WILD Passport is the first commercially available Outdoor Learning Skills Progression framework. Established in 2018, there are hundreds of practitioners following the WILD Passport program all over the world; evidencing the impact of their work, offering pathways of progression to their learners and ensuring their efforts are sustainable by providing cost effective evidence of their outcomes to leadership teams. Used as a stand alone program, a Forest School Skill Progression tool, an afterschool club framework, curriculum for home education groups or many other applications, the WILD Passport is designed to be flexible rather than rigid, making sure it provides the benefit and outcomes that you require.
WILD Passport is a five year outdoor learning curriculum; a fully realized progressive skills curriculum to evidence learner progression. WILD Passport was designed for teachers, outdoor learning professionals and other educators.
- 125 Learning Objectives over five stages of progression and five distinct skill areas
- Extension activities
- Learning Module links
- Full color photographs
- Comprehensive delivery guidelines and recommendations
- Individual Learner Passports
At Ferncliff, we offer accredited training for Outdoor Learning Practitioners and Forest School Leaders. Whether you require outdoor learning CPD, Forest School CPD or are looking for new ways to enter the outdoor learning industry, our quality assured and rigorously assessed training is a time efficient and cost effective way of accessing the qualification you need.
Upcoming Trainings
Practitioner Training – April 12-16, 2024
Join us for the first ever WILD Passport practitioner training in the United States! This is a 4 day all inclusive training for outdoor educators who run after school programs, forest schools, camp programs, and more. We will cover 5 areas of woodland based skills in an outdoor learning environment. You will leave ready to lead learners in the WILD Passport curriculum no matter the setting or your experience level. Fees include the $550 training course and curriculum manual, group housing in our yurt village, meals in our dining hall, and credentials upon passing the portfolio portion of the course.
Register here!
Location:
- Our site is a 1200 acre campus of woodland, creeks, lakes, and trails just outside of Little Rock, AR. We are a little over half an hour from an international airport, and within 6 hours drive of multiple major cities.
Schedule:
- April 12th – Travel/arrival
- April 13th – 9:00am – 4:00pm – Coursework
- April 14th – 9:00am – 4:00pm – Coursework
- April 15th – 9:00am – 4:00pm – Coursework
- April 16th – 9:00am – 4:00pm – Coursework
- April 17th – Departure/Travel
Things you will need:
- Outdoor clothing for various weather scenarios
- Toiletries
- Travel mug (for daily hot tea around the fire)
- Backpack to carry Binder/Learning Materials
We’ll provide the rest!
