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Golden Trout Wilderness school

Golden Trout Wilderness School is a non-profit educational center located at Golden Trout Camp in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Operated by The Thacher School, under a Forest Service Special Use Permit, Golden Trout Wilderness School offers educational programs from June through September. Here's a look at what Golden Trout is offering this coming summer...

GOLDEN TROUT WILDERNESS SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS
​2022



RANGE OF LIGHT
​WILDERNESS IMMERSION PROGRAM
Muir Wise students at Crabtree Pass in Sequoia National Park
"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir
The Range of Light Wilderness Immersion Program offers a three-week intensive wilderness learning experience. The course begins at Golden Trout Wilderness School with a five day primer in which students are certified in Wilderness First Aid and wherein they learn the fundamentals of backcountry travel and safety. Students then depart into the neighboring wilderness for a two-week odyssey focused on leadership, natural history education, and outdoor skills. The course includes a two-day solo, student-led teaching, mindfulness training, and the profound lessons of a prolonged wilderness experience.
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Students explore the Cottonwood Lakes near Golden Trout Camp
John Muir

WILDERNESS AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES

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​Experiences in the wilderness that establish a deep connection to nature are an essential part of promoting individual and community wellness. In our increasingly technology-centered world, opportunities to check in with our bodies, quiet our minds, and fashion a link to the fundamental components of the world are both valuable and rare. The Wilderness and Wellness Initiatives attend to this need by offering free and low-cost programs to high-school students, creating meaningful experiences that emphasize curiosity, nature observation, self-discovery, and sustainability.
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Other programs and opportunities


EP Youth Program
Health and Yoga students at Golden Trout Camp
Kids. Wilderness. Health. 
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GREATEST GOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
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GTWS is partnering with Nordhoff High School to bring students to the high country for a two week-long workshop as part of a year-long course in leadership. Students will learn about the area's natural history while adventuring in the Cottonwood Lakes basin and beyond. 
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OUTWARD BOUND ADVENTURES
Outward Bound Adventures students learn about orienteering at Golden Trout Wilderness School
We partner with OBA to bring underserved youth to Golden Trout Wilderness School, connecting young people to nature while strengthening character. 
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diverse outdoor leadership institute

THACHER'S FRESHPEOPLE PROGRAM
Thacher School Freshmen high above Golden Trout Camp
Thacher's first-year students meet for the first time under the stars...
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THACHER NATURAL HISTORY WORKSHOP
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Alumni and family convene to celebrate the camp's history, learn about alpine ecology, and reminisce...
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DIVERSE OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING
DOLI instructors on Owen's Point near Golden Trout Wilderness School
​DOLI trains its leaders before they bring  the youth of OBA to Golden Trout...
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"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."

John Muir
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Please get in touch with your questions and comments! 


Telephone

805-509-6685

Email

goldentrout@thacher.org
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