The Barra School, Inc is a 501c3 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 at-risk youth and youth of other underserved and marginalized populations.

Campers at The Barra School's riverside campsite participating in a humanities-based Council circle. Image includes forest landscape with youth laying down on mats in a circle reading with the river in the background. Image is of a cool, shaded forest space. There are sunflowers and ferns in the center of the Council circle.
Three campers are sitting together weaving traditional Abenaki ash baskets at The Barra School's riverside campsite.
A solo youth stands on the bank at The Barra School's riverside campsite. Image includes a cool, dark forest in the foreground and the youth and the river in the background.

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. 

Since 2021, The Barra School has offered FREE Youth Programming!


Summer Day Camp in East Corinth 

Year-Round Overnight Programming for At-Risk Youth

Youth Arts Programming in conjunction with Acorn Youth Arts


As a FUNDRAISER to support our FREE Youth Programming, The Barra School offers Year-Round Fee-Based Adult Programming, including Workshops and Retreats.


To find out about our current program offerings, please click the links above or contact thebarraschool@zohomail.com


Help Us Acquire our Permanent Home!

We have been blessed with the opportunity to purchase a beautiful property adjacent to where we have held  programming for the  past three years. 

This ten acre, river front parcel features a large two story cabin complete with all the furnishings needed to run winter programming, house youth during inclement weather or hazardous conditions, and will allow us to host community workshops and retreats. 

Help us make the dream of owing our very own cabin a reality by making a gift of any amount today!

Donate Online Today To Ensure Our Programming Remains FREE! 

Tax Deductible Contributions Can Also be Mailed to:

The Barra School, Inc

PO Box 1023

East Corinth, VT 05040