CALM Peaks

2025 Program Dates:

Week #1, July 13 – July 18, 2025
Week #2, July 27 – August 1, 2025
Week #3, August 10 – August 15, 2025

Cost: $950

In partnership with Connect Charter School, Howl’s summer Career and Life Management (CALM) program creates a space for students entering grade 10-12 to connect to the land, connect to each other, and develop their understanding of themselves while learning the content of Career and Life Management 20 and several supplementary CTS courses.

The course provides the opportunity to earn 6 credits through land-based and hands-on learning. Students spend time outside developing an understanding of the history of the land and the interconnections of the ecosystems we recreate in. They analyze how nature impacts personal wellness while evaluating their personal skills and developing a plan for personal growth. All this while navigating CALM, in which they will:

  •  Develop tools useful to understanding and maintaining personal wellness as well as recognizing, creating and nurturing quality relationships

  • Learn and apply strategies to find and understand financial success

  • Engage with a variety of careers and pathways and take opportunities to reflect on how these relate to their personal goals, interests, and talents.

Learn more and apply below or by visiting Connect Charter School’s website.

Program overview

This is a 6 day / 5 night field-based program designed to provide rich and immersive experiences to help youth engage with High School curriculum through an experiential lens. Our days will be packed with lots of curricular experiences, outdoor activities, storytelling, reflection, and a focus on fostering effective relationships and developing skills that help us understand ourselves and our place better. This program is open to students entering grades 10-12.

Credits offered

Students will be given the opportunity to earn 6 credits during this weeklong immersive course. The credits included in this program are:

  • Career and Life Management 20: (3 credit course) Mandatory for high school graduation, focusing on developing personal skills in finance, lifestyle and career. 

  • WLD1010: Introduction to Wildlife: (1 credit course) Students develop the attitudes, skills and knowledge related to wildlife and ecosystems, and an understanding for the need to manage wildlife.

  • HSS1080: Leadership Fundamentals: (1 credit course) Students explore basic principles of leadership and evaluate their personal leadership characteristics and qualities. Students develop a plan for their personal growth as a member of a leadership team and examine the various behaviors, skills and roles of team members that contribute to team effectiveness.

  • HSS1100: Nature and Wellness: (1 credit course) Students explore the benefits of relationships between plants, animals, and the environment as applied to the health and wellness of people. Students evaluate how nature affects wellness in individuals and communities. Students plan and modify public and personal spaces to enhance personal wellness using elements of nature. Students reflect on the personal implications for wellness in relation to their environment.

Apply

Applications for our summer 2025 CALM Peaks program are open. If you or someone you know would be interested in enrolling in these programs, please complete the form below to express your interest in the program. We will contact you with more information and registration details.

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