Education Through Adventure
A weekday Adventure
Club designed for youth
on the edge, ages 10-21.
Our therapeutic program
is designed for those
experiencing difficulty at
home, school or
socially. Mon-Fri, 9-5
Our supervised activities
require participants to
identify and solve problems,
work as a unit and as
individuals. Through tailored
group activities that may
include backpacking,
orienteering, and
project-based initiatives.
Call to schedule your group.
Overnight Ex
Overnight Expedition that gives
students the opportunity to
learn the fundamentals of
backpacking while studying
the natural world that
surrounds them. You will
explore the wonders of New
York's Appalachian Mountains
and woodlands. Call to
schedule your group.

Wilderness Therapy
The use of an out-of-doors setting, with a group
of adolescents, utilizing adventure education
activities and group therapy, over a number of
days, or in a number of sessions, overcomes
most of the limitations encountered in a
traditional therapeutic setting. This "wilderness
therapy" experience is at the same time more
intense than most outpatient settings and less
restrictive than inpatient settings. It separates
participants from environments that foster and
maintain dysfunctional behavior. It is action
oriented, provides immediacy of feedback, and
enhances taking responsibility for oneself.
Healthy Choices: Wilderness
Therapy Helps Troubled
Teens Build Smart Life Skills
Wilderness therapy – the process of removing
troubled teens from their "emotional comfort
zone" by asking them to live in a wilderness
setting – is now recognized as one of the single
most effective treatment solutions for struggling
adolescents. By teaching teens to care for
themselves and to take responsibility for their
personal well-being, wilderness therapy helps
participants develop the skills they need to think
more insightfully, realistically assess their
abilities, improve their communication skills and
practice healthy behavioral habits.
Navigator is an 8 week
Saturday Adventure Club
designed for youth on the
edge ages 10-21. Our
therapeutic program is
designed for those
experiencing difficulty at
home, school, or socially.
Our programs strive to expand personal boundaries through activities
such as challenge course, hiking, orienteering and paddling. We
challenge participants to work as a cohesive group and promote
positive community living.
We use wilderness therapy and outdoor education, incorporating
the healing and restorative powers of nature into programs
designed to help troubled adolescents overcome personal
challenges, regain control over their lives, and put themselves
back on the path to health and happiness.