Wisdom & Musings
“I have been teaching an after-school seminar on beekeeping, and one of my students found your page while looking for other resources to share with the class. I wanted to say thanks for creating your page - I found some resources on there that I had not seen elsewhere. Thought you might want to know! Carrie Cadwell, a volunteer at a local community center in the Seattle area”
The Goal of This Page
The goal of all the work that goes into this page is to support the mission of Northwestern Outdoor Leadership Institute.
This page has become a tool for our staff, educators, students, homeschoolers, parents, and visitors to the Northwest.
Wilderness Safety
Parenting
- Parenting -- Christmas Gift Ideas
- The Value Of Art Beyond "Just a Hobby" by Erik Wahl
- Duty of a Soldier and a Parent by Michael Brewer
- Core Routines -- The Value of Doing Chores -- Chopping Kindling
- Parenting - Free-Play
- Getting Kids off Technology
- What You Should Ask Your Kid, What You Should Value by Brian D. King
- Dan Estrada Through the Eyes of a Father
- Homesickness
- Core Routines -- The Value of Wandering and Free Play in Nature
- Core Routines -- The Value of Doing Chores
- Core Routines -- The Value of Deep Nature Connection in our Youth & Other Living Beings
- Core Routines -- The Value of Doing Chores -- Chores by Age
Land Stewardship
Mentor Resources
Things to Make
FAQ
- FAQ -- Back to School Supplies
- FAQ -- What to Bring to Camp
- FAQ -- Can You Give Examples of Activities Used to teach Math?
- FAQ -- Do You Let Your Students Have Technology, Why?
- FAQ -- Can You Explain Your Age Groups?
- FAQ -- How Do You Prevent Bullying?
- FAQ -- Can You Explain Your Mission?
- FAQ -- The Why of Our Logo
- FAQ -- Who is NOLI School For
- FAQ -- Do You Have a Dress Code?
- FAQ -- Do You Teach Civics?
- FAQ -- Why Do You Have so Much Extracurricular or Enrichment Activities?
- FAQ -- What is the Weather Like?
- FAQ -- Why Do You Want Us To Sit Around A Fire and Not Do Homework
- FAQ -- How Can They Learn the Subjects They Need If They Only Study What They Want?
- FAQ -- Why Did You Change The Name?
Plants of the Northwest
Career Education
Knots
- Knots -- Clove Hitch Family of Knots, Hitches, Loops, and Bends; If you can tie one you can tie them all
- Knots > Hitches > Taunt Line Hitch
- Knots > Binding> Double Constrictor
- Knots > Hitches > Clove
- Knots -- Figure 8 Family of Knots, Hitches, Loops, and Bends; If you can tie one you can tie them all
- Knots for Wilderness Survival, Agriculture, Industry, Sailing and Climbing
Health and Fitness
In the Wilderness Essentials
Families Hunting, and Trapping
- Chores -- Shooting Squirrels
- Why do I Volunteer to Teach Hunter Education?
- Chores Trapping the Muridae Mus musculus the House Mouse
- Kids and Knives
- You Are Never to Old to Take Up Shooting
- Best Practices for Preparing Youth for Hunting -- The Value of Plinking
- Best Practices for Preparing Youth for Hunting -- What First Gun Should I Get My Child?
- Best Practices for Preparing the Family for Hunting -- First Deer Rifle
