Roots

Program Details

Registration for the 2025-2026 season of Roots is open now!

Roots is a wilderness skills program for homeschoolers where we spend each Wednesday out in the woods. The program is designed to honor and develop the passions and skills of the participants in a wilderness setting. Together we learn the ways of the forest through fire building, shelter construction, rope-making, bone and stone tool making, animal tracking, sensory awareness, games, exploring and having fun.

• Ages

  Ages: 10-15

  (Determined as of Dec 31, 2025)

• Dates

  Sept - 17, 24

  Oct - 1, 8, 15, 22

  Nov - 5, 12, 26

  Dec - 10, 17

  Jan - 7, 14, 28

  Feb - 4, 11, 25

  Mar - 4, 11, 25

  Apr - 1, 8, 11*, 15, 29

  May - 6, 13, 20, 27

  * Dates with an asterisk indicate an overnight. This year’s Roots overnight will be April 11th into 12th.

• Times

  9am-3pm

• Location

  Montague, MA

• Tuition

  Tuition: $1,890

  Please consider using the ECheck option at check-out. Credit card fees are very expensive and cause program fees to increase. Thank you!

• Instructors

  Neill Bovaird

  Erica Martenson