Our Vision
We envision a planet where all humankind holds a reverence for our dependency on the community and diversity of life; where we take responsibility for our role as members, and not masters, of earth's living community; where we humbly embrace Mother Earth as a teacher and a nurturer; where children and adults alike confidently greet the natural world as both a playground and a safe home; where we salute growth, discovery, knowledge, resiliency, integrity. and muddy boots.
About the Instructors
Aron Weisgerber
A Rappahannock County native, Aron Weisgerber is a graduate of Hearthstone School and a life-long student of Waldorf Education. Aron graduated from Prescott College in Arizona with a B.A. in Outdoor Education with an emphasis in program management and minors in Environmental Studies and Photography. While attending Prescott College, Aron studied wilderness first aid, search and rescue, map and compass navigation, environmental science, ecological design, ecological restoration, rope course facilitation, and experiential education. As a college student, Aron taught a highly academic month-long backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon and worked for two years at Mountain Oak Elementary, a charter Waldorf school.
Back in Rappahannock, Aron taught at Hearthstone School for several years, volunteered for the Sperryville Rescue Squad, and held a Wilderness First Responder certificate for four years. Since 1999, Aron has operated an outdoor summer camp for children and young adults in Sperryville, Virginia. He hopes to instill in his campers a life-long relationship with and reverence for the wilderness.
For more information about the programs, please contact Aron Weisgerber at home [540.987.8482], on his cell [540.560.1901],
or send an email to [email protected].
Back in Rappahannock, Aron taught at Hearthstone School for several years, volunteered for the Sperryville Rescue Squad, and held a Wilderness First Responder certificate for four years. Since 1999, Aron has operated an outdoor summer camp for children and young adults in Sperryville, Virginia. He hopes to instill in his campers a life-long relationship with and reverence for the wilderness.
For more information about the programs, please contact Aron Weisgerber at home [540.987.8482], on his cell [540.560.1901],
or send an email to [email protected].
Matt Rooks
We are excited to welcome Matt Rooks into a leadership role this summer. Having attended every Mountain Adventures summer camp since he was three, Matt has ample experience rock climbing, belaying, backpacking, and white-water kayaking. Matt is currently studying English Education at Emory & Henry College. He is Wilderness First Aid Certified and became a Wilderness First Responder in 2022. Matt plans to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2024.
