wilderness skills in a fast-paced, outdoor setting. Our goal is to ensure that by the end of the summer you have the skillset necessary to work anywhere in the field of outdoor education. Experience full-time work-trade training (including food and facilities) from late June through late August plus eligibility for hire when ready to co-teach summer camps. Applications are due February 20th with preference is given for those with a passion for teaching earth skills and want to return to teach camps with us in future summers, with additional consideration for those who live in the Pacific Northwest.
The Blue Skye Farm Internship is a sustainable homesteading program with “permaculture” and entrepreneurial components. The goal is for you to practice cultivating the home environment in a way that benefits nature as well as humans. Certified by the Washington State Farm Internship Program, you’ll help run Blue Skye Farm, home of Wolf Camp & School of Natural Science, growing and selling produce on site. This is an immersive work-trade experience with room and board included for qualified applicants starting in early summer, with some income available through farm sales through late summer. Positions are currently filled for 2024 and we may open positions for 2025 later this year.
The Double IT Mentoring Program is a part-time Instructors In Training (IIT) Program is similar to “Counselors in Training” or CIT Programs for teens who want to begin training to become outdoor professionals. Most participants of this program are past Wolf Camp students who want to complete our Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship over multiple summers until eligible for hire as instructors.
Email us with any questions. We always keep your information absolutely private. While considering an application, check out our apprenticeship testimonials from novice apprentices, former campers-turned-instructors, and experienced educators who all succeeded in our summer apprenticeships and agree that the results far exceed expectations.
