WILD VILLAGE
PATHWAYS PROGRAM
We hear your call for the village.
We understand your need to belong to a living, breathing, interwoven community organism.
We understand that our culture needs an overhaul. That nature connection, belonging and collaboration is the only way forward for humanity.
The Wild Village Pathways Program is our answer to this call.
If cultural regeneration and nature connection light you up.
If you are no longer willing to live a disconnected and alienated life.
If you are ready to create ripples of connected culture with like-minded humans we invite you to join us on the Wild Village Pathways Program.
8 MONTH TRAINING: March - October 2024
The Wild Village Pathways Program is designed to empower you as a cultural change agent.
To quicken your spiritual growth and position you as a community leader in the field of regenerative cultural practices.
In this 8-month Program, you will study and learn to use the foundational components of Nature Philosophy’s Wild Village model.
Within the training, you will have the opportunity to:
Embody your own personal power and skill set to be a leader of regenerative cultural models in your community.
Learn the intricacies and the many elements needed to weave regenerative cultural practices into your personal life, business and community offerings.
Have the skills and support to initiate a Wild Village Family Camp in your own community.
“It takes a village”.
You know it, you feel it.
But how do you really experience what it is to belong, to participate, to create a village that is a powerful container for cultural change?
The Wild Village Pathways program empowers your dream to create the village that you long to be part of.
Through this training, we will use the core elements and cultural foundations of the Wild Village as a template to understand the creation of a connected village culture in your own community.
Your mission is to absorb the elements required to foster a transformative and culturally regenerative paradigm.
These elements will be made available through your participation in bespoke in-person and online training and full immersions into Nature Philosophy’s Wild Villages throughout your training.
Throughout the year you will be supported to master the key ingredients needed to weave more connection, belonging and interdependence into your contemporary life.
This is what our children, parents and elders are calling for today!
Ordinary, humble humans, just like you, who are ready to step into the role of a village wisdom keeper.
Wild Village communities have the power to raise nature-connected children and adults alike, whose participation in the natural world effortlessly arises imbued with the qualities of respect, reciprocity and care.
If you have had enough of talking about how to live in a way that protects future generations and are ready to create this reality, we are ready to work with you.
The creation of a Wild Village Community model will place you in the position of a weaver…
Through this program, you will be empowered to embody the role of weaver as you master each strand and technique that tangibly creates a basket capable of holding the village.
The fibres you use are the regenerative cultural elements harvested from the Pathways Program and your own direct experience.
We are ready to show you how to weave connected culture into your life in a way that is magnetic to other humans and creates powerful ripples of meaningful cultural change for children, parents and elders.
WHAT DO I RECEIVE?
During this 8-month journey, you will:
GAIN personal and group support so you can empower yourself and magnetise the collaborators you need to ensure your vision of a Wild Village blossoms.
RECEIVE mentorship from the Wild Village Founders Team as an emerging community leader.
EXPERIENCE what it takes to run a Wild Village and leave the training with a solid mission and business plan that supports your cultural regeneration efforts.
DEEPEN your dirt time and direct experience with village-oriented Nature Connection skills.
WORK collaboratively within your group and create your own support network of Wild Village Wisdom Keepers.
GRADUATE the training as a certified Wild Village Council Member, ready to embody the role of a Wild Village Wisdom Keeper in your chosen community.
Upon Completion of the training you will be eligible to facilitate in these ways:
👉 TIER 1
As a Wild Village Pathways Program graduate, you will understand how to use Nature Connection practices and the Wild Village model to create your own unique offerings. This includes graduating with a clear business plan to support your cultural regeneration efforts.
At this level, you can credit your graduate status from Nature Philosophy’s Pathways Program in your promotional material and become a member of the Nature Philosophy Wild Village Council.
This Council will meet regularly and form a network of ongoing support as you work to increase your impact through teaching and sharing regenerative cultural models, unique to your community.
You will be able to use up to 50% of Nature Philosophy’s Wild Village model in your own unique offerings and mention these in your own promotional material. We request at this level you do not call your offering a Nature Philosophy Wild Village.
👉 TIER 2
Tier 2 means you are also a full graduate of the Wild Village Pathways Program and gain all of the benefits discussed in Tier 1.
You also have the option to join the Nature Philosophy Team as an affiliate Wild Village Program.
At this level, you can use 100% of our model to offer Nature Philosophy Wild Villages in your local area.
You will gain access to Nature Philosophy’s advanced booking system, and extensive marketing and communication channels. You will be the main point of contact for all communications with your community in the lead-up to and post your Wild Village. You will be the face of your Wild Village.
