Earth Skills for Educators: Teacher Training Weekend in New Jersey
May 20-22, 2022
Arrive 3pm-6pm on Friday (pending carpool/caravan schedule from Wells Mills County Park)
Departure from camp at 1pm on Sunday
Location: Pine Barrens Primitive Camp, NJ
For Adults, Parents who want to learn how to share Nature and Earth Skills with youth, 4E is hosting a Teacher Training weekend program at the Tracker School's Primitive Camp in NJ (a short 4WD trek from Wells Mills County Park - carpool/caravan available).
Participants come together to share their experiences with and learn from our greatest teacher --the Earth. Rick Berry and the 4E crew will lead this course and look forward to sharing lessons from years of teaching about how to create an optimal space for children to learn directly from Nature. This will be a special weekend as it is on the site where Tom learned from Grandfather. Rick Berry will be sharing from his own experience of 30 years sharing a perspective on the deep rooted Vision that Tom is passing on and how it is evolving to reach todays youth.
Participants come together to share their experiences with and learn from our greatest teacher --the Earth. Rick Berry and the 4E crew will lead this course and look forward to sharing lessons from years of teaching about how to create an optimal space for children to learn directly from Nature. This will be a special weekend as it is on the site where Tom learned from Grandfather. Rick Berry will be sharing from his own experience of 30 years sharing a perspective on the deep rooted Vision that Tom is passing on and how it is evolving to reach todays youth.
Wilderness Skills Online Training Course
For Adults, Parents and Instructors of Earth Skills
- Wilderness Living Skills
- Teaching Wilderness Skills to Youth
- How to Learn from our Children
This 4-week series meets on Mondays and Thursdays (8 total sessions).
May 11th to June 4th, 4pm-5:30pm PACIFIC TIME.
<< Space is limited. Click here to register! >>
Core Curriculum:
Sacred Order of Survival
Tracking, Awareness, Caretaker Attitude
Coyote Teaching Methods
How to Inspire and Teach Youth
This will be a combination of Survival Skills and coyote teaching techniques with youth.
Lead by Rick Berry and Pashu Esquibel
Example course:
Zoom video call—Meet and greet virtual circle
Story of awareness skill and awareness exercise
Coyote Teaching applications
Survival skill story/demo
Nature dirt time
Ending circle.
Rick Berry: Cherokee, Irish, Euro Descent
Rick has over 30 years experience teaching youth and for the past 20 years has been directing and operating non-profit organizations on both coasts. Rick developed Instructor Trainings over the years to mesh skills with the how to approach with children and keep alive the concept of “coyote teaching” and creating deep connections to the Earth Mother. Rick started with Tracker School in 1986 as a teenager, and spent much time in remote places in the Klamath Mountains in his 20’s with his good friend Gary Morris, who lived with Yurok Elder Calvin Rube.
Richard “Pashu” Esquibel: Apache, Bask, Euro Descent
Pashu grew up playing in the out-of-doors, learning wood working skills, camping, hiking and fishing. As a child he also learned bow making and leather work from a Choctaw-Apache elder named Long-Trader. In 2007 he attended the Tracker School and is highly passionate and self motivated in working skills and dedicated to passing on the old ways. His passion for the skills shows in his hand made bows, arrows, baskets, buckskins, stone and bone tools. Pashu holds a deep respect for nature and loves teaching the sacred old ways skills to anyone that is willing to learn. Pashu has been with 4EEE / Fox Walkers for the past 8 years and leads much of the skill teachings and Teen Survival trips.
<< Space is limited. Click here to register! >>
Payment Options:
If you would like to request a scholarship, please CLICK HERE.
- Pay online with credit card at time of registration.
- To pay by check, please select the check payment option during registration and mail your payment to 4EEE, PO Box 1823, Nevada City, CA 95959. Include your contact information and the session you registered for.
If you would like to request a scholarship, please CLICK HERE.