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Course DetailsIt’s time to come together as a community and see our skills come alive!
Making Tracks
More than a survival school.
Making Tracks is platform connecting people to nature based education and experiences. We teach outdoor safety, survival skills, primitive technology, bushcraft, and wilderness living across a range of formats: homeschool programs, workshops, home study, group experiences, and adult classes.
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Basic outdoor safety and etiquette are the foundation of everything we do. But what we're really after is deeper than that. Through the sit spot, survival skills, and wandering, participants learn to slow down, tune in, and discover what they're actually capable of. Every class is guided by student interest and facilitated by experienced instructors. We customize the content to the student, not the other way around.
Making Tracks is a fully customizable experience: find a program that fits your life and start there. Some people come for a single workshop. Others join a weekly homeschool class and stay for years. A few go all the way through to Level 3 and come out the other side qualified to teach. However you want to engage, there's a path for you.
Three Core Pillars of Earth Education
"My girls and I started doing weekly classes with Erik two years ago, and it has been a favorite time together that we look forward to each week. Whether it is cold and rainy or sunny and warm, my girls can’t wait to go every week, and we benefit from getting out in nature and fresh air. We have gained a better understanding and respect for nature which couldn’t be more needed in today's world. We are so grateful for Making Tracks!"
Jamie Walsh - Client
So,what'll it be?
Cash prize for the winner!
Starts Jun 21
It’s time to come together as a community and see our skills come alive!
Starts Jul 30
From 150 US dollars
See what Making Tracks is all about, on us!
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See what Making Tracks is all about, on us.
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One hour. No obligation. Just come see.
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Try it free. No strings attached.
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One hour. No obligation. Just come see.
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Where kids build real skills for the real world
Starts Oct 1
From 233 US dollars
Progress needs roots, survival skills for the next generation.
Starts Sep 3
From 520 US dollars
Building a village that remembers how to live in the world.
Starts Sep 3
From 520 US dollars
Where kids build real skills for the real world.
Starts Sep 11
From 534 US dollars
Real skills. Real community. The kind of progress that doesn't forget where it came from.
Starts Sep 2
From 454 US dollars
Because survival skills are better learned together.
Starts Sep 10
From 495 US dollars
Where families come together to empower what matters.
Starts Sep 4
From 534 US dollars
Where kids build real skills for the real world.
Starts Sep 4
From 499 US dollars
Structured enough to learn. Wild enough to matter.
Starts Sep 1
From 520 US dollars
Learn historical skills that woodsmen, trappers, and explorers in the early 1800’s Rocky Mountains.
Starts May 21
From 275 US dollars
Less scrolling. More surviving.
Starts Sep 11
From 499 US dollars
Something screens can’t give them.
Starts Sep 10
From 310 US dollarsOur first ever Springville teen course! Ages 13-18.
Starts Sep 11
From 499 US dollarsThe natural world has a language. Level 2 is where you start learning it.
Starts Sep 1
250 US dollars
Coming 2027 - A time to craft, build, and create!
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TBDComing 2028 - Testing our skills and tools in different environments in Utah.
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TBDComing 2029 - Entering Survival!
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Primitive Survival Skills for Modern Humans
Starts May 22
From 150 US dollars
Spend your afternoon training, learning and crafting.
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2 hr 30 min
From 20 US dollars
All ages and experience levels are welcome at our Monthly Family Gathering!
Starts Aug 31
From 65 US dollars
A collaboration between Making Tracks and South Valley Leadership Academy
Starts Sep 2
250 US dollarsA collaboration between Making Tracks and ConnectED.
Starts Aug 25
A collaboration between Making Tracks and South Valley Leadership Academy
Starts Jan 6, 2027
From 250 US dollars
Daily Nature Habits for a Calmer Healthier Life
Started May 1
From 20 US dollars
Learn to read the land beneath your feet — a guided introduction to Utah's most useful wild plants.
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2 hr
10 US dollars
Build your own set of hand-crafted harvesting tools and head into the field ready to gather.
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4 hr
60 US dollars
Make your own plant medicines, in a leather kit to carry them — a full primitive wellness experience
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6 hr
150 US dollars
An entire year of nature essentials condensed into 30 days!
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From 20 US dollarsJoin other Springville families for this year's survival homeschool course!
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From 441 US dollarsNature is for everyone; join us in learning some new skills!
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190 US dollarsGenerate confidence and inspire creativity with survival skills.
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From 225 US dollarsAges 13-18, a more in depth look at survival in the Utah landscape.
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300 US dollars
Nature is for everyone; join us in learning some new skills!
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190 US dollarsA collaboration between Making Tracks and South Valley Leadership Academy
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100 US dollars
Stoke creativity, encourage confidence and socialize with friends!
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From 441 US dollarsA collaboration between Making Tracks and South Valley Leadership Academy
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From 100 US dollarsGenerate confidence and inspire creativity with survival skills.
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From 450 US dollarsInterested in the outdoors? Believe in homeschool values?
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From 475 US dollarsAll ages and experience levels are welcome at our Monthly Family Gathering!
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110 US dollars
Live Q&A with the Founder
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Discover what we are all about! Is Making Tracks right for your family?
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Discover what we are all about! Are our programs the right fit for your family?
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Discover Making Tracks and decide if our programs are right for you!
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Time to come together as a community and test what we have learned!
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From 100 US dollarsJoin other Springville families for this year's survival homeschool course!
Started Sep 12, 2025
From 455 US dollarsAn every other week class for the outdoorsy family.
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From 220 US dollarsInterested in the outdoors? Believe in homeschool values?
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From 482 US dollarsGenerate confidence and inspire creativity with survival skills.
Started Sep 10, 2025
From 450 US dollarsOur First Course in Wasatch County!
Started Sep 11, 2025
From 490 US dollarsOur First Course in Wasatch County!
Started Sep 11, 2025
From 490 US dollarsStoke creativity, encourage confidence and socialize with friends!
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From 450 US dollarsOur first ever Springville teen course! Ages 13-18.
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From 455 US dollarsAges 13-18, a more in depth look at survival in the Utah landscape.
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From 290 US dollarsAll ages and experience levels are welcome at our Monthly Family Gathering!
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From 60 US dollarsDiscover Making Tracks and decide if our programs are right for you!
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Discover Making Tracks and decide if our programs are right for you!
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Discover Making Tracks and decide if our programs are right for you!
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Discover Making Tracks and decide if our programs are right for you!
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A collaboration between Making Tracks and South Valley Leadership Academy
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100 US dollarsA collaboration between Making Tracks and South Valley Leadership Academy
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200 US dollarsA collaboration between Making Tracks and ConnectED.
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