Core curriculum
What participants explore
- Wildlife, tracking and ecological literacy
- Decision-making and responsibility
- Teamwork and adaptive leadership
- Bush skills and conservation
Youth and adults
Wild Roots Leadership
Bush-based leadership built through observation, challenge and conservation.
Duration2–4 daysGroup10–30EnvironmentGame reserve, bushveld or wilderness
Participant outcome
Sharper observation, better decision-making and adaptive leadership.
Enquire about this programmeSignature experiences
How the learning becomes real
- Tracking and guided bush walks
- Navigation challenge
- Conservation task
- Night-sky reflection
Programme rhythm
Experience is turned into something participants can use.
Bush orientation → observation → tracking → challenge → conservation → reflection
The New Roots delivery standard
Every session must answer four questions.
- What did we experience?
- What did we notice?
- What does it teach us?
- How will we apply it beyond the programme?
Facilitators do more than supervise activities. They hold a respectful container, use nature as teacher, turn experience into meaning, build practical capability, protect professional scope and collect evidence of the intended outcome.
Participant materials
Binoculars, field guides, tracking aids, navigation equipment and journals.
Venue requirements
Reserve with safe trails, accredited guide access where required and indoor backup.
Safety and safeguarding
Wildlife protocols, qualified guides, heat/lightning plans and first aid.
Your New Roots pathway
Wild Roots → Rooted Leadership, Young Roots or Facilitator Academy
This programme can stand alone, but it also connects to the wider New Roots progression ecosystem.