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Wild Class
Bloomington, Indiana

The 8-Shields of Nature Awareness

Naturalist Studies, Core Routines of
Native Awareness

Games, Play, and Children's
Universal Passions, Natural
Movement & Physical Fitness

The Art of Tracking,
Perception, Observation,
Navigation

Caretaking,
Permaculture, Tending
the Wild, Ethnobotany

Nature-based Community,
The Art of Mentoring &
Teaching, Music & Songs

Heritage, Lineage,
Artifacts

Survival Skills and
Survival Wisdom,
Storytelling

Bird Language, Awareness,
Intuition, The 5 Physical
Senses and Beyond

This is a fun course where you can connect to nature
through native skills and awareness. Learn within a
supportive group of students and mentors. The Wild
program is a series of classes that teaches participants about
the 8 shields (seen below). It begins with Level 1 where
students learn the basics of our unique approach to nature.
From there students may take advanced WILD courses
including Level 2, Tracking & Awareness, Advanced Survival
Skills, or Wild Foods and Cooking.
Open to all ages 18 & up.

Level 1 Overview:

Naturalist Studies: plants, trees, birds, mammals,
reptiles, amphibians
Core Routines of Native Awareness: practicing
techniques to increase awareness and knowledge of
nature
Games: we do like to have fun! Plus our wilderness
games can teach a lot about the animals, hiding,
camouflage, and sensory awareness
Wilderness Survival Skills: shelter, fire, water, food
Navigation Techniques
Stories from our Lineage: Where did these skills and
teachings come from? Who are the ones that came
before?

Level 1 is where new participants begin with the WILD
program. It meets twice per month for 7-hours on a
Saturday and 3-hours on a friday, for 3 months.
The next Level 1 course will begin in March TBA!

Learn to See Through Native Eyes

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Spring Schedule coming soon! Level 1 Schedule:

We are not running the Wild Class this spring (2011) but instead are offering the
Nature-Connection Class

Location: Most often meets near Griffy Lake in Bloomington but we also meet
at other locations around Monroe County such as Hoosier National Forest,
Yellowwood State Forest, and Morgan-Monroe State Forest. If we are traveling to
one of these more distant locations we always meet in town to carpool.
We meet no matter what the weather is like!

Cost: $150 for a 3-month session (may be paid $50 per month due on the 1st of each month)

We are no longer accepting applications for this program. Look for a new Level 1 class to start-up in
March 2011