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All NOLS courses, from immersive wilderness expeditions to classroom-based wilderness medicine courses, are designed around learning by experience, mentorship from expert educators, and wilderness. Students finish their outdoor education courses inspired and empowered to act as leaders in their community. Browse Programs.
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Pacific Northwest Mountaineering and Sailing. Pursue your climbing dreams in British Columbia's Waddington Range and learn to sail a keelboat on the Strait of Georgia. Grow your technical outdoor skills and practice leading in a dynamic wilderness environment.
Trips designed for NOLS alumni, friends, and family. Instructor. Training courses for those who want to teach NOLS field courses. Leave No Trace. Courses for earning an LNT Level 2 Instructor certification. Executive Leadership. Leadership Development Online Course.
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Adventure Courses: take place during two-three weeks in the summer for ages 14 and 15.Classic Courses: 30 days long for ages 16 and up.Semester and Year Courses: Three or six months long to teach multiple wilderness skills for students ages 17 and up.Prime Courses: Two weeks long for adults ages 23 and up.There are nine campus locations in the US, including our original location in Lander, Wyoming. NOLS also maintains campuses at seven international locations. Honoring the distinct ecosystems of each location and recruiting highly skills instructos from each region, NOLS provided an unparalleled learning experience.
BackpackingCanoeingCanyoneeringCavingAs well as our expedition courses, we also teach wilderness medicine across the USA and at some international locations. NOLS instructs people with all different levels of outdoor experience, so whether you want to learn the basics for weekend outdoor adventures or are interested in leading outdoor trips yourself, NOLS has wilderness medicine cours...
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NOLS is a non-profit outdoor education school based in the United States dedicated to teaching environmental ethics, technical outdoor skills, wilderness medicine, risk management and judgment, and leadership on extended wilderness expeditions and in traditional classrooms.
Develop leadership and outdoor skills that you can apply to all facets of your life. Explore wild places in the U.S. and around the world while experiencing cultural immersion and practicing Leave No Trace principles. Explore expedition courses.
Learn best practices for teaching leadership and outdoor skills. Designed for educators at any level -- topics include risk management, outdoor skills, and class facilitation. This 21-day winter expedition starts at Grand Targhee Resort and and includes a NOLS Level I Avalanche Training clinic.