You will also gain ongoing support in the form of founding member mentorship and business coaching during your first 2 x Wild Villages. You can use the Nature Philosophy logo and call your offering a Nature Philosophy Wild Village.
Optional – you can elect to attend a 4th Wild Village as an affiliate to hone your skill set for coordinating and managing across an entire Wild Village. This will include time spent daily in meetings with the Founders Team at one of our sold-out camps.
In exchange for this, you will standardise your offering to our model and pay 15% of all revenue back to Nature Philosophy.
Ultimately, the possibilities are endless as, with our guidance, you weave village culture into your family, community, school, workplace, workshop, business and general public.
Our training programs have supported dozens of for-profit and community offerings to be birthed into the world already.
You can check out some of our graduates and their Nature Connection offerings here.
🔥 YOUR COMMITMENT
We need Wisdom Keepers who are hungry and ready to work with us and join the ranks of Cultural Regenerators!
This is where your intention, commitment and personal energy is called upon as a critical factor in your success.
Across the 8 months there will be numerous in-person and online offerings, the majority of which you will need to attend in order to graduate the training. Dates for the in-person training and online topics can be found below
Broadly these commitments are…
IN-PERSON
Attendance at 3 x bespoke 3-day in-person trainings held prior to each Wild Village in 2024.
Attendance at three 2024 Wild Village Programs (Autumn, Winter and Spring School Holidays, 2024)
Wild Village 1: you will attend as a Wild Village Mentor,
Wild Village 2: you will focus on your chosen village element and shadow the Village Holder of that area
Wild Village 3: you will step more fully into leadership and become part of the Wild Village holding team
Optional: 50% Discounted Attendance at a Nature ONE during your Pathways year.
ONLINE
8 x 2hr Online Group Teaching Calls facilitated by the Nature Philosophy Wild Village Founders Team (see below for topic details)
8 x Online 1.5hr Group Check-in Calls
2 x 60 mins 1-1 Personal Support Sessions
Access to in-depth resources via an Online Membership Portal which covers the 8 key learning areas of the Pathways program.
1 x 30-day DIRT TIME challenge
✨NATURE PHILOSOPHY WILD VILLAGE FOUNDERS TEAM
The team comprises Nature Philosophy Founders, Kate Rydge and Sam Robertson, and Wild Village Lead Mentors Mahli Hawke and Talia Levy.
From the very first Nature Philosophy Wild Village in 2016 our Founder Team has been working together to build a modern and sustainable Nature Connection-inspired model of village community.
Kate Rydge & Sam Robertson have been crafting Deep Nature Connection and community-based transformational programs for over 20 years. They have founded a far reaching community of like minded humans who regularly return to their programs who in turn become change agents in their own communities.
They have woven a connected culture full of regenerative qualities throughout all their program offerings including Australia’s only year-long Wilderness Living program, numerous in-person programs and online offerings.
They have been written about in numerous books, quoted in the press and offered Nature Connection pathways to corporate companies, government departments and school groups - in the form of multiple, to one-day programs, and everything in between!
Mahli Hawke has been working with young people for almost 20 years. For the last 8 years he has focused solely on participating in, supporting and leading nature-based programs that weave ancestral wisdom and culture into our contemporary world. He has helped initiate and lead a number of village camps including the Wild Village, and has been involved in leading various bush schools and nature-based learning programs. He has a particular interest in supporting boys on their journey to manhood and adults in becoming nature connection mentors.
Mahli’s training in nature-based leadership in the UK gave him foundations in traditional storytelling which he has evolved into a way of weaving people and land together through the use of living myth, song and ceremony. He carries a deep reverence for the beauty of first nations culture in this country and the wisdom carried within it.
Talia Levy has been involved in leading, weaving and working within a variety of community organizations for over 15 years. She understands what it takes to bring people together and harness the skills and passions of individuals for the good of the whole.
She has been working with Nature Philosophy for the past 8 years and supported hundreds of people as they transform their lives through doing the inner work required to be a true change agent in the world. Talia has immersed deeply in women’s work as well as the field of alternative school-age education.
Together, we understand what it takes to develop a Nature Connection program that weaves the community together and transforms their connection to each other and the natural world.
Through your Wild Village Pathways Program, we are committed to offering you a unique experience that shares with you the insider knowledge of HOW to successfully bring people together and craft programs with all of the heart and power that has come to define Nature Philosophy.
We really want to help you achieve this!
Now is the time - Nature Connection and Cultural Regeneration are finally becoming mainstream concerns and a wide number of people in our society are hungry to understand how they can deeply connect to the natural world and to each other.
