NBTSC

Pssst…Not Back To School Camp is hosting a free online infosession on Saturday, February 21st at 1PM EST/10AM PST! We’d be so appreciative if you’d share this post or tell a friend who you think might be a good fit for camp! Clickable link to sign up can be found in our bio, or nbtsc.org/infosession. We’ll answer all of your questions about camp, including:

Whether your teen might be a good fit for NBTSC

What a typical camp day looks like

When to sign up to lock in the early registration discount

How to choose between our Oregon session and our Vermont session

How tuition works, including our sliding scale options and our BIPOC scholarships

How to arrange travel to camp

What to pack

And more!

* The infosession will be recorded! If you’re not able to attend live, feel free to register anyway and we’ll send you a link to the recording via email. Hope to see you there!!

With winter arriving, it’s a great time to reach out to a friend you made at NBTSC. Or better yet, go hug one... or two!

And if you’re hungry for a big adventure with other unschoolers before NBTSC returns in August, check out the Unschool Adventures trip to Valencia (Spain) in February 2026. It’s 3 weeks long, for ages 15-19, and focused on self-directed Spanish language learning. Just a few spots remain—tell them NBTSC sent you!

(Unschool Adventures was founded by NBTSC staffers Blake & Abbi in 2008; the two programs have exchanged many amazing teens over the years.)

Photo credit...

📸: Unschool Adventures Mexico 2022

Registration for Not Back To School Camp is officially OPEN! Sign up before March 31st to save $150!

Today we’re excited to share about a gap year program being hosted by

“Build skills, make friends, and explore Europe next summer. Apply by Dec 1 and save $200! Learn more and apply now at unschooladventures.com

Gap Year Launchpad is a new kind of experience for 18- to 23-year-olds who want to kickstart their first big trip alongside a group of equally motivated peers. We provide the homebase, the training, the community, and the rail pass. Then we launch you into Europe, and you create the adventure.”

📆 June 9-19, 2025
📍 Brussels, Belgium
👥 ~20 participants ages 18-23
🤑 $1900 if you apply before Dec 1, $2100 after Dec 1

LAST DAY! LAST DAY! (Also, Oregon only has a few spaces left, so don’t miss out!) Art credit to Zoe 🤩

That’s right friends, you heard it here first: register by April 7th and you’ll save $150, so don’t miss the boat! 🛶 Visit the link in our bio to sign up. Art credit to the very talented Zoe 🤩

Howdy camp friends! Our outreach team is working on one final outreach project, and for this reason we’ve extended our early registration deadline until April 7th. Sign up before then to save $150, and we can’t wait to see you this August and September!

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ONE WEEK LEFT! to score the early bird 🐦 discount and save $150! Don’t miss out- sign up now for Not Back To School Camp 2024! 🤩🤩🤩

Click the link in our bio to learn more and sign up now! Early bird pricing only lasts until the end of March so don’t delay. We can’t wait to see you in Oregon and Vermont!