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The Forest Next Door

Since 2013, Urban Wilderness has been partnering with schools and organizations to provide students of all backgrounds with truly unique, hands-on experiences such as boat building, canoeing, and campfire cooking. Participants learn new skills, grow as a team, and gain an appreciation of nature through personal connection.

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LATEST NEWS

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NRF Blog Highlights Our Program
NRF Blog Highlights Our Program

Read this recent blog post from the National Recreation Foundation highlighting our program!

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News Recap: Ceremony at Aiken High School
News Recap: Ceremony at Aiken High School

Two local news stations covered the groundbreaking of the Shuman Urban Wilderness Center and its future impact on student learning.

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Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Shuman Urban Wilderness Center
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Shuman Urban Wilderness Center

Exciting news! A groundbreaking ceremony will be held next week for the Shuman Urban Wilderness Center.

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  • The Urban Wilderness Program has provided my students with lifelong team-building strategies, teaching them resilience, perseverance and the ability to collaborate.

    BARBARA CULBERTSON | KILGOUR SCHOOL TEACHER

  • The student interactions, cooperation and goal setting cannot be replicated inside the classroom.

    COLLEEN EPPERSON | SCIENCE TEACHER, HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL

  • The Urban Wilderness Program gets kids out of the classroom for real-world, nature-based experiences—while providing support to schools that makes it easy.

    KRISTA TAYLOR | MERCY MONTESSORI PRINCIPAL

  • The Urban Wilderness Program equips urban youth to go on their own adventures, and gives them a curiosity and confidence around things that would otherwise be foreign to them.

    JACOB TOWNER | CLARK MONTESSORI TEACHER

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If you have questions about anything—or would simply like to learn more about Urban Wilderness—please get in touch. Our staff is always happy to chat.

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