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What Headwaters Has Given Me, Elliot Drake-Maurer

Headwaters Outdoors School is much more than its name implies. It is so much more that I find it difficult to put into words what the school has given me, how much it means to me, and what it will continue to be for me in the future. It is a place of learning, friendship, and of something special, something that touches anyone and everyone who sets foot upon the land, even for a moment.

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Dream Job, Jon Bock

Jon Bock, Headwaters Instructor

I found my dream job when I was 15

I started coming to Headwaters when I was 15. My first experiences with the school were the Nature Awareness Class followed by the Wilderness Skills. From day one I knew I had found home.

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Love It, Leo Fusco

Hammond Pond, Headwaters Outdoor School

Love it.

Headwaters is, truly, my happy place.

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Looking Forward to Headwaters, Jenine Y

Marble Mountain Wilderness, Nature Awareness

I first went to Headwaters with my 5th grade Waldorf class. As soon as I stepped out of the car, I was almost knocked over by all the dogs. They were so exuberant and joyful, and immediately I was on the ground, petting them and all the awkwardness was forgotten.

Now, about 3 years later, I smile at the memories of my “headwaters family” and of the summer’s adventures. Again, in the 6th grade this time, I traveled the 5 hours up there with my class. When the week was over and we were leaving, I told Tim that I would be back for a few of the summer classes.

Headwaters is the Start of a Journey, Elijah Emerson

People are like stones in a river, bumping and rubbing together to make us all perfectly smooth and round. Headwaters can be the start of a journey full of beautiful rocks and every year gaining more.

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Headwaters Deepens Your Connection to Nature, Lynn Duncan

What surprised me the most about Headwaters is how the chatter in the mind slows down as soon as you walk on the land. I took Earth Philosophy I & II. Tim's teachings just sink in. You don't have to work on anything. The results come naturally. My connection to nature has gone to a deeper level and has changed my life in ways I never expected. Everyone says that being at Headwaters is like going home and now I understand why. The people are wonderful and the food is fabulous! The land lives in your heart long after you go home. I'm looking forward to my next visit.

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Headwaters is Transforming, John Brennan

Over the years that I have assisted at Headwaters I have seen a number of marvelous transformations of people, old and young, as they find out who they really are and then change the courses of their lives. Attending Headwaters is truly an opportunity to grow and heal while learning skills which will become ever more useful in the future.

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My Best Discovery, Andrew Barker

After apprenticing for one summer at HWOS, I was completely changed. As you go through one or more classes, switches go off in your head. You start to connect to your natural self and you connect to nature itself. The feeling of being able to submerge yourself in nature without being scared or grossed out is indescribable. This school will humble you, and teach you. The lessons taught by the teachers not only helped me with Earth-Living skills, but life skills. Headwaters is a home away from home for me now.

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Life Changing and Enriching Experience, Kevin Callahan

Over the years I’ve attempted to write this testimonial more times
than I can count; each attempt soon abandoned. The immensity and
complexity of what I have gained through Headwaters is difficult to put
into words.

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Headwaters is Family, Julie Boettler

It may sound cliche to say the people you meet become your family, but I can honestly say this has been a truth. The staff and students of Headwaters have made a significant impact on my life. People of all ages and backgrounds attain a sense of belonging and the social boundaries between us and them fade very quickly.

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