2026 Retreat Theme
Unfurl into Your Wildest Shape
Proposal Overview
To participate in Camp Wildroot you must facilitate an activity with the retreat group. Your proposed activity could be in your area of experience, or you could take the opportunity to work with the group in a way that is new to you, taking a risk. A maximum of 10 people will be admitted to each session of the 2026 retreat, so a range of factors will determine which proposals are accepted.
Selection criteria:
- creative response to this year’s theme: Unfurl into Your Wildest Shape
- alignment with the Camp Wildroot greater vision of growing connection to nature and each other
- originality, intention to diversify offerings
- fit within the scope of our weekend schedule and effort to include a combination of short and long offerings and build in enough rest and reflection time
- physical needs of the offering and the capacity of the land and infrastructure to support them
Proposal Prompts and Ideas
If you need some help envisioning an activity or offering, consider the prompts and ideas below, but use these as jumping off points, not limitations!
First, consider the retreat theme: Unfurl into Your Wildest Shape. What does this mean to you? Consider your personal experience and the cultural context we find ourselves in. How can we rewild ourselves? What constrains us from doing so? Why is engaging our wildness important?
Also, consider the usefulness of “Summer Camp” for creative and visionary adults? Did you attend camp as a kid, or did you wish you had? What kind of activities did you participate in there, or imagine others were engaged in without you? Consider activities that can be done outside with minimal supplies? How can we engage with each other and the natural environment in playful and enriching ways?
Some possibilities: silly icebreaker games, craft projects, teach a song, morning movement, connective ritual, foraged snacks, collective napping, teach something, exquisite corpse poetry, guided meditation, skill-sharing, group art-making, storytelling…
What do you feel called to offer?
Proposal Specifications
Please review the information above before proceeding to submit a proposal on the Apply Here page. Collaborations between 2 or more campers will also be considered.
Proposals include:
- a concise description of your activity, as a typed document, video or audio file.
- address how the activity relates to the theme and mission of Camp Wildroot
- address why you want to do this activity with the group
- address what experience you bring to support you in this activity
- include any materials or equipment you would need for your activity (tables, paper, etc.)
- address accessibility needs (for example: ability to walk or move in a certain way)
Alternatively: If you have a rough idea or are unsure how to craft your activity to work well at the retreat, you can explain the activity direction or possible components and request a discussion as a way to clarify your proposal.