Portland Homeschool Outdoor Adventure Program (HOAP)

The Trackers Home School Outdoors Aventure Program (HOAP) is one to three days a week of unforgettable outdoor skills and artisan crafts. Your child discovers a fantastic world of ancient skills and arts.

The Sessions

Our program is divided into 4-week sessions with themes. You could be focusing on making a bow and archery with our Rangers Guild or planting a garden and working with goats in our Wilders Guild.

Location

5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon Within minutes of most Portland neighborhoods, right next door to the 140 acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Map It

Ages Groups

A our Homeschool Outdoor Adventure Program (HOAP) we believe in the power of multi-generational learning. Each age group serves a very specific role in the village.

Ages 6-7 Hands on skills and tasks. Learning the foundations of the guild they are in.
Ages 8-10 More responsibility. Tasked with seeing the group projects form start to finish.
Ages 11-14 Focuses on more advanced projects while also acting as mentors for younger students.


Calendar for Homeschool Outdoor Adventure Program

Winter
Session 4 January 30-February 23, 2012
Ages 4-5 Outdoor Adventure Kids Tuesdays
Ages 9-14 Wilders Guild Ye' Ol' Blacksmith & Wood Shop Tuesdays
Ages 6-14 Rangers Guild Wilderenss Survival, Tracking & Stealth Thursdays
Session 5 February 27-March 22, 2012
Ages 4-5 Outdoor Adventure Kids Wednesdays
Ages 6-14 Wilders Guild Baby Goats & Baby Plants Wednesdays
Ages 6-14 Rangers Guild Forest Fishing & Foraging Wednesdays

Spring
Ages 6-13 Hood River Homeschool March 10, April 14 & May 12, 2012,
Session 6 April 2-April 26, 2012
Ages 4-5 Outdoor Adventure Kids Wednesdays
Ages 6-10 Wilders Guild Gardens, Goats & Cheese Wednesdays
Ages 6-10 Rangers Guild Invisibility & 4-Element Martial Arts Wednesdays
Ages 10-14 Mariners Guild Kayaks, Kayaks and Fishing Wednesdays
Session 7 April 30-May 24, 2012
Ages 4-5 Outdoor Adventure Kids Wednesdays
Ages 6-10 Wilders Guild Build a Wilders Village Wednesdays
Ages 6-10 Rangers Guild Rangers Mission: The Curriculum of Shadows Wednesdays
Ages 0-Adult Mariners Guild Kayaks, Kayaks and Fishing Wednesdays

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About Safety

Since 2004 Trackers has lead the way in standards of safety for outdoor camps and programs. All camp staff are CPR/First AID certified and have passed a fngerprint background check. We are very selective in our hiring process, choosing mature and competent individuals with profound experience in education. Trackers is at the forefront of blending "old school" outdoor education with new and leading standards of safety, responsibility and personalized learning. We seek to bring environmental education back to true adventure in the out of doors. Learn more about our safety policies and values from our blog.

Rave Reviews

"This has been the best camp! And, we've gone to a few! I have been telling everyone about it. I don't think you could have developed a more perfect camp experience for my son. Seriously… Honestly, I cannot think of enough words to describe how great this week was for Ethan. He was engaged, enthusiastic and exhausted at the end of the day. The storyline that his group developed was amazing and kept him thinking and connecting every night. I love the enthusiasm of Stewart. The patience and guidance he has with kids is inspiring. He has the ability to command a group of excitable kids safely and in a way that gets them thinking, creating and using their imaginations-- which is an under utilized skill (in my opinion). I loved how he made the whole camp adaptable to what the kids were interested in, and had the flexibility to flow with it. Fantastic job you guys!!!" -Forest Ninja Parent, Age 6

"As a city dweller, I take pride that my son still has an opportunity to catch frogs, go fishing & be outdoors. By far one of the best camps he's attended." -Forest, Fishing, Fly and Reel Parent, Age 7

"They are the best I have seen! Smart, passionate, energetic, funky and caring." -Little House: Wilders Homestead Parent, Age 6

"A totally new experience. Like Junior Outward Bound." -Welcome to Middle Earth Parent, Age 5

"He's been proud to share new things he's learned with whole family. He specified, however, that he's not learning like school, he's "discovering." Thank you!" -Welcome to Middle Earth Parent, Age 8

"Surpasses any experiences with camps so far; this is our first Trackers Camp." -Stealth, Archery & Wilderness Survival Parent, Age 9

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