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Immersed in the Senses – Week 1

This week, we welcomed campers to 4-H Acres to kick off the summer. After campers arrived, group Instructors like to start the week by going over some of our core values here at Primitive Pursuits. We practice the 3 Respects, which are to respect ourselves, respect...

Staff Training ’25

Lighting the Way through Staff Training! This week, Primitive Pursuits staff braved the heat wave to participate in staff training! Both new and returning staff joined together for staff training week to kick off the '25 summer season. Starting Monday, everyone...

Slip Straw and Thatch Homeschool Project

Slip Straw and Thatch Hut Building with Primitive Pursuits Homeschool!

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We were BLOWN away by the community and engagement our son felt this summer. He came home excited to share all the new things he had learned that day (from day 1!) – as well as show us his impressive collection of sticks, rocks, bows and arrows, cordage, etc. Primitive Pursuits has fostered such a love of outdoor learning and he loved seeing counselors through the weeks (especially Pickle!) who shared his excitement for being outside and exploring. We can’t wait to send him – and his younger sister – again next year, and we’ll be ready for the muddy clothes, collection of sticks, and stories of their adventures each afternoon. Thank you, Primitive Pursuits, for making this nervous mom feel great about dropping my kiddo off at camp each day!!”

S. W.

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The Primitive Pursuits team recognizes that the land where we live and work exists within the territory of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga Nation). We acknowledge the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy for their enduring stewardship of this place throughout the centuries and still today. We recognize a responsibility to learn about this history while also educating newer generations about how to live in good relation to the earth and with our neighbors. This learning and relationship building is ongoing and we welcome guidance and feedback along the way. If you have feedback or wish to engage with us on this topic please see visit our Cultural Repair Acknowledgment + Action + Reparations page.

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