Leadership Trainings

Wilderness Leadership Trainings (WLT)

This intensive, 5-day, entry-level backpacking course is the heart of BAWT’s programs and is designed to give youth workers the skills needed to take youth out on a wide variety of outdoor adventures. Completion of the course allows access to the BAWT gear libraries.

Frontcountry Leadership Training (FLT)

This entry level course covers all the basic skills needed to successfully take youth on car-camping based overnight trips. Over two days, participants will learn valuable car-camping skills: day hiking, basic safety and other practical outdoor activities. A four-hour Gear Orientation (GO!) leads to completion of the course, which allows access to the BAWT gear libraries and support services.

Gear Orientation (GO!)

To gain access to BAWT Gear Libraries, FLT participants must attend a Gear Orientation offered at BAWT’s Oakland and Milpitas offices. Those with qualified prior field experience may attend GO! as well, and gain access to the Gear Libraries.

Teambuilding

Looking for new ways to bring your group together to meet a challenge? Discover new ways to activate group trust, promote teamwork and cooperation – it’s a fun filled day packed with Team Building ideas for your school or organization!

Wilderness Medicine

Keep you and those around you safer in the outdoors. These courses are essential for any backpack trip leader or wilderness professional.

Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

This 10-day course prepares you for wilderness emergency situations that involve: prolonged patient care, severe environments, and improvised equipment. This intensive course is the ideal training for youth trip leaders who want to do extended trips in more remote areas.

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) RECERTIFICATION

This 24 hour class is for Wilderness First Responders who need to recertify or wish to refresh their skills. We will review the WFR topics and skills, update your skills and knowledge to current standards, and practice, practice, practice.

Wilderness First Aid

This highly experiential 16 hour class is for anyone who wants to learn how to handle emergency medical situations in the backcountry. It covers basic wilderness first aid topics.

Skills Practice Workshops

Bandaging and Splinting
Patient Assesment Skills

Winter Courses

Snowshoeing Basics

This fun, experience based course will teach you how to snowshoe: first the theory in an evening classroom session, and then practice, on the snow.

Intro To Winter Sports

This fun, informative workshop gets you ready to snowshoe, ski and snowboard or just plain play in the snow in wintertime.

Contract Courses

BAWT will contract our workshops for organizations with six participants or more. This allows for flexibility in both time and cost, and provides BAWT with an opportunity to tailor the curriculum specifically to the needs of the contracted youth agency. Contract courses are not available during the months of May and June.Please contact Chelsea Griffie for more information about contracting BAWT at: 510-452-2298 x301 or by email at programs@bawt.org.