Ethno-Botany & Herbal Conservation

Part-Time Semester Apprenticeship with the Wolf College

Ethno-Zoology & Wildlife Conservation

Part-Time Semester Apprenticeship

The Part-Time Semester of Ethno-Zoology & Wildlife Conservation is an Ethnozoology Apprenticeship with an ethic of wildlife conservation, and may be repeated for an additional semester to earn an Ethnozoologist Certification. No prerequisite. For an explanation of these fields of study, check out the Wikipedia Definition of Ethnozoology and our Essay on Earth Skills Education. Apply Now for Fall Semester starting September 22, 2012 and running through January 20, 2013. Spring Semester of 2013 runs January 19 - May 19 with optional extension to June 19th. Click here for Tuition Information which includes all of the following:

• Attendance at your choice of any 1 of our scheduled Training Camps per semester (all expenses included except travel to-from the course site and any nights requiring indoor lodging); additional Training Camps charged at a discount from the listed price. If you cannot attend one of the 2 scheduled training camps taking place during your semester of study (or if one is canceled due to weather, etc.) then you may substitute another during the semester or summer immediately following your semester.
• 5 monthly Apprenticeship Field Trips per semester running from 9-5 on Saturdays;
• 5 monthly Wolf Journey Classes per semester running on weekdays evenings in the location nearest your home, plus optional complimentary attendance/assistance at Wolf Journey classes running earlier in the day and at locations further away from your location if space is available;
• Feedback from your instructors Kim & Chris Chisholm after every field exercise you complete as you procede through Book III of the Wolf Journey Earth Conservation Course - Trail of the Wildlife Tracker; expected progress is one field exercise per week, or a minimum of 16 chapter lessons per semester, although you may do as many as one per day if desired;
• 1 Mentoring Visit from Chris & Kim to your personal Study Site;
• 4 Study Days normally taking place on Sundays at the Wolf Campus in Puyallup;
• 4 Saturday or Sunday Wolf Tracking Workshops taking place around the Northwest, with additional Wolf Tracker Trainings & Practices Sessions charged at $5 each;
• 2 all-day Saturday Workshops of our choice per semester taking place in the mid-south Puget Sound area, with additional optional Saturday Workshops charged at just $25 each;
• Optional Ethnozoologist Certification evaluation upon graduation which requires a $200 fee for contracted evaluators.

Ethno-Ecology & Habitat Conservation

Full-Time Semester Apprenticeship

The Full-Time Semester of Ethno-Ecology & Habitat Conservation is an Ethnoecology Apprenticeship with an ethic of habitat conservation, and may be repeated for an additional semester to earn an Ethnoecologist Certification. No prerequisite. For an explanation of these fields of study, check out the Wikipedia Definition of Ethnoecology and our Essay on Earth Skills Education. Apply Now for Fall Semester starting September 22, 2012 and running through January 20, 2013. Spring Semester of 2013 runs January 19 - May 19 with optional extension to June 19th. Click here for Tuition Information which includes all of the following:

• Attendance at your choice of any 1 of our scheduled Training Camps per semester (all expenses included except travel to-from the course site and any nights requiring indoor lodging); additional Training Camps charged at a discount from the listed price. If you cannot attend one of the 2 scheduled training camps taking place during your semester of study (or if one is canceled due to weather, etc.) then you may substitute another during the semester or summer immediately following your semester.
• 5 monthly Apprenticeship Field Trips per semester running from 9-5 on Saturdays;
• 5 monthly Wolf Journey Classes per semester running on weekdays evenings in the location nearest your home, plus optional complimentary attendance/assistance at Wolf Journey classes running earlier in the day and at locations further away from your location if space is available;
• Feedback from your instructors Kim & Chris Chisholm after every field exercise you complete as you procede through Books I-II-III of the Wolf Journey Earth Conservation Courses; expected progress is three field exercises per week, or a minimum of 48 chapter lessons per semester, although you may do as many as one per day if desired;
• 2 Mentoring Visits from Chris & Kim to your personal Study Site;
• 4 Study Days normally taking place on Sundays at the Wolf Campus in Puyallup;
• 4 Saturday Workshops per semester taking place from 10:00-4:00 in the mid-south Puget Sound area, with any additional optional Saturday Workshops charged at just $25 each;
• 4 Sunday Afternoon Sustainable Homes & Gardens Workshops with Permaculture Potluck taking place at the Wolf Campus in Puyallup and other areas of the state, with additional Sunday afternoon workshops charged at $5 each;
• 4 Saturday or Sunday Wolf Tracking Workshops taking place around the Northwest, with additional Wolf Tracker Trainings & Practices Sessions charged at $5 each;
• Optional Ethnoecologist Certification evaluation upon graduation which requires a $200 fee for contracted evaluators.

Outdoor Living & Wilderness Conservation

Full-Time Survival Skills Apprenticeship with Prerequisite

The Full-Time Residential Semester of Outdoor Living & Wilderness Conservation is a Primitive Living Skills Apprenticeship with an ethic of wilderness conservation, and may be repeated for an additional semester to earn a Survival Specialist Certification. Prerequisite: Successful completion of another apprenticeship with us, with preference given to those in our Summertime Residential Environmental Education Apprenticeships. Apply Now for Fall Semester starting September 22, 2012 and running through January 20, 2013. Spring Semester of 2013 runs January 19 - May 19 with optional extension to June 19th. Click here for Tuition Information which includes all of the following:

• Space on land on which to live traditionally; alone, in a small group, or in community with others in the program:
• 5 monthly Apprenticeship Field Trips running from 9-5 on Saturdays with transportation provided from your primitive living site.
• 15 on-site, one-on-one and group mentoring sessions with your instructor, Chris Chisholm, or a minimum of three times per month.
• Optional complimentary attendance at our Evening Wolf Journey Classes and Weekend Workshops running throughout the academic year.
• Graduation Rite of Passage Ceremony, option of moving into Traditional Living & Cultural Conservation, and choice of optional Survival Specialist Certification Evaluation which requires a $200 fee for contracted evaluators.

Traditional Living & Cultural Conservation

Full-Time Traditional Skills Apprenticeship with Prerequisites

The Full-Time Residential Semester of Traditional Living & Cultural Conservation is a Stone Age Living Skills Apprenticeship with an ethic of cultural conservation, and may be repeated for an additional semester to earn a Traditional Technologist Certification. Prerequisite: Graduating from our semester of Outdoor Living & Wilderness Conservation.

• Space on land on which to live traditionally; alone, in a small group, or in community with others in the program:
• 15 on-site, one-on-one and group mentoring sessions with your instructor, Chris Chisholm, or a minimum of three times per month.
• Graduation Rite of Passage Ceremony, and choice of complimentary Traditional Technologist Certification Evaluation.