Your passion for earth-based community will be magnetic and compelling if you understand how to harness it and offer it out into the world.
During our 8 months together we will help you understand the power of your intentions and passion and how to master weaving the village into your community with integrity and power.
We are ready to ignite a fire with you so you can drive your life from your passions and vision.
We truly believe that together we have the power to transform the most antiquated cultural institutions and craft a sustainable future defined by connection to self, other and the earth.
You know it is time to powerfully step up and guide our culture away from the isolation of modern parenting styles, social division and environmental crisis.
If not us, then who will do this work?
INDIGENOUS CONNECTIONS
One of the aspects of our cultural change model that is unique is our long-standing and genuine connections to numerous Australian indigenous communities.
Offering culturally appropriate Wild Village community programs where you are working with your local mob is a critical step in reconciliation and regenerative cultural practices.
We will share with you key cultural considerations for engaging with indigenous communities and how to develop long-lasting and real relationships that repair invasion trauma.
So many people these days are seeking a deeper connection with indigenous elders but due to our huge cultural differences, we often come off as tokenistic in our approach.
Without you knowing, this often pushes away the most knowledgeable elders who are powerful and inspiring leaders. We can help you to understand the complex issues of cultural repair and cultural respect.
Plus, empower your ability to build strong and real connections with your relevant indigenous communities.
It would be a blessing for us to support you to do this work and grow a shared Vision of a sustainable future together.
🔥 PATHWAYS PROGRAM DATES & COMMITMENTS
March - October 2024
We recognise this program will demand a certain level of commitment and stepping up from you as a participant.
It may also ask that you own your unique gifts and personal power in a new and more tangible way.
So undoubtedly on your personal journey through this program, there will be some clearing out of the old to make way for the new.
We understand this can be challenging and needs a solid level of support (a strong basket) and that is why we have ongoing support offered throughout in both group and 1-1 formats.
5th March 2024 - your training begins with our first introductory group call.
Followed by your in-person commitments…
🍃 Initiation Intensive: 10th - 13th April, 2024
This will be your first dedicated group process and focus on initiating the power of your personal journey in the Pathways Program.
Your first intensive will also focus on the business aspects of hosting a Wild Village offering and all of the ways you can design your offering to make it financially sustainable and aligned to cultural regeneration.
This training will be hosted by Sam Robertson, Kate Rydge and Mahli Hawke. This training is followed by your 1st Wild Village Family Camp - 15th - 20th April, 2024. Attendance at the Wild Village will be as a Mentor (first time) or Lead Mentor (returning mentors) where you will get your first level of insight to behind the scenes of what it takes to run a wild village.
VENUE: Tannamon, Pillar Valley, North NSW
🍃 Honing the Gift Intensive: 3rd - 6th July 2024
This program will focus on enhancing your unique place in the village and be hosted by Sam Robertson, Kate Rydge, Mahli Hawke and Talia Levy.
This training will focus on the specific facilitation skills required across the strands of the Wild Village and empower you to master the skill set needed to become a leader in the field of cultural regeneration. It will also focus on how to mentor and collaborate with others who are called to join you on the journey.
This training is followed by your 2nd Wild Village Family Camp - Monday 8th - Thursday 18th July 2024.
Attendance at the Wild Village will be as an Apprentice specific to your field of interest. You will shadow the village holder of your choice and support them with the day-to-day activities of their role on camp.
VENUE: Tannamon, Pillar Valley, North NSW
🍃 Weaving the Wild Village Intensive: 25th - 28th September 2024
This program will prepare you to step up into your role while collaborating and working with others to ensure the effective and smooth running of a Wild Village Family Camp.
This training will be an invitation to craft the direct steps you will need to take to bring your unique Wild Village offering into the world. This will include creating a specific organisation and business plan to support you moving forward.
You will also have the chance to complete a Vision Quest process (Power Quest) that specifically supports you to embody your gifts as a Wild Village Wisdom Keeper. This training is followed by your 3rd Wild Village Family Camp - 30th September - 5th October 2024. Here you will attend as part of the Wild Village holding team. You will participate in team meetings and step up to being responsible for aspects of the village.
VENUE: Tannamon, Pillar Valley, Northern NSW
🍃 Optional in-person training of Nature ONE - 5 day Survival Skills & Nature Connection Program: March or October, 2024
Option to participate in a Nature ONE program at a 50% discounted rate to gain added experience and hone your nature connection skills. VENUE: Upper Shark Creek, Maclean, Northern NSW
ONLINE
Woven throughout your in-person commitments are 8 x online teaching calls…
These calls are a way for you to receive key Modules of your Wild Village Pathways Program. All teaching calls will be offered between 6 - 8 pm on the designated day.
