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Coyote Road School teaches lifelong skills in nature awareness and outdoor living and provides experiences that create a positive and lasting connection with the earth.
News and Events Registration is now open for Summer 2008 Coyote Camps This summer we have day camps starting June 23^th and running through late August. Online registration will begin the first week in February. Send us an email saying you want to get the latest updates and discounts for summer 2008 programs and events.
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What We Do We teach San Luis Obispo County youth and adults the skills that will enable them to connect with the land in which they grow and live. So often it seems that people today grow up not knowing what trees are in their neighborhood, what wild plants are edible or hazardous, which birds are residents, and what animals are truly here and not here, let alone how to recognize evidence of their passing. We strive for what has been termed bioregional place-based education – that is, education about the local environment in which you live. We have no classrooms save for the natural resources found in and around our magnificent county. Our floor is the earth, our walls are shaped by the trees and hills; our ceiling is the sky. We take children into nature and explore and have adventures. Our mentors role model that which we teach to our students – wonder, passion, curiosity, love for the natural world. We use primitive skills such as firemaking to get children interested in learning what trees are useful for that purpose, where they are found and how to harvest them. We teach tracking and awareness so that they can see for themselves the animals and where they live. And we follow the children’s passions and interests. Our vision is that all the children have a deep and satisfying relationship with the Earth.
Curiosity Hiding Sneaking Tracking Animals Building Shelters Awareness Games Playing in Water Camouflage Dissecting Hiking Exploring Observing Wild Edibles Basket Making Firemaking Drawing Field Guides Collecting Watching	Educational Philosophy We use techniques known as “coyote mentoring” to draw students into their senses and into a higher state of awareness. We use adventure and exploration, and investigate natural areas with child-like passion to experience mystery and discovery first hand. Our aim is to acknowledge a person’s innate passion for nature and to teach them how to teach themselves through direct observation and exploration. We augment their awareness and naturalist training with the use of Field Guides, journaling and sketching. Our curriculum includes: · Foundation Skills for Exploring Nature · Mammals and Tracking · Plants and Learning the Landscape · Ecology and Human Community · Earth Crafts and Survival Skills · Observation and Awareness Training
Last Updated March 15, 2008 Coyote Regional Outdoor Adventures 4255 Lobos Avenue, Atascadero, Ca. 93422 Office 805-466-4550 J. Dave Wilson, Owner & Director Questions or comments? Contact Webmaster