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Outdoor Leadership Courses & Intensives
For older students and adults ready to deepen their skills — immersive courses that build confident, capable, ethical leaders of the outdoors.
Ask about upcoming coursesWhat you'll grow
From participant to leader
Wilderness skills
Navigation, bushcraft, safety, and reading the land.
Leadership
Guiding groups, decision-making, and communication under real conditions.
Stewardship ethics
Leave-no-trace, conservation, and caring for the places we love.
Mentoring others
Learning to teach — the surest way to master a skill.
Outdoor leadership pairs naturally with our Mentorship track — many of our leaders grow up through AWI. Reach out to learn about the next intensive.