Two Coyotes Wilderness School is ready for fall.

Executive Director Maggie Gotterer recently shared that fall registration opened on July 18 and registering by August 14 is suggested to be eligible for program scholarships.

The nonprofit organization has locations in Newtown, West Granby, and Killingworth. Programs in Newtown are held at Sticks & Stones Farm, 197 Huntingtown Road.

According to a release from the school, after August 14, the school will make commitments to its staff based on enrollment at that time. School administrators may cancel sessions with low enrollment, combine age groups, or make other modifications as needed.

Scholarship applications are included in the registration form for each program, which are available online at twocoyotes.org.

New health and safety protocols are in place due to the ongoing pandemic. Full details on these protocols are available online at twocoyotes.org/covid-19-program-updates, according to an announcement about the fall programs.

The protective measures include no overnight or other community-wide events this fall; staff/adults will wear masks; it is optional for students to wear masks and maintain social distancing within groups; new drop-off and pickup protocols; hand-washing throughout the day at “tippy tap” stations; more cautious weather cancellation policies to limit indoor time; flexibility to convert programming online in the event that in-person programs are canceled for reasons beyond the school’s control; and maintaining a refund policy, regardless of whether programming is offered in person or online.

The Two Coyotes Wilderness School staff is committed to working with families to get kids outside, connecting to nature, community, and themselves in whatever format is possible, according to the announcement. Gotterer said fall programs in Newtown will include the Coyote Pups Parent & Child program, Coyote Village school year programs, and a new Heartwood Wilderness Skills apprenticeship program for adults.

“We’re really excited about that,” Gotterer said of the program for adults, adding that it will expand what the wilderness school offers for children to allow adults to have a chance to experience nature more, too.

A description for the program reads, “Join the Heartwood Wilderness Skills apprenticeship program for your turn in the woods with our mentors! This program will run from September 2020 to June 2021. For ten months, ‘Oakhearts’ will be mentored in wilderness skills in order to foster a deep relationship to the landscape and our local ecosystem. You’ll learn how to walk into the forest and find the materials you need to make primitive tools and crafts, and build a fire or a shelter. You’ll forge personal connections to the animals, plants, and trees that share your local habitat.”

“It’s just a great way for use to bring what we do to more people,” Gotterer said, adding that Coyote Village school year programs held in Newtown on Thursdays or Fridays have been particularly popular this year depending on the age group involved.

For information on the nonprofit’s programs and fees, visit twocoyotes.org/programs.