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Wilderness Institute programs are designed to fully engage children and adults in exploring the natural world while encouraging their sense of wonder. We strive to inspire in students a deep appreciation for nature and in their own capabilities by providing hands-on Mindfulness Nature Immersion experiences with opportunities to stretch their "comfort zones" to feel more comfortable in the outdoors while developing life skills appropriate for their age group.
We plan, organize, and facilitate extraordinary adventure-based educational experiences. Our programs are also offered in a variety of locations including the Santa Monica Mountains NRA near Malibu, California. Our Mobile Rock Climbing Wall and activities can come to your facility or most any off-site meeting location.
As an Outdoor School, we introduce your students to ecological concepts and teach sustainability practices through hands-on activities which are both stimulating and challenging. We provide students instruction in outdoor skills, natural and cultural history, team-building, leadership and life skills.
Through the ongoing creative exploration, practical first-hand experiences, and natural play students deepen their understanding of the world around them. This instills a heartfelt relationship with nature and builds a foundation of respect and appreciation for nature and for each other.
Program Options
♦ Outdoor Classroom- Field Outings lasting from three hours to a full day.
♦ Mountain Adventure Retreat Center- Residential Camping programs lasting from two to three days
♦ Wilderness Challenge- Teen leadership development program
♦ "WILD" Learning Discoveries Homeschool Educational Program- Scheduled and customized outdoor classes
♦ Reach Higher! A School-site Community Development program (Mobile Experiential Events and Rock Wall- Provides empowered team building activities at your location!)
Our staff of professional naturalists and specialists can enrich your current studies in a variety of subjects!
Imagine your students......
Finding lost treasure with a map & compass... Catching insects in a net... Making cordage like Native Americans... Hitting the target with a Tomahawk ... Or, celebrating their team success in the Eco-Challenge!
Selection of program topics include:
Nature Immersion (and Interpretive Hikes)
Leaping Lizards (Reptiles)
Furry Critters (Wildlife/Mammals)
Birds of Prey (Raptors)
Bug Buddies (Insects and Spiders)
Tide pool Discovery (Marine Biology)
Wildland Fire (Fire Ecology & Safety)
Stream Explorers (Watershed Ecology)
Astronomy (and Lunar Studies)
Fossil Findings (Geology and Dinosaurs!)
Native American Indigenous Skills (Crafts & Lore)
Pioneer Living Skills (Kids on the Frontier)
Wilderness Skills (Shelters, Fire, Navigation, & more!)
Target Archery Instruction (Field Archery Course)
Nordic Skiing and Snowshoeing (Winter Ecology)
Primitive Skills (Bush Craft)
Rock Climbing (and Rappelling)
Leadership and Team-Building Adventures (Challenge Ropes Course)
Wilderness Institute Learning Discoveries (W.I.L.D.)
The WILD Homeschool Education Program is a series of outdoor experiential activity lessons designed to provide your homeschooled children with insightful and engaging learning opportunities. Students will meet new friends and build strong bonds of fellowship, gain increased confidence in their newfound outdoor skills and physical movement capabilities, and develop a deeper understanding and connection to the natural world in this engaging series of classes.
We introduce your children to ecological concepts and teach sustainability practices through hands-on activities that are both stimulating and challenging. Through the study of ecological principles, nature immersion, and natural play experiences, students deepen their understanding of the world around them. This discovery approach helps to build a stronger community instilling a heartfelt relationship with nature while building a foundation of respect and appreciation for the earth and each other.
Each activity class day is composed of 5-hours where students work in small teams doing hands-on lessons and spend focused time on areas of specific interest and skill development.
School-site Community Development
Reach Higher! is our school outreach program targeted at serving middle-school students at risk of the negative impacts from peer-bullying and loss of community. Highlighted by the use of Team Challenge and Mobile Rock Wall activities, the program focuses on building community or common-unity within the class and increasing students communication, problem solving, collaboration, and teamwork skills. Outcomes include deepened levels of trust, enhanced self-efficacy, and increased resilience among student participants resulting in reduced instances of "Bullying" and its negative consequences.
CLIENTS SERVED-(PARTIAL LIST OF SCHOOLS)
Alpine Academy
Anderson Enrichment
Ann Williams Pre-school
Apex Homeschool Program
Atlantic Church Of Christ
Bel Air Prep School
Beth Israel Day School
Blanch Reynolds Elementary
Born Learners Pre-School
Bowmen Memorial United Methodist School
Brentwood School
Brookside Elementary School
Buckley High School
Camarillo Christian School
Campbell Hall School
Camptonville Academy
Canterbury Magnet School
Canyon Elementary School
Carden School
Carl Thorpe School
Castle Mont School
Chaim Weizman Day School
Channel Island Marine Science Academy
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Children's Community School
Colfax High School
Colfax Elementary School
Children's World
Christian Way School
Countryside Preparatory School
Coutin School
Crane School
Crestview Elementary
Crossroads Elementary School
Crossroads Middle School
Curtis School
Dorris Place School
Eagle Rock Elementary
Einstein Academy
Encino Elementary School
Encino Parent Nursery School
Ethel Marder Pre-School
Fairfield Elementary School
Ferraian Elementary School
Foundation for the Junior Blind
Franklin Elementary School
George Air Force Base
Harvard-Westlake School
Hesby Oaks School
Heschel Day School
High Point Academy
Holms Middle School
Holy Martyr Elementary
Intergate Academy
International Training & Exchange
Justan Summer School Kindercare
King Drew Medical Magnet
Landmark West school
Larson School
Lawrence 2000
Little Oaks School
Live Oak Waldorf School
Los Altos YMCA
Los Encinas Elementary School
Madrona Elementary School
Malibu High School
Malibu Park Jr. High School
Manhattan Beach Intermediate School
Marine Science Academy
Marlborough School
Meadow Oaks School
Meadows Elementary School
Merci School
Miramonte Elementary School
Modesto City School
Monterey Highlands School
Mountainview Park Homeschool
Noyes Elementary School
O'Melveny Elementary School
Oak Park Unified School District
Oaks Hill elementary School
Ojai Valley Schools
Open Charter School
Our Lady of the Valley
Pacific School
Parent School
Pegasus School
Peninsula Heritage School
Pinecrest Elementary School
Placer Union High School
Play Mountain Place School
Polytechnic Middle School
Porter Ranch Pre-school
Rolling Hills Country Day School
Reno High School
Rosemead High School
Savanna High School
School of Little Angels
Sequoia Union High School
Serrania Elementary School
Shepard of the Valley
Sierra Canyon School
Sierra Vista Jr. High
Sinai Akiba Academy
St Martin in the Field
St Mathews Parish
St. Bernardine Elementary
St. Euphrasia School
St. Francis Xavier School
St. John Chrysostom School
St. Martin of Tours
St. Michael's School
Stagg Street Elementary
Stephen Weiss Middle School
Tahoe Unified School District
Temple Beth Hillel
Temple Isaiah
Thatcher School
The Center for Early Education
The Oaks School
Thirty-Second Street Magnet
Topanga Elementary School
Trinity Pacific Christian School
Turning Point School
Valley Alternative School
Vena Avenue School
Viewpoint School
Village School
Vistamar School
Walden School
Webster Elementary
Welby Way Magnet School
West Valley Christian School
Westland Elementary School
Westridge School for Girls
Westwood United Methodist
Wildwood School
Windward School
Woodland Hills Elementary
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