Feather Hill Field School

Join Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival in our new program offering for 2026, the Feather Hill Field School!

After twelve years, hundreds of classes and thousands of students, we are thankful to announce our permanent homeschool program held at our main location in Pepperell, Massachusetts. We introduce to you, the Feather Hill Field School. This is our only drop off, ongoing homeschool program where students have the opportunity to study, learn and live the skills we teach. At Feather Hill Field School we follow “The Core 4” skills: plants, animals, crafting and community. Open to children ages 8-14, students will deepen their connection to nature through wilderness survival, bushcraft, homesteading, and farming. This program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00am-2:00pm from the beginning of September to the end of May. Each month students will focus on one long term skill (ie. bow making, basket weaving, etc.), although we will cover many different skills each day.

This program is 100% outdoors, with an overhead option available in the case of adverse weather. Students will learn the many survival skills OEWS offers, along with homesteading skills such as raising animals (chickens, rabbits, sheep, and turkeys), cooking, building with tools, gardening, and many other skills depending on the interest of the group. The Feather Hill Field School will focus on student-led learning, and students have the freedom to choose which topics they will focus on.

*Yearly registration now open! Monthly registration opens August 1st, 2026.*

What a day looks like:

• 10:00 Drop off.
• 10:15-10:30 Morning Circle. Here we check in with students about how their morning is going and discuss the day's plans, sometimes we will play a game or do another activity to get the students warmed up.
• 10:30-11:30 Farm Time. This is our time to hang out with the animals, collect eggs from the chickens, work in the garden etc.
• 11:30-12:30 Skills. Learn big skills, continue ongoing projects, this is where we concentrate the majority of our monthly theme.
• 12:30-1:15 Lunch, games and general shenanigans.
• 1:15-2:00 Misc. This is whatever the kids are interested in. It could be nature walks, archery, carving, fire building and more.
• 2:00 Pickup.

Required Gear: (students will have their own cubby to keep things on site if they wish)

● Dressed appropriately for weather and bugs

● Refillable water bottle

● Bowl, mug (students will carve their own spoon :))

● Rain jacket and pants if necessary

● Notebook, pencil

● On-going projects

● Carving tool

● Ferro rod fire starter

● Closed-toed shoes

● Lunch/Snacks

● Baseball hat or sun hat

Class sign-up is on a month-to-month basis, with a discount for signing up for the year (September-May).

Tuition: Pay by the month $600. Pay for the year $4,500 ($500/month)-this price gives a discount if for paying the full price up front. Sibling discount: $50 per month.

Deposit: $100 per month. Full tuition due before the 1st class every month.

Deadline to sign up: Before August 15th, 2026

Each month, we will focus on a long term skill along with many other skills. Our long term skills are projects that we cannot complete in one simple class. Students will focus on their skills every day, and will always get to take home their projects.

Monthly "Big" Skill Schedule: -

• September: Wooden Bow Making
• October: Stone and Bone Tools
• November: Hide Tanning
• December: Leather Working
• January: Wood Carving
• February: Fire Building
• March: Basket Weaving
• April: Gardening and Fishing
• May: Foraging and Wild Plants

Although each month will have a featured "big" skill, we will also focus on many skills throughout the month depending on group interest, these skills include but are not limited to: shelter building, animal tracking, bow practice, foraging, fire building, wood carving, cooking, flint knapping, hide tanning, survival traps, knot tying, leadership/group process, animal husbandry, gardening, weaving, rope making, fitness, natural awareness, and lots of games!

If you have any specific questions, please reach out to us and we will be happy to help you.