ABOUT
Wild Adventure Camp is an art and adventure based camp that serves kids ages 5-16. Founded on an idea of inclusion and summer freedom, we get outdoors to explore life skills, emotional intelligence, friendship, community and the natural world. We believe in the value and importance of a meaningful and exciting camp experience and want to make summer camp available to all kids who desire to be outdoors in an exciting, safe, supportive atmosphere. Where curiosity reigns and play is the rule of the day, kids can truly be themselves and push their limits while learning about the region, its inhabitants and themselves.
Brittanica Maxter, MaEd
Director
Bryan Parish
Program Manager
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Brittanica has a deep-seated appreciation for the outdoors, the community, and sense of curiosity and exploration which she has worked hard to encourage in every child she has mentored over the last 14 years.
Brittanica is here for the adventure, the laughs and songs, the thrills, the views, the moments of stillness, and “for science!” She holds a masters degree in Education, and is certified in Play Therapy- she designs all the programs with playful methods of effective and efficacious teaching, coaching and leading. Taking campers on adventures that explore survival and physical skills, visual & performing arts, social and emotional learning, conservation, plant identification and wild crafting, regional history and heritage, and swimming! Brittanica is also a visual artist and woodworker, her love for drawing, watercolor, fiber art, and sculpture is incorporated into many outdoor camp experiences. Brittanica is wilderness First Responder, Lifeguard Trained, and a certified Leave No Trace Trainer.
Specific passions Brittanica brings with her everywhere are; social justice, harmonica music, photography, food, hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding, basketball, cake decorating, martial arts, magical storytelling and many mediums of art.
Bryan loves adventures. Originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin Bryan spent most of his youth hiking, camping, and canoeing the Northwood’s of the Midwest. Bryan fell in love with summer camp and has spent over 20 years working with summer camps in Washington, Idaho, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He has a passion for enabling youth to experience the wonder and magic of the natural world around us.
Bryan holds a degree in Developmental psychology; specializing in wilderness therapy. He holds a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Lifeguard certifications and has extensive field medicine training. Bryan also has run facilitation workshops for corporate and private clients, including High and Low Ropes course.
When not out on an adventure you can find Bryan kicking a soccer ball or singing proudly at the Sounders games. Bryan lists laying in the sun with his feet in the water as one of his favorite things to do. Loves Mike and Ike’s and his favorite Dinosaur is a Plesiosaurus!