Education

Education

Cultivating leaders who guide communities into the natural world.

Overview

We develop outdoor leaders, of every age, who facilitate meaningful nature-based experiences and strengthen community relationships with the outdoors. Our training brings together scientific understanding, practical outdoor skills, and mindful presence.

Signature Program

Learning in Nature: Bring Communities into the Natural World

A comprehensive course that gives participants the tools to facilitate safe, engaging, and inspiring outdoor group experiences while strengthening community connection to the natural world.


Participants develop

  • Confidence in leading and connecting with others
  • Ecological awareness and respect for land
  • Skills to ensure participant safety and wellbeing

Adult Education

Our Education Pillar strengthens community capacity by training leaders who can confidently and safely guide others into the natural world, a ripple effect that expands access to nature and supports collective wellbeing.


Community leaders & educators

Teachers, nonprofit leaders, youth mentors, recreation staff

Outdoor professionals

Guides, naturalists, instructors, wilderness safety trainees

Wellness practitioners

Yoga and mindfulness instructors, therapists, coaches

Lifelong learners

Anyone seeking confidence, connection, and new skills in nature

Courses

  • Wilderness First Aid Training
  • Environmental Education
  • Certifications
  • Principles of Guiding

Youth Education

Nurturing the next generation of curious, capable nature stewards, building confidence, connection, and early leadership through hands-on time outdoors.

For Caregivers

Youth programs are led by trained, background-checked instructors, with age-appropriate group sizes, clear safety practices, and caregiver consent.

Courses

  • Environmental Education
  • Ancestral Skills such as fire building, shelter building, archery
  • Canoeing and kayaking

What Young People CAn Gain

  • Curiosity and confidence in the natural world
  • Naturalist knowledge and outdoor skills, taught at an age-appropriate pace
  • Mentorship and pathways toward outdoor leadership