Special School & Group Canoe Camp Programs
Every summer we plan and provide wilderness canoe programs for groups from schools, universities, youth and community organizations. Although each of these programs are different, designed to meet the needs and goals of each group, they share the common thread of canoe tripping with an emphasis on group process and self-discovery. Options range from a 5 day trip on Lake Temagami to a 5 week adventure in the sub-arctic. We can provide complete packages including transportation to and from your door, great food, equipment and guides. Please contact us to discuss possibilities and obtain a proposal or schedule a presentation for your group.
Over the last 15 years we have run canoe camps with many Waldorf Schools, Private Schools, High Schools and Universities including:
- The Chicago Waldorf School
- Ann Arbor Rudolph Steiner School
- The Detroit Waldorf School
- The Toronto Waldorf School
- The Ottawa Waldorf School
- The East Harlem School, New York, New York
- Fox Lane High School, Bedford, New York
- The Sterling Hall School, Toronto, Ontario
- Pennsylvania State University
The Burke Trip
The Burke A. O’Brien Memorial Fund and Deepwater Experiential Education Project offers a canoe camp each summer in partnership with Northwaters & Langskib Wilderness Programs. Burke was a longtime staff member and dedicated wilderness educator at Northwaters & Langskib. His work touched countless young people over the years, helping them to find inner strength, face challenges with courage, trust themselves and to see the joy in everyday.
The Burke Trip is a two week long wilderness adventure which incorporates the elements of each Northwaters & Langskib wilderness canoe trip—connection to the land, leadership, personal growth and community building adapted to work specifically with the group of young people that are identified and nominated to attend this program.
Applicants for the Burke trip are young men and women between the ages of 14-16 who have been identified as leaders in their own communities, or as having strong potential to become leaders. They should exhibit a strong desire to positively contribute to the program, as well as an intention to bring home the lessons of their experience to schools, families and communities.
For more information on this special program or to nominate an applicant please contact Raurie O’Brien. To support the Burke Endowment Fund, please visit the Deepwater Experiential Education Project website.
Waypoint: Creative Navigation for Life and Family
NWL has a thirty-seven year history of providing people with high quality, in-depth personal growth experiences. We understand what people want when they go away for a week to this beautiful, far off setting--A balance of fun, challenge, introspection and adventure. Using the extraordinary beauty of the Temagami wilderness and the intensity of a committed learning community, the successful Temagami Experience and Vision Quest programs have created a groundswell of interest in other offerings. We are excited by the opportunity to meet this interest with our inaugural program for parents- Waypoint: Creative Navigation for Life and Family.
Rekindling the Spirit | With David Baum and Kathy Karn
Would you like more inspiration and delight? Are you looking for an opportunity to laugh loudly and long - a chance to play while getting in touch with who you really are? Are you overwhelmed by challenges and demands, needing some time out from the pace of your life? Are you going through big changes in your life or looking to make big changes? If the answer is yes to any of the above, then Rekindling the Spirit with David Baum and Kathy Karn is for you.
