For the majority of human existence, our understanding of the natural world, our skills and innate abilities, and our love for each other kept us alive and strong in the wilderness. Roots' teachings reconnect us all to our birthright and ancestral lineage of survival, tracking and awareness, and earth based philosophies.

Join us in the beautiful Green Mountains for an experience based, intensive journey from humanities' past to its future.

Core Skills I- Build and sleep in debris huts, make friction fire, make and use stone tools, bark containers, tracking, hunting, trapping, and much more. Ancient Scout- a week that will permnantly alter your percpetion of awareness, self-defense, and surviving unseen.
 
 
The Wilderness Survival Immersion Project is a long-term intensive learning experience starting with a four day survival introduction. After that the students will meet monthly for seven months to study and train. Read More...
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Ancient Scout
08/08/2010 - 08/14/2010
Teen Scout
08/17/2010 - 08/22/2010
Ninjutsu and Self Defense Weekend Seminar
09/04/2010 - 09/05/2010
WSIP Introduction
09/10/2010 - 09/13/2010
We are very excited to be releasing the Origins Course. Starting in January of 2011, this is a ten month primitive living skills course in which students will make all the tools they need and prepare for a week long primitive bow hunting trip.
 

Roots Video

Untied Magazine did a video piece about the school during Core Skills I. Pictures from the class, video, and interviews with students and instructors. Check it out. For more information about our classes check our course list, Click Here