Three 3-week sessions offer a variety of courses led by qualified and skilled instructors. Each course is one week long and is designed to immerse campers into special cross-cultural and environmental experiences related to the history of the United States. The Treasure Island journey takes campers to one of the barrier islands on the southern coast. While there, campers explore the remote beaches, marshland and maritime forests on the island. The Huck Finn adventure is a watery sojourn into the literary spirit of Mark Twain.
Campers take on the roles of characters related to the book.
They build rafts, learn to navigate, share stories and float down the French Broad River. The Paleo Man Experiment has campers living as closely to the life of early humans as possible. Campers in this adventure explore the 'primitive' qualities of life. At the hidden Valley of the wind, campers build their own shelter, cook in clay post, dry their own meats, and track and forage. The third category of programs that Eagle's Nest offers is through the Hante Wilderness School.