At Trackers we teach kids the Art of Tracking, which includes wilderness survival, folk craft, foraging, storytelling, and much more. The Art of Tracking informs everything we do at our camps and programs. It makes the fields, streams, forests, and seas we explore come alive to reveal unseen stories of the Earth, water, and sky. It helps us see and connect to our greater environment in a deep and intensive way. It calls us to observe before making judgments, then to pause and listen with our intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because what we do is innately unique and challenging, Trackers programs can feel different from conventional camps. We might visit real wilderness sites\u2014not just parks. We adventure outdoors in all weather conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We teach skills that can be challenging to learn, both physically and mentally. Skills that most people have forgotten. Skills that might intimidate some people. But at Trackers we have a saying: \u201cNature Doesn\u2019t Give a Fox (kids think that\u2019s funny)!\u201d We believe the natural world is the best teacher, challenging us to be clever, resilient, strong, and compassionate. At Trackers, we do hard things because that is who we are<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most important lessons nature teaches us is to Be Gritty. Grit helps us connect to wilderness, explore epic places, help those who need us, and weather any storm that comes our way. Grit helps us build confidence and overcome fear. Grit humbles us so we can see the true beauty of the wild. At Trackers one of our main goals is to motivate and inspire kids to Be Gritty. While it may feel hard, it\u2019s far more rewarding (and fun) than always seeking comfort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At Trackers, we immerse kids in the Art of Tracking, encompassing wilderness survival, folk craft, foraging, and storytelling. This approach infuses every aspect of our camps and programs, inviting participants to engage deeply with the natural world. Despite the challenges our unique programs may present, we embrace them with grit, believing in the transformative power of facing difficulties head-on. Nature serves as our ultimate teacher, instilling resilience and compassion as we navigate rugged terrain and unpredictable weather. Through daily surveys and shared experiences, we continuously strive to refine our approach and foster a community committed to doing it better. Join us in the journey of discovery and growth at Trackers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,11,12,56],"tags":[60,62,59,61,63,58,64,46,57],"class_list":["post-4493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outdoor-education","category-children-outdoors","category-nature-awareness","category-nature-kids","category-trackers-lore","tag-art-of-tracking","tag-doing-hard-things","tag-family-values","tag-grit","tag-learning-to-do-it-better","tag-outdoor-skills-and-morals","tag-teaching-humility","tag-trackers-earth","tag-trackers-lore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4493"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4505,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493\/revisions\/4505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}