Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Profile
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
6282 Cranberry rd
Finland, MN, 55603
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Company Description
Wolf Ridge is a classroom with no boundaries.
In 1980, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center became the first environmental learning center in the nation to be accredited as a K-12 school. Today, more than 12,000 children, teachers, and chaperones visit our campus annually, many for multi-day immersive outdoor experiences on our 2,000-acre campus.
Our students come from all over, from more than 175 schools in communities across Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois because of our unique location – located south of the Boundary Waters and overlooking the North Shore of Minnesota’s Lake Superior.
Our mission is to To develop a citizenry that has the knowledge, skills, motivation, and commitment to work together for a quality environment.
We do this by:
- Fostering awareness, curiosity, and sensitivity to the natural world
- Providing lifelong learning experiences in nature
- Developing social understanding, respect, and cooperation
- Modeling values, behaviors, and technologies which lead to a sustainable lifestyle
- Promoting the concepts of conservation and stewardship
Activities and classes at Wolf Ridge are nearly all outdoors following an experiential learning model, typically three hours in length. Over 50 different classes and activities are available. Class subjects include environmental science, cultural history, contemporary environmental issues, personal growth, team building, and outdoor recreation.
Wolf Ridge is a place where minds are opened to the joy and wonder of discovery of our natural world.
We seek to stimulate a love and understanding of nature by involving children and adults in direct observation of and participation in the outdoors. We promote self-awareness and leadership development in the process.
