Since childhood each of us has known we had an intimate place in the natural world. As we grew in our passion for studying and living with the Earth we have gained the desire to share the connection, skills, and knowledge with our communities. In April of 2007, Roots School was founded with the driving purpose of keeping these ancient gifts alive in the hearts and minds of our students, and their communities.

ROOTS School's mission is to educate people of all ages and backgrounds in:

• Traditional Survival
• Awareness and Tracking
• Ancient Living Skills

Throughout the years of work we have put into teaching, we have noticed some overwhelming results at our courses. People, from all ages and walks of life love learning skills of self reliance, they love connecting to each other around good meals and campfires, and the love connecting to the natural world. People leave engaged and alive, and ready to continue learning. It is locked within the human consciousness as something we all share. We have seen this, time and time again, and it makes us work harder to bring our courses to their highest level.

Roots Courses

In assessing our courses and the results of our work we have committed to certain standards that can be expected at our courses. First, our course sizes are limited, normally capped at 12-16 people. In doing so we ensure a staff to student ratio in which every student receives one-on-one instruction as needed throughout the course. Our small sizes also allow us to provide quality materials, open space on the land, and fresh local meals.

We have also committed to teaching from experience and through experience. Our courses are designed to set students up to apply our teachings in their lives. Skills must be learned by doing them, so we focus on the experience our students are having, on what they are doing at our courses.

We are not masters of these skills and in the scheme of what there is to know and experiences in our world, we know and have done little. We know that these skills do not belong to us or anyone, but to everyone. We work hard to maintain the integrity of the lessons that have been handed down through time, and the lessons the land itself has taught us.

In return we receive the honor of teaching and sharing something core to who we are, as individuals, and as a community. We get to move and work within our landscape, and know it intimately. We are forced to continue learning, for and from our students. Ultimately, it is why we are here and we love it.

Roots Staff