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Course Series
Explore the world of wilderness education through fascinating courses that will lead you to a deeper connection with nature. Led by experienced instructors, these courses offer a wide range of topics, from wilderness education to nature crafts, tracking, and plant knowledge. The courses consist of practical weekend modules and individual exercises. The courses last between 6 and 12 months and provide comprehensive expertise, taught by experts with extensive outdoor experience.
Wilderness Education
Discover the fascinating world of wilderness education and immerse yourself in a special kind of nature experience. Wilderness courses offer you the chance to connect with nature and experience unforgettable moments. Our seminars focus on practical knowledge and mindful experiences. Develop your senses for nature and find your place in the natural cycles. From life skills to bird watching, the courses listed offer a wide range of topics that will deepen your connection to nature. Immerse yourself in a community of like-minded people. Experienced instructors accompany you on this journey and share their knowledge with passion. Expand your skills, deepen your knowledge, and experience nature in a whole new way. Enrich your life with wilderness education and let yourself be inspired by the “wilderness.” Experience seminars that combine knowledge and nature experiences, and discover the art of living (and surviving) in nature.
Bushcraft
Traditional skills come together to form a living craft here: lighting fires with a bow drill and burning embers, weaving baskets from willow, shaping clay and loam into vessels and firing them over an open fire, making bows and arrows, tanning rawhide, leather, and fur, and making your own clothing and equipment. Step by step, you will be guided from simple materials to masterful execution—with respect for animals and plants, stories, songs, cultural elements, and a deep-rooted connection to nature. Natural crafts are a journey, grounding, expression, and relationship: to yourself, your environment, and ancient lines of knowledge. Discover courses from beginner to master level and take home something you have created yourself – and a new sense of connection.
Tracking
The hidden world of animals opens up to you: tracking means discovering traces, interpreting them, and understanding them as living stories. Footprints, gaits, feeding traces, droppings, feathers, scratching places, or camps—every sign becomes a piece of the puzzle of a larger context. With sharpened perception, mindful travel, and sound knowledge of wildlife biology, behavior, and annual rhythms, you will learn to reconstruct movements and answer questions such as Who? When? Why? Winter wilderness, forest paths, riverbanks, or urban jungles: lots of outdoor practice, learning together in a group, respectful connection with nature, and amazement at the invisible suddenly becoming visible – for beginners and advanced learners alike.
Community
The focus is on togetherness: for us, community means sitting around the fire, sharing stories, cooking together, enjoying days in the forest, listening, laughing, singing, reflecting, and creating genuine connections through mindful communication—with yourself and with the people around you. Whether it's a day of cooking with creative fire recipes, an evening around the fire, a day in the forest, or council rounds with the talking stick: we cultivate a culture of listening, respect, and trust. Simple ingredients—flame, time, presence, openness—create a sustainable space for exchange, healing, inspiration, and new friendships. Come as you are—and leave nourished, seen, and connected.
Mentoring
For us, mentoring means supporting individuals, groups, and learning processes in such a way that connection to nature, community culture, and personal development nourish each other. Medicine wheel, art of mentoring, council, coyote teaching, four-step questioning, perception and threshold walks, mirroring experiences—all of this weaves a framework of safety, belonging, and inspiring growth. Whether it's a father-child day, training in nature-based process facilitation, or training in living and working with the medicine wheel, mentoring gives you the tools, attitude, and practice to see potential, promote development, and create a vibrant culture—for yourself and for others.
Courses for Children
Children and young people discover nature as a place of adventure: experiencing the seasons, reading tracks, sneaking around, lighting fires, researching plants, carving, building, playing, marveling, sleeping under the stars. In our children's courses – from the weekly Wildlings program to tracking days, weekend camps, and the Forest Rangers gang with their age groups – self-confidence, mindfulness, team spirit, and a lively connection to nature grow. A spirit of discovery meets creativity: microscopes, magnifying glasses, logbooks, heart routines, and seating arrangements alternate with movement games, crafts, and campfire cooking. Accompanied and safely guided, young people are allowed to try things out, ask questions, choose their areas of expertise, and gather skills—until they earn their own badge. Being outdoors becomes a natural part of their lives.
Vacation Camps
Vacations become wilderness adventures: our camps immerse children, teenagers, and families deeply in the seasons and cycles of life—spring filled with the scent of blossoms and the first herbs, colorful autumn with its tracks, summer adventures as forest rangers, and nights under the stars. Making fire with and without matches, building shelters, carving, burning embers, recognizing plants and animals, reading tracks, bird language, sneaking and camouflaging, classic and modern orientation, cooking without pots directly in embers, nature crafts, games, free exploration time (free flow), and creative project workshops. Day or overnight format: structure and safety provide the framework, curious exploration fills it. Community grows around meals by the fire, stories, music, and small challenges. Holiday camps create connections—to nature, to skills, to oneself, and to each other. Adventure, learning, and wonder instead of boredom.
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Find Your Personal Nature Experience
The wilderness network presents nature- and wilderness schools and their offerings.
They have the concern to support people to deeply connect with themselves, their fellow human beings and nature. This means arousing curiosity and enthusiasm for nature in both children and adults, stimulating all their senses and encouraging them to actively discover and explore the wonders of nature.