Trackers TEAMS Blog

Apprentice, no master

9th

September

Very rarely do we visit with masters of any craft in our world. They may be famous, oft quoted in magazines, featured in documentaries or authors of categorical tomes. Yet they're no longer our neighbors, let alone our uncles and aunties, our mothers and fathers. Our culture often has people moving from place to place, job to job, learning hobbies or ways to earn cash. While self-branded artists are phenomenal they suggest a form of more personal expression. Masters are those who labor to animate,…

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I'm wrong and so are you

11th

August

One of my favorite mottos is, "All models are wrong and some are useful". In my younger years as a student of wilderness schools, that attitude made me a bear for any teacher who asserted the infallibility of their learning model. Though the belief that trite philosophical hoops can fix all our woes permeates our culture, I take special umbrage…

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Rocking with the Seasons, new 3 month program

4th

August

What is nature immersion? Is it learning a lot of new skills, becoming good at a craft? Is it becoming a better person? More aware? To me, all that's secondary. What's more important is the relationship between one another, the land and the village. That's it. Much of contemporary wilderness skills training is about "becoming better", "healed"…

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Spring Preview: the 3 month program

26th

July

The following is a preview for the Earth Village (Spring Session). Its rounds out the story for our tandem 9 month program. In spring we immerse ourselves in the world of plants and the realm of the birds. Everything is exploding with life. Early in the term you take your Permaculture Design Certification and in hands on projects throughout…

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3 month program in the Winter

22nd

July

Leading up to official announcement for our 3 month option for our immersion program (August 1), we're releasing the details for the Water Village (Winter Session). Exploring the ancient history and lore of travel from the arctic and all across the seven seas your team first builds a 24 foot traditional skin on frame whaling boat called an…

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Our 3 month program in Fall

14th

July

We have some more tidbits about our Fall rollout our 3 month seasonal program (full launch in January 2010). Students now have the opportunity to take 3 months, 6 months, 9 months or 1 full year. The goal is to offer flexibility to people such as working professionals, parents and more; encouraging even more  diversity in the village.…

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