Oh my, how we love Head Start Family Day – this is our 6th year holding the event! With 135 folks in attendance this year, we were proud to run a smooth and FUN event. The objective of the day…
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Heartly House Staff Retreat – 2022
Earlier this week, we hosted the Heartly House staff for a retreat on our property. The Heartly House folks began their day at the lodge with breakfast, coffee, and a warm welcome from their president and executive director Inga James.…
Litter Pick Up – September 2022
We ThorpeWood folk always anticipate our quarterly litter pick-up adventures with great enthusiasm. As the proud adoptors of Catoctin Hollow Road, we rally our staff and volunteers, arm ourselves with trash bags and gloves, and head out in our Kubota…
Posted in Activities for You, Volunteering
Carroll County Head Start Staff Retreat
At the end of last month, Catholic Charities Head Start and Early Head Start of Carroll County joined us at the farm for their beginning of year staff wellness day. They began their day at our beautiful timber-frame lodge to discuss…
Posted in Adult Programs, Forest Therapy
COIPP Picnic 2022
While we farm folk don’t usually bring our animals off the property for programs, we make an exception for the Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (COIPP). Their back-to-school picnic at Staley Park is always a wonderful event and we are…
Posted in Youth Programs
Living Through Loss ’22
We were honored to host Living Through Loss, a support group for parents who have lost a child to overdose led by Jamie Eaton, MS, LCPC. The attendees were welcomed at ThorpeWood’s lodge before heading out to their various workshops…
Posted in Adult Programs, Forest Therapy
Camp Journey Visits (August ’22)
Our friends at Camp Journey were busy at the farm all week long! Run by Sheppard Pratt, Camp Journey is an overnight respite program for 11-17 year old children with mental illness. Each night of the week, a different group…
Posted in Youth Programs
Forest Therapy at ThorpeWood
We ThorpeWoodians are delighted to add Forest Therapy to our programs! Forest Therapy is a mindful walk in nature led by a certified forest therapy guide. Through a sensory awakening meditation and guided forest invitations, participants are called to engage…
HS Summer Camp 2022
Head Start is back for the summer! Here’s our curriculum for our 5 days together: Day 1 Morning Stream hike from neighbor’s driveway to our pond Nature journaling on the dock Hay playground! Afternoon Lunch & free play Slip…
Posted in Head Start, Youth Programs
Frederick Health Bereavement Team Retreat
Each year, we host Frederick Health’s ‘Camp Jamie,’ a grief camp for kids. This is led by Kaili Van Waveren and the rest of the bereavement team. This past week, this team of six needed a retreat of their own,…
Posted in Adult Programs, Forest Therapy
