| W.I.L.D. The Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development Course Beginning September 2009 in Bloomington, Indiana |
- Learn about nature through real, immersion experiences
- Gain exciting and awesome personal stories that you can tell for the rest of your life
- Connect to the world around you through nature awareness, wilderness survival skills,
animal tracking, and your senses - Learn within a supportive community of life-long learners and mentors
Some more specific WILD curriculum components:
- Making rope from wild plant and tree fibers
- Making fire tools from materials found in the wild
- Nature Awareness: observation, paying attention, enhancing the senses, camouflage,
and movement - Survival Skills as a gateway to awareness and connection to nature
- Edible and Medicinal Plants
- Navigation: with and without modern aids
- Making containers
- Knowledge of and true connection to place
- Experience the sense of community that comes through connection to self, others,
and nature
The 8-Shields Curriculum
Naturalist Studies, Core Routines
of Native Awareness
of Native Awareness
Games, Play, and Children's
Universal Passions, Natural
Movement & Physical Fitness
Universal Passions, Natural
Movement & Physical Fitness
The Art of Tracking,
Perception, Observation,
Navigation
Perception, Observation,
Navigation
Caretaking,
Permaculture, Tending
the Wild
Permaculture, Tending
the Wild
Nature-based Community,
The Art of Mentoring &
Teaching, Music & Songs
The Art of Mentoring &
Teaching, Music & Songs
Heritage, Lineage,
Artifacts
Artifacts
Survival Skills and
Survival Wisdom,
Storytelling
Survival Wisdom,
Storytelling
Bird Language, Awareness,
Dream Interpretation, The 5
Physical Senses and Beyond
Dream Interpretation, The 5
Physical Senses and Beyond
Cost: $65 per month
Instructors: Kevin Glenn and Monique Philpot, see bio page
Locations: Near Griffy Lake, Hoosier National Forest, Morgan-Monroe State Forest,
Yellowwood State Forest
(carpooling from town is encouraged and sometimes arranged)
Email kevin@owlcreekprograms.com if you have any questions
Register by filling out the application at the bottom of this page!
Instructors: Kevin Glenn and Monique Philpot, see bio page
Locations: Near Griffy Lake, Hoosier National Forest, Morgan-Monroe State Forest,
Yellowwood State Forest
(carpooling from town is encouraged and sometimes arranged)
Email kevin@owlcreekprograms.com if you have any questions
Register by filling out the application at the bottom of this page!
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Owl Creek Programs Presents...
| Explore wild nature with us! |
Continuing WILD Students:
There are a few different options for previous WILD students who have completed 9 months of
the program already. As you know, the first immersion program is barely scratching the surface
of the vast depths of the 8 shields curriculum.
Option 1:
In this program you can continue to meet at the same times as the immersion program while being in a
separate group of advanced students. You will get to expand your experience and knowledge of the 8
shields that began in the previous program. You may also play a role in mentoring the next generation of
WILD students through experiences that you have already been through.
There are a few different options for previous WILD students who have completed 9 months of
the program already. As you know, the first immersion program is barely scratching the surface
of the vast depths of the 8 shields curriculum.
Option 1:
In this program you can continue to meet at the same times as the immersion program while being in a
separate group of advanced students. You will get to expand your experience and knowledge of the 8
shields that began in the previous program. You may also play a role in mentoring the next generation of
WILD students through experiences that you have already been through.
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Dates for the introductory and advanced WILD programs:
Fall 2009 Schedule: Meets 3 times per month
September 4th, Friday 4-7pm
September 12th, Saturday 10am-5pm
September 18th, Friday 4-7pm
October 10th, Saturday 10am-5pm
October 16th, Friday 4-7pm
October 30th, Friday 4-7pm
November 6th, Friday 4-7pm
November 14th, Saturday 10am-5pm (optional overnight)
November 20th, Friday 4-7pm
Fall 2009 Schedule: Meets 3 times per month
September 4th, Friday 4-7pm
September 12th, Saturday 10am-5pm
September 18th, Friday 4-7pm
October 10th, Saturday 10am-5pm
October 16th, Friday 4-7pm
October 30th, Friday 4-7pm
November 6th, Friday 4-7pm
November 14th, Saturday 10am-5pm (optional overnight)
November 20th, Friday 4-7pm
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| Online Application for WILD (to begin registration) |
You’ve read about it in books. You’ve seen it on TV. You had it when you were young. Scientific studies are
telling us we need it for health. It’s disappearing quickly. Isn’t it time you connect with wild nature and really
see what the fuss is all about?
The WILD class is a unique program where adults can experientially learn about ecology, animal tracking &
behavior, nature awareness, wilderness living skills, being in nature, and the wild within. Our classroom is
outdoors and the lead instructor has 10 years of teaching experience.
The WILD “intro” program begins September 4th, 2009 at 4pm. Ages 18 & up.
Course Fee: $65 per month, meets 3 times per month, see the schedule below.
Once the 3-month introductory program is complete you may continue on into the advanced courses.
telling us we need it for health. It’s disappearing quickly. Isn’t it time you connect with wild nature and really
see what the fuss is all about?
The WILD class is a unique program where adults can experientially learn about ecology, animal tracking &
behavior, nature awareness, wilderness living skills, being in nature, and the wild within. Our classroom is
outdoors and the lead instructor has 10 years of teaching experience.
The WILD “intro” program begins September 4th, 2009 at 4pm. Ages 18 & up.
Course Fee: $65 per month, meets 3 times per month, see the schedule below.
Once the 3-month introductory program is complete you may continue on into the advanced courses.
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