🍂 Cultural Regeneration, Tuesday 19th March
Understanding what defines cultural regeneration, the interconnectedness of all parts of a Wild Village and your role as a change agent in the cultural ecology of today’s world.
🍂 Wild Village Ways of Being, Tuesday 2nd April
Wild Village cultural foundations of sovereignty, reciprocity, respect, care, stewardship of the natural world and ceremony.
🍂 The role of the Mentor & Teens, Tuesday 7th May
Unpacking your childhood imprints, exploration of parenting styles and the embodiment of indigenous mentoring styles and how this can activate teenagers in a village space.
🍂 Leading Wild Adventures, Tuesday 4th June
Adventure structure, integrating nature connection skills, coyote mentoring and well-being indicators of children who are nature-connected.
🍂 Adults in the Wild Village - Parents, other humans & elders, Tuesday 25th June
Inclusivity across all ages, supporting parents through men’s and women’s circles, supporting ‘single’ parents and the role of elders as an emerging cultural change agent.
🍂 Containers of Connection, Tuesday 6th August
Facilitating circles and councils for a range of groups and demographics including circle etiquette, safety, depth of process, conflict resolution and rupture repair.
🍂 The role of Storytelling in Cultural Regeneration & Village Communities, Tuesday 3rd September
How to use storytelling as a regenerative trigger in your community, facilitating touch points with groups, weaving and catching stories from within the community.
🍂 Rites of Passage, Tuesday 17th September
Developing relationships and building rapport, rites of passage as cultural regeneration, and distinguishing appropriate rites of passage for different ages, stages and genders.
🌿 In support of this will be 8 x Group Check-in Calls, all held between 6.30 - 8 pm on the following days…
Check-in Call 1: Tuesday 19th March
Check-in Call 2: Tuesday 23rd April
Check-in Call 3: Tuesday 21st May
Check-in Call 4: Tuesday 11th June
Check-in Call 5: Tuesday 23rd July
Check-in Call 6: Tuesday 27th August
Check-in Call 7: Tuesday 10th September
GRATITUDE Check-in Call 8: Tuesday 8th October
These calls are for you to work your process in a supportive team environment, stay in touch, check in, receive feedback and have your questions answered.
🌿 30-Day DIRT TIME Challenge - Wednesday 8th May - Friday 7th June
Dive deep into the nature connection skill of your choosing. Commit to the process of developing your mastery to become a Wisdom Keeper and teacher of an ancient skill that sparks your fire. Skills can include primitive fire, shelter, bushfoods, weaving, carving etc…
🌿 Online Membership Site & Private Facebook Group
Your online Membership Site and private Facebook Group will contain all of your course materials and resources that cover all areas of developing programs and your group call recordings. This includes materials about insurance, risk mitigation, venue coordination, team management, marketing and communications.
🌿 Personal Support Sessions
2 x 60 minute Support Sessions with Wild Village Holders relevant to your unique interest point.
Additional Sessions can be purchased with our Coaching Team if needed.
🌿 Regular Home Practice
We will also be inviting you into regular Nature Connection skills practice which will act as a quickening of your personal development and general Nature Connection skillset.
🌿 You must be able to meet the majority of the in-person and online components of the program in order to graduate.
AM I ELIGIBLE?
To be eligible for this program ideally, you have attended a Wild Village Family Camp.
AND/OR have relevant experience with community organisations, survival skills, bushcraft, solo wilderness camping, nature therapy, nature connection and rites of passage facilitation.
We will definitely consider any genuine application so please just reach out to confirm if this program is a fit for you.
🔥 APPLICATIONS FOR THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM ARE OPEN 🔥
👉 TO JOIN YOU WILL NEED TO APPLY FIRST
If we feel you are a fit for the program we will then be in touch to arrange a Zoom Interview.
Once approved you will need to be ready to commit to the program with a financial investment.
👉 WHAT IS MY INVESTMENT?
Your investment to join the program is available through the application process.
We currently have early bird paid-in-full and payment plan options for this program.
You are also welcome to suggest a bespoke payment plan to suit your needs.
PLEASE NOTE ** We expect high demand for this program and there are limited spots so please make sure you get in touch if this training speaks to you. You are welcome to book a discovery call to find out more here also.
We are so excited to hear from you and really encourage you to reach out to apply for this life-changing program!
Warmly & In Connection,
Kate, Sam, Talia & Mahli
Kate Rydge, Sam Robertson, Talia Levy & Mahli Hawke
Nature Philosophy Wild Village, Founders Team