Fire making is one of the most foundational outdoor skills, and one most adults never actually learn. In this hands-on class, you’ll practice selecting materials, building different fire lays, using ignition tools, managing a safe flame, and fully extinguishing a fire. You’ll learn the history, science, and human connection behind fire while gaining the confidence to build one responsibly anywhere you explore.

Wild Educators is an in-person nature-based educator training by The Wild School designed to help educators and parents learn how to teach with the land they are standing on. Rooted in Houston’s local ecosystems and the 8 Shields mentoring framework, this immersive workshop focuses on practical tools you can use immediately, including place-based lesson design, core routines of nature connection, and the art of questioning to draw thinking and curiosity out of children. Participants leave with a clear, grounded approach to outdoor teaching that is responsive, intentional, and deeply connected to place.

Tracking opens up a new layer of understanding outdoors. You’ll learn to identify tracks and signs, interpret animal movement, observe behavior, make field sketches, create plaster casts, and build your ecological awareness. Expect a slow, intentional day on the land that changes how you see every trail you walk afterward.