Preschool Age Outdoor Adventure Kids (OAK) Portland, Oregon

Today there are many great outdoor nature programs for preschool age children. Each one provides an opportunity for young kids to play and explore in the out of doors. Connecting to community and nature.

A Different Nature Program for Preschool Age Kids

In creating our own program for younger campers, Trackers sincerely asked ourselves...

What can we do that no one else can?"

That's when we decided it was time to take it up notch! We are offering real outdoor skills training and outdoor connection for young children Trackers style. We may have camper craft fish spears to hunt bullfrogs with, get their hands dirty planting a garden and even learn to safely start campfires to stay warm by.

More Than a Nature Preschool

Outdoor Adventure Kids (OAK) takes it to the next level. Under the safe guidance of expert instructors we travel via the Trackers School Bus to awesome locations. There we offer skills and experiences found in no other program for this age group: archery, simple bow making, fishing, homesteading, woodworking and much more.

You may have heard about the 4-Guilds at Trackers. Well, Ages 4-5 are actually in 5th Guild. We call it the Rovers Guild. There they have an opportunity to traing the survival skills of our Rangers Guild, the homesteading of our Wilders Guild, the sea lore of our Mariners Guild and the story theater of our Artisans Guild.

Please read every word on this page together with your child. Especially "A Good Fit?"

Location 5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon Map It

Convenient drop-off/pick-up location in Sellwood, Oregon Within minutes of most Portland neighborhoods, right next door to the 140 acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge where we find birds, deer, bike paths and much more!

Potential Guild Activities

Rangers Guild The Rangers Guild are scouts of the forest. Kids train stealth, tracking and wilderness survival skills. If you ever loved the books My Side of the Mountain or Lord of the Rings, the Rangers Guild is where you want to be. Rangers may build a shelter, safely us bows with safe foam arrows or fun nature stealth games. Rangers are also master naturalists. They know the language and sign of all birds, animals and plants that live in the wild.

Wilders Guild Named in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Wilders Guild offers homesteading activities. Your child could make cheese or press apples in the cider press while dancing to fine fiddle music. You may find your young Wilder starting seedlings for planting in family gardens or even working on fiber arts projects, learning to spin, knit and sew their own clothing.

Artisans Guild The Artisans Guild encompasses a diverse range of craft and skills. They are storytellers and crafts people. Instructors trained in the dramatic arts teach theater improv games that build creativity and teamwork. Every week we offer free choice of craft projects. Plus, children have the opportunity to express their own story through theater improv, painting and other art media.

Mariners Guild The Mariners Guild trains the skills of the water and sea. Mariners may research ocean life and create aquariums and terrariums to learn about aquatic creatures. They could tie knots and even partake in artistic knot work. Even the younger kids may even get an opportunity to help out building a canoe or other traditional skin on frame boat by tying lashings for the boat.

A Good Fit?

Before you register PLEASE READ the critical information below to help you decide if your program is the right match for you or you child. TrackersNW invests in families and students dedicated to maturity and accountability as a team. The experience of your child is heightened as these filters insure a safe, supportive and competent collaboration with both our instructors and all other team members (including students).

This program is a good fit for the child and parent who...

• trust one another
• are interested in and empathetic to the natural world
• crave a different way of experiencing and seeing both natural and modern world
• want to have fun
• possess a sense of adventure
• make intelligent choices
• display competent autonomy when needed
• can make and keep clear agreements concerning safety
• can help insure the safety of their peers and collaborators
• works diligently toward adult accountability, consequences and responsibility
• will come dressed appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• can be a real kid
• shares well with others

This program is NOT a good fit for children who...

• are not interested in nature & scout awareness
• are not empathetic for the natural world
• are being forced to come to camp
• cannot display competent autonomy when needed
• cannot make and keep clear agreements and choices concerning safety
• is kept inside all the time so may be uncomfortable
• will not dress appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is not okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• has trouble working with others and respecting the needs of other participants

Please note that if your child is positively working on behavior, we are willing to work with them and you with clear agreements

Portland Info PDX Home About Us Staff Contact Us Register Privacy Policy Employment	Portland Camps All Camps Summer Camps Spring Break Winter Break After School Home School Preschool Age	More Trackers... USA Bay Area, CA Eugene, OR
© Trackers Earth Portland, 5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97202, 503-345-3312 Privacy Policy