Private/Custom Programs
We offer specialized programs, presentations, field trips, and hands-on workshops that are fun and engaging for all ages.
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Hands-on Demonstrations
Our Presentations are one of a kind! We present a combination of natural displays and primitive skills demonstrations. Our displays include handcrafted primitive tools such as; bows and arrows, natural baskets, utensils, cordage, stone tools, and much more. Our presentations are student interactive as we pass around many primitive tools and natural materials for discussion and investigation, at the same time engaging students with questions about each item. Finally we stimulate the students’ ancestral knowledge by involving them in a primitive skill, like a fire by friction demonstration in which we recreate the magic of primitive fire as if it was discovered for the first time.
We will come to your location for a hands-on demonstration.
Demonstration Pricing: 1-3 hours $375 (30 students max)
Field Trips and Field Days
Our field trips take you deep into the forests of our local park systems to explore the ecosystems within. While participating in our field trips the students are assured to lean several nature based skills including; animal tracking techniques, nature awareness, plant and tree identification, and basic survival skills. Students will also learn how to move in the forest properly to increase animal sightings. Toward the end of the trip several primitive skills are demonstrated including fire by friction and basic stone tool making. Time permitted, the students will have a chance to try their luck at making a fire by friction, the way our ancestors used to do it.
Field Day Pricing: 2-5 hours $375 – $725 (up to 30 participants)
Custom Workshops and Programs
Are you interested in ancient life skills, nature connection, and awareness? Look no further, Ancestral Knowledge offers a wide range of primitive, traditional, and nature based programs and workshops. We offer our unique outdoor education programs to the Boy/Girl Scouts of America, Public/Private/Charter Schools, Homeschool groups, and Universities. We design programs that suit your specific needs. Topics include but aren’t limited to; nature awareness, basketry, soap stone carving, natural fiber technology, bow and arrow production, stone tools (flint knapping), hide tanning, pottery,wilderness survival, animal tracking, and wild edible plants.
Custom program pricing: These prices vary based on # of participants, subject matter, and material fees. Please contact us if you would like to plan a custom program.
Please contact us if you would like more information on customized programs and workshops!
Ancestral Knowledge offers a wide range of topics for all levels of experience on the topics of; nature awareness, primitive technology, and traditional earth based living skills. Ancestral Knowledge is the first of its kind in the DC Metro area to offer educational experiences in this field of knowledge.
All of our programs intertwine two methods of teaching; Experiential Education-“learning by doing” and Coyote Teaching-“guiding not giving”.
Ancestral Knowledge is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization is operated by a community of naturalists who specialize in ancient life skills and philosophies that support sustainable lifestyles.
“Learn from the past, live in the moment, create a new future” – Suzy Wald, 2002 (Co-founder)
