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Teen girls and young women learning outdoor skills at a summer mountain camp in Colorado during a Wildkind Academy training at The Survival University.
Teen girl practicing cordage and rope handling during a Wildkind Academy outdoor skills training in a Colorado forest.
Teen girl examining natural wood materials during a Wildkind Academy outdoor skills training at The Survival University in Colorado.
Teen girls hiking together during a Wildkind Academy outdoor skills training in a forested mountain setting in Colorado.
Teen girl at a Wildkind Academy outdoor training while others build a wilderness shelter at The Survival University in Colorado.
Teen girl practicing woodcraft and knife skills during a Wildkind Academy outdoor training at The Survival University in Colorado.
Teen girl practicing safe knife skills during a Wildkind Academy outdoor training at The Survival University in Colorado.

Wildkind Academy Holistic Survival Camp for Teen Girls & Young Women

$275.00

Join Wildkind Academy founder Jess Caldwell in the mountains of Colorado for a 3 day immersive outdoor skills experience designed for teen girls and young women. Participants learn firecraft, knife safety, water skills, shelter basics, and practical backcountry preparedness while building confidence and self trust. This training blends hands on outdoor skills with nature awareness practices that support resilience, intuition, and grounded decision making. Set at The Survival University’s main camp near Cripple Creek, this weekend offers meaningful skill building, connection, and mentorship in a supportive outdoor environment.

Description

Join Wildkind Academy founder Jess Caldwell in the beautiful mountains of Colorado for a wilderness survival training for teen girls that will help foster courage, confidence & connection.
Teens will learn basic outdoor skills like firecraft, working with knives, water, food and expedient shelter as well as build a resilience kit with some of the essentials needed in the backcountry.
This is a unique campout as not only will the Wildkind Girls receive essential training to build resiliency (we consider this basic human skills 101), but instructor Jess will bring her signature ALIVENESS training to the weekend as survival is more than just the hard skills. We need to feel good in our bodies and tuned in. We need to have a sense of purpose as well as feel deeply connected in community. Nature awareness practices and mindfulness exercises help increase situation awareness as well as build deep listening tools within the body that support a more cohesive relationship with intuition and empowered decision making.
We are living in epic times and we are being asked to rise in conscious leadership to meet this moment. As teens and young women, you innately hold sensitivities, feeling centers and creative portals that will help bridge the widening disconnect between humans and our Divine connection to all that is in the web of life. We are not just witnessing the natural world, we are nature herself. Your voice and your leadership are welcome here and this transformational weekend will inspire you to rise and shine.
We are all navigating a rapidly changing world with modern challenges that exhaust the nervous system and numb our feeling centers. Living in a culture that celebrates consumption and convenience has created communal weaknesses and vulnerabilities to our well-being and long-term survival.  As Earth Walkers who feel the winds of change and can sense the need to gather in community and organize, this 2-night campout is not just skills training but an opportunity to become the change you wish to see in the world.
Our future changemakers need our mentorship and guidance. They need safe spaces to learn and grow while having a great time enjoying the beauty and spaciousness of the outdoors.  We will work with the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether to create tangible practices of enlivenment that can be done anywhere. We will build our resiliency from the inside out while experiencing the sisterhood of care, respect and friendship.
  • This training is open to teen girls and young women who value respectful.
  • Essential Gear list will be provided
  • Must have water purification device/water filter as there is no potable water
  • River shoes are required as we will be day hiking through river crossings
  • Remote car camping, AWD vehicle best and can carpool if you don’t have that, just let is know if you need to carpool
  • Transportation from the airport is a separate fee
  • Bring all food in to camp, can bring coolers to keep in the car

Accommodations

Participants are welcome to camp on site or stay off site if they prefer. We offer a central community campfire area with a limited number of designated campsites, along with dispersed camping options in the surrounding area.

Vehicles can be driven to within approximately 100 feet of the main camp, and there is no requirement to hike gear in over long distances.

Sanitation and Water

Participants should be prepared for backcountry sanitation practices while camping. There is no restroom at the individual camp areas. A restroom is available at the main ranch location, approximately a 5 to 10 minute drive from where participants will be camping.

All participants must bring their own water purification method, as natural water sources will be used during the course and there is no potable water at camp.

Food

Students are responsible for bringing their own food. We recommend simple, field friendly meals such as freeze dried backpacking meals or MRE style options that can be prepared quickly and easily. Students are also welcome to bring food they prefer to cook over a campfire or personal camp stove.

Additional food and supplies can be purchased locally. A grocery store and several dining options are available within a reasonable driving distance.

Course Flexibility

This is a field based course, and conditions such as weather and group experience levels may influence the flow of training. Instruction will always adapt to the environment and the group while maintaining the intent and focus of the course.

Class Details

Wildkind Academy Holistic Survival Training for Teen Girls & young women
Location: TSU Main Camp, Cripple Creek Colorado
Dates: July 31-August 2
Time: Arrival window to camp on Friday July 31 is 10 AM to 12 PM for camp set-up. Opening Circle begins at 12 PM.
Closing Circle on Sunday August 2nd will be at 1 PM.
One parent must be present at our TSU Campus at all times if under age 18.
Ages: For ages 13-21
Cost: $275 and includes the training + gear (We have a few scholarships available, email: jess@wildkindoutdoors for more information)
Registration includes: Fire Kit with ferro rod & tinder, a Morakniv Companion HD knife, 25’ of 550 paracord and a space blanket.

Instructor
TSU Resident Instructor Jess Caldwell
Founder of Wildkind Outdoors

Gear Notes
Essential gear list will be provided
Water purification device or filter required
River shoes required for river crossings

(Important: Our camp is remote and GPS is often unreliable. Please read these directions carefully and have them saved or printed before you leave. Cell service is limited once you head into the mountains.)

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