The Barra School

The Barra School for sustainable living and healing trauma through immersion in nature is a nonprofit educational organization located on the Waits River in East Corinth, Vermont. Our mission is to support a deepening awareness of, connection with, and utilization of the powers of nature to foster individual and collective growth, development, healing, and resiliency. We provide year-round youth, adult, and family workshops utilizing trauma-informed, forest-based therapeutic practices, and specialize in immersive group experiences for LGBTQ youth and youth of other underserved and marginalized populations.

Certified Forest Therapy Guides lead youth through place-based healing modalities and use the practice of Council to create community. Through this process, Youth undergo deeply therapeutic experiences in a way which is personalized, culturally-responsive, trauma-informed, and community-minded. As well, youth are immersed in other healing and mindfulness strategies and practices which will benefit them well beyond their time here. At the end of our programs, youth leave with tools and strategies to support their transformational journeys as well as with resources and contacts for further mentorship and support.