Forest Magic
Montessori Forest Adventurers is a Non-Profit 501c3 located in Flagstaff, Arizona. We build community, confidence, and a love of the outdoors with children, youth and families.
We offer summer Forest Magic Camp for ages 7-12, Forest Friday extracurricular adventures during the school year for campers ages 4 - 12, and youth leadership opportunities year round for Trail Wizards ages 13+.
We are not a school or daycare facility.
Click on the corresponding flyer to register for Forest Fridays, or 2026 Forest Magic Camp!
13 years or older?
Love the outdoors?
Love kids?
Love dirt?
(or Trail Wizard in Training)!
What is a Trail Wizard?
Trail Wizards are the counselors at Forest Magic Camp.
Each Jr. (ages 16-17) or Sr. Wizard (ages 18 and up) will be in charge of a small Camp Coven of 6-8 campers, ages 7 - 12, along with one or more Trail Wizards in Training (13-15 years old).
The Sr/Jr Trail Wizards will lead their group during daily chores, and ensure that all campers in their group are getting the support they need to connect with each other and with camp. They are in charge of ensuring that every camper is connecting with their group and with other campers, and that every camper feels empowered and capable in finding their place and their fun during free time.
All staff members will work to keep one area of camp running smoothly throughout the summer during our free times.
The various areas include:
Forest Canteen - this team of Trail Wizards in Training will work to maintain the camp kitchen snack distribution, lunch prep and cleanup by instructing and assisting each Camp Coven when they are assigned to lunch prep/cleanup. You are the general enforcer and instructor of kitchen norms and practices for maximum success, yumminess, cleanliness, and hydration!
Forest Craft and Library Land - this team of Trail Wizards in Training will be in charge of helping campers to constantly maintain the organization of the craft/library trailer during free time, and helping to present craft options to campers every day during free time. You will come up with new crafts, request supplies, and pass along traditional camp crafts to campers, while helping campers to turn their crafting dreams into reality, and directing the Covens who are assigned to clean up each day.
Forest Adventure and Ninja Land - this team of Trail Wizards in Training will be in charge of creating adventures during free time. You could lead a lizard hunt, help kids create a scavenger hunt or get campers to participate in a geo cache, go exploring, build something big, maintain knives, saws, and other tools and teach campers to use them safely during free time. You are the wizards of adventure. You help campers engage with the adventure equipment at the camp site, climb things, swing on things, etc., with an eye towards fun and safety. You will also facilitate and direct each coven when they are assigned to general camp clean up during chore time.
Trail Wizards and TWITS will assist their covens during chore time, and will also help their covens to lead one journal session each week by helping them to choose a theme and create a skit or song or game that will convey that theme to the other campers.
You will serve as role models, help all staff to set a positive tone, and encourage campers to challenge themselves in various ways while they enjoy the outdoors and connect with fellow campers.
You are the purposeful cheerleaders your fellow Trail Wizards to have a magical adventurous summer!
All Trail Wizards and Trail Wizards in Training will report for duty each weekday morning at 8:30 to help get organized for the day and greet campers. They will finish packing up materials and be ready to go home at 3:30 PM after all campers have been picked up. Wizards also participate in the 4th of July Parade, help to supervise all new overnights for capers on three Thursdays during camp, and attend Friday Wizard meetings after camp each week.
All Wizards will also participate in an overnight Trail Wizard Retreat, camp set-up, and training on Saturday, June 13 starting at noon through Sunday, July 14 at 10 AM.
Forest Magic Trail Wizards earn stipends for educational and recreational use as a thank you for their service.
Wizards in Training, ages 13-15, will earn a stipend of $300 for all 6 weeks.
Jr Wizards, Ages 16-17, will earn a stipend of $2000 for the 6 weeks
Sr. Trail Wizards, Ages 18 and up, will earn a stipend of $3000 for all 6 weeks
For the 2026 season:
Applications open on April 1 and are due by April 30.
Interviews will be conducted in early May.
Applicants will be notified of their status by May 15.
What is this?
At Forest Magic Camp and Forest Fridays campers join a group of young explorers for an introductory wilderness experience that builds comfort and confidence with outdoor, camping, and hiking skills while developing strong, unique, and inclusive friendships.
Campers learn to support each other and share in their challenges and victories as they get their hands dirty learning about Coconino County forests, animals, and geology.
At camp, they get to test their skills with slack lines, hammocks, hiking, and bouldering all while enjoying the fun of place-based outdoor crafts and the company of many caring adult and teen Trail Wizards and trail Wizards in Training dedicated to exploring the magic of the forest!
Kind Words
“She is so much more independent now!”
“She is a much stronger hiker than she was before camp!”
“She can hardly sleep the night before a Forest Friday Adventure!”
“He would stay here all summer!”
“Forest Magic has played such a ground breaking role breaking me out of my shell…I love Forest Magic so much, so I hope you do too.”