We’re excited to announce that registration for the upcoming 2024-25 school year is officially open!
Below you will find the full catalog for our Bay Area Outdoor Apprenticeships. Check-out our new Apprenticeship Schedule Overview to coordinate schedules for multiple children or friends.
Part of our 20 Years of Trackers is our renewed focus to make the long-term mentoring programs more affordable while ever growing in quality. We’ve made Apprenticeship tuition more accessible for families by reducing program deposits to $55 and lowering the total yearly tuition by over $150 for most programs. Families can also benefit from our 5% sibling discount. Additionally, we’ve added an extra mentoring weekend to each program, increasing the total to 9 weekends.
Apprenticeship Catalog
Outdoor Apprenticeships meet monthly on Saturdays or Sundays from 9 AM to 4 PM. Drop off and pick up are conveniently located in El Cerrito at Camp Herms.
- Grades K-1 / 2-5 / 6-9 Trackers Apprenticeship: Wilderness Survival, Fishing & Foraging | Train in all the Trackers skills. Learn archery and wilderness survival. Go fishing and boating. Cook fantastic outdoor feasts on the campfire while learning folk crafts.
- Grades 1 / 2-5 / 6-9 Rangers Apprenticeship: Stealth, Archery & Wilderness Survival | Train in stealth, archery, wilderness survival, shelter building, and wood carving with expert Trackers Guides. Master fire craft skills and hone your archery prowess at our range.
- Grades 2-5 / 6-9 Mariners Apprenticeship: Fishing, boats & Foraging | Go fishing and boating! Cast your line in local lakes. Hunt for crawdads in creeks and streams. Forage for wild foods along the shoreline and cook what you catch outdoors.
- Grades 4-5 / 6-9 Realms Apprenticeship: Elves, Wizards & Role-Playing | Create your character and play as an elf, wizard, ranger, and more. Quest with foam swords, arrows, and shields. Level Up by learning real outdoor skills while exploring nature.
- NEW! Grades 10-12 Leader-In-Training Apprenticeship: Rangers, Trackers, Mariners & Realms | Programs exclusively for Grades 10-12. Teens master outdoor skills and gain invaluable leadership experience. Choose your program option: Rangers, Mariners, Trackers, Realms, or one encompassing all the Trackers Guilds.