2025 Camp Many Stories
Immersive Place-Based Education in Glacier National Park
In partnership with Teaching with Primary Sources Great Plains Region, a division of the Library of Congress, Join Us for an Immersive Five Days of Storytelling, Place-Based Education, and Creative Exploration
Camp Details
Join us for an extraordinary teaching and learning experience at Camp Many Stories, an immersive five days and four nights of storytelling, place-based education, and creative exploration. Led by internationally acclaimed storytelling educator Jonny Walker and guided by local Native American elders, participants will deepen their understanding of using primary sources — including oral traditions, land-based histories, & student-created work — to bring learning to life. Educators will receive continuing education credit through the Primary Source Teaching Initiative, sponsored by the Library of Congress. You'll leave with ready-to-use strategies for integrating place, story, and primary sources into your own classrooms.
We are also seeking nominations for campers ages 8–12 who would thrive in this setting, especially students from rural or underserved communities. While we are unable to fund travel costs, full scholarships are available to cover camp expenses for selected students. Through writing, art, music, and movement, every child will find a way to express their creativity and connect with the natural world.Students will contribute to a shared book of stories, poems, and artwork that celebrates the many ways we tell — and live — our stories.
Dates & Times
Camp Many Stories will be held August 15 - 19, 2025 beginning at 4:30 P.M. on Friday, August 15 and ending at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
Location
The camp is based out of the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, located 22 miles north of Columbia Falls in the Flathead National Forest along the North Fork of the Flathead River, immediately outside Glacier National Park.
Application Information
We are currently soliciting applications for this amazing experience for both educators and students. We are looking for a comprehensive pool of candidates to include as many varied voices in this camp as possible.
For more information, contact us at register@glacierinstitute.org.
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Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Applying early is encouraged.