CUSTOM AND PRIVATE TRAINING

Are you not a fan of large classroom settings? Would you for any reason prefer your own personalized, hands-on, customized workshop?

We continue to receive many requests for (and successfully conduct) personal, customized training programs. These programs are designed to the interests of the student(s), group or department. Individual and small group workshops are possible either here at the home of Natural Awareness Tracking School, LLC or at your location. Rob Speiden will work one-on-one with you. He can introduce you to, and/or improve your skill set and knowledge of, any of the topics listed below. After each topic is the maximum amount of time for you to consider while planning a workshop with your mix of these skills:

TOPIC	Duration (hours)	DESCRIPTION
Land Navigation I	8	Introduction to compass and topographical map with compass course
Land Navigation II	8	Map and compass work continued with off-trail orienteering course
Land Navigation III	4	Night land navigation: Orienteering course in the dark
Land Navigation IV: Overnight camping trip	16	Overnight trek with navigation and a mix of skills including camping equipment selection, campsite selection, fire, leave no trace and other skills according to your interests
GPS for the Technically Challenged	5	Learn to use that new toy for geo-caching, as a supplemental aid to navigating, surveying or other uses.
Animal Tracking I	8	Introduction to identifying animal tracks and sign with field trip
Animal Tracking II	8	Advanced animal track and sign interpretation with field trip
Human Tracking I	8	Introduction to human tracking, sign aging, etc.
Human Tracking II	8	Advanced human tracking and awareness exercises (for groups of 2 or more)
Short Term Wilderness Survival	5	Discussion and practice of topics critical for survival in short (less than one week) time-frame if lost or injured.
Edible and Medicinal Plants	4	Introduction to plants with beneficial uses and poisonous look-alikes
Fire	3	Learn to build a fire that needs only one match to light. Or we can start it using bow-drill friction without a lighter.
Knots	2	Learn to correctly tie some useful knots "A not neat knot is a knot not needed"

Each day costs $250 for up to 8 hours of professional instruction time. There is a 10% ($25) discount for active Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement and military professionals. Travel costs are additional. There is a $50 non-refundable deposit required to reserve each day of a customized workshop. Please call for group rates - the more the merrier (typical rates are $300 per day for 2 persons and $350 per day for 3-6 persons THESE AMOUNTS ARE FOR THE WHOLE DAY AND CAN BE SPLIT AMONG PARTICIPANTS TO KEEP THE INDIVIDUAL COST TO A MINIMUM).

# Participants in course	Total Day Cost	Cost for each person for each day of an 8-hour workshop
1	$250	$250
2	$300	$150
3	$350	$117
4	$350	$87
5	$350	$70
6	$350	$58 BEST DEAL

Testimonials from personalized workshop participants:

"This workshop provided the land navigation skills that I needed to get ahead of the curve for testing for special forces." - Eric P. California

Thank you for your quick response. I really appreciated your patient explanation of map and compass work. - Black B. Virginia

"Thanks for your patience and skill...I got a lot out of the time together thanks to your skills at teaching and knowledge of the subject matter. The time was also thought provoking and I have a lot of things to work on. This was kick *ss! What do you think of a follow-up training?" - Hank C. South Carolina

Dear Prospective Student,

I strongly encourage you to contact the Natural Awareness Tracking School at your earliest opportunity. As you already know, there are many Tracking institutions throughout the United States. Mr. Rob Speiden however has been to almost all of these schools. He has invested copious amounts of time studying the most intimate details of both Human and Animal tracking techniques. The resources and network of highly trained professional trackers available to you through The Natural Awareness Tracking School are priceless.

As a beginner in Animal Tracking, I was frustrated with the lack of available Mentors in the area of my interest. With Mark Elbroch, Charles Worsham, Paul Rezendez, Jon Young, Joel Hardin & Tom Brown all either living far away from me, or completely retired from the profession all together, I thought that my chances for learning the secrets of professional tracking were limited. It was with pleasure I discovered The Natural Awareness Tracking School in Christiansburg, Virginia. Thinking I would have to travel, I contacted the schools lead instructor, Rob Speiden. Together, we designed a customized course which allowed me to study in depth my area of interest in my own back yard and surrounding community.

Over a period of three days, Mr. Speiden opened my eyes to the invisible drama’s which occur around each of us on a daily basis. As we walked through a neighbor’s corn field, I was amazed to find (with Rob’s help of course!) a long chain of skunk tracks. As I stumbled over these, Rob pointed out the intricacies of the tracks. I learned how to truly “see” the essence of the animal, approximate the age of the track, size of the animal and methods for following tracks through difficult substrates. During the time we spent together in a one on one environment, I was able to observe Opossum, Turkey, Skunk, Bear, Fox and the ever present Deer tracks. By the end of the three day weekend, I could track through tall grasses, gravel & dirt roads, over stones & brush making use of the indicators Rob showed me. With an equal mix of “Dirt Time” and one on one instruction via plaster casts & lecture, my tracking abilities and knowledge greatly expanded.

Since that first class, I have remained in contact with The Natural Awareness Tracking School. I have met countless people through the School that share my interests and have helped me to grow as a Tracker. If you are interested in becoming proficient in either animal or human tracking, The Natural Awareness Tracking School is truly the place to “re-learn to see”. I strongly encourage the prospective student to begin their journey with Rob Speiden and his excellent team of professionals. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my experiences with the School.

Respectfully, Fergus W. Clare June 20^th, 2008

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