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Exploring & learning in our winter wildlands.
Admit it. As we entered adulthood, snow began to develop as an inconvenience to daily adulting instead of the magical substance of childhood. During my
SOLE Experience Series: A summer of exploration with budding scientists!
Do you remember playing with sticks and mud? Or how about making rock towers, sandcastles and digging holes for no apparent reason at your local
SOLE Leave No Trace Series: Minimize Campfire Impact
As a Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics partner, SOLE prides itself on integrating Leave No Trace curriculum when teaching outdoor living and travel
SOLE Kicks Off Its 10 Year Anniversary!
Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education (SOLE) empowers youth to explore, achieve, and lead outdoors. Since the summer of 2012, Selkirk Outdoor Leadership & Education or “SOLE”
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ReWild Your Child: A Field Instructor’s journey in exploring, learning and develop a sense of belonging.
Ten sets of eyes are peeking from behind the trees, and little giggles burst out here and there. We are playing “Camouflage”, which is one of the favorite games for the children in SOLE’s Junior
We the Leaders…
Students from a great little alternative high school in rural north Idaho known as Lake Pend Oreille High School embarked on a 5-day SOLE GAP Experience, where they explored and learned as indigenous people and
SOLE’s SnowSchool Experience program receives national recognition!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sandpoint, Idaho — SOLE’s SnowSchool Experience program receives national recognition. Since 2013, Sandpoint-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Selkirk Outdoor Leadership & Education (SOLE) has immersed over 1,700 local area youth in their local wild
Why is outdoor free play important for your child?
Since inception SOLE has facilitated programs which highlights outdoor free play for youth. From exploring a wetland with peers during our Stewardship Experience program, or just getting ‘down and dirty’ building a fort in our Junior Naturalist Experience summer programs, youth are
SnowSchool Snow Storm!
With the start of spring, the SnowSchool Experience program season has come to a close. During the 2016-2017 season, this transformational experiential education program served over 591 program participants, including over 494 youth, totaling 3,318 instructional hours!
Why enroll your child in a summer program with SOLE!
A recent study showed that youth are now spending (9) non-school related hours per day, that’s (63) hours per week connected to a media device1! Add school projects and homework and we are developing a
B-I-G Backcountry Thank You!
As the whirlwind from the 2016-2017 Backcountry Film Festival brought a plethora of snow throughout our winter program season, we would like to reflect back on where it all started this season with a big ‘ole –
SOLE-Ful Seven Series: An Interview with Erik Olson
Erik lives in Sandpoint with his wife and 2 kids, a daughter in 1st grade and a son in 2nd. As an active member of this community, Erik is Principal of Farmin Stidwell Elementary School
SOLE-Ful Seven Series: An Interview with Mary Weber-Quinn
Mary has her Masters in Interpretation and after some stints in the National Park Service and Rocky Mountain Academy, Mary now works up at Schweitzer Mountain Resort as the Director of Events and Activities. She has