TrackersNW Homeschool Outdoor Days
Outdoor Adventure: boats, tracking, wilderness skills, martial arts & more
Ages 6-8 & 9-10
Next Taster Day Friday, April 11, 2008, 9:30am-2:30pm
8 week session
Every Thursday, begins April 17, 2008, 9:30am-2:30pm or
Every Friday, begins April 18, 2008, 9:30am-2:30pm
Check out our Home School FAQ
For millions of years, and most of human history, hunter-gatherer cultures raised their children competently, aware of their roles, and aware with their senses. Spending nearly every moment out-of-doors they were completely connected to nature through their lives and livelihoods.
TrackersNW Homeschool Day Program moves beyond conventional schooling and returns to this timeless way of learning that is both collaborative and rich in experience. We believe our culture needs to make 'common sense' common again. We train children and adults in competency and accountability through a deep, experiential connection to nature and community.
We see the natural world as much more than an outdoor classroom; our survival depends on our collective health; both the health of humans, and that of the land. Our programs don't just teach children about nature, we make the natural world an everyday reality in our lives.
This hands-on program reclaims adventure from TV and video games by creating participatory experiences that guide the senses, offering an opportunity for parents, children, and instructors to fully explore our own rich stories. Our staff is committed to building an inclusive team spirit with an eye for the individual participant's needs and safety in the outdoors. Through continuous conversation of everyone involved, we take the time to develop a diverse range of experience in many areas, including wild edible plants, animal tracking, awareness of ecology, wilderness living skills, outdoor savvy, martial arts, theater improv and much more.
At TrackersNW we reiterate our commitment to families who choose home schooling and unschooling. Many of our instructors and core founders spent their youth in independent and self-motivated learning environments such as home schooling. Working with home school families is the best way we can foster more powerful learning relationships. Through our support for these families, who make independent and intelligent choices for their child's education, we help shape the greater health of the community, where people are more connected to one another and to the land.
Set up an appointment to learn more, register over the phone, online or Contact Us.
Please note Our core philosophy is to let children feel like that group of kids wandering country backyards 50 years ago: autonomous, tired, muddy, wet, dirty, ecstatic and happy from the woods and wild. We are acutely aware of full and real hazards of the out of doors and social dynamics after years of working in environmental education. We try to move away from the highly structured and limiting tolerances of conventional environmental education while keeping kids truly safe but not encapsulated from, or phobic of nature. We are deep patriots to the value of offering guided yet very free and transparent experiences for kids. We believe it is okay to be thirsty at times, cold at times, and wet at times. It builds empathy and care for the gifts of life. It fosters adventure and sincere accomplishment. We also believe it is critical to feel supported and cared for as they truly explore their passion and responsibility. And through a healthy life immersed in nature, they test the limits and great potential of the often untapped physical and emotional resiliency they possess.
TrackersNW Homeschool Outdoor Days Ages 6-8 & 9-10Skills covered include
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