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Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Mar 04, 2010

Many parents still have questions about our Houses & Guilds curriculum…

What is the Rangers Guild? Rangers train wilderness skills such as survival, invisibility, navigation and tracking.

What is the Wilders Guild? Wilders (a homage to Laura Ingalls Wilder) learn village skills such as fiber arts, how to grow gardens, caretaking for wildlands and tending to the heart of the village.

What are badges? We have a video for that. It was made at our first ever badge ceremony for our Rangers….

What are Houses? This is a way for families to steer the course for how Trackers helps mentor their children. It all begins at our Nature of the Village Family Camp July 19-23, 2010. A a momentous week indeed.

Where can my child become a Wilder, Ranger, Mariner or Artisan? A couple programs...

Home School Guilds
Summer Camp Wilders Guild: Homesteading Camp
Summer Camp Rangers Guild: Nature Skills Camp
Teen Summer Camp Mariners Guild: Build a Kayak on the Oregon Coast

Where do I learn more? Come to our Open House on March 27. Meet all your Trackers instructors, program directors, executive director and have some of my homemade chocolate chip cookies. Visit our Camp Open House

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