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	Student Kathy Todd Brown sits in contemplation on a 150 degree cliff overlooking a saltwater bay not far from the ESSP campus.

The Earth Skills Semester Program will take place in a series of phases, each building upon the previous one. Below is an outline used in the winter semester of 2002. For each new ESSP we change and adapt the outline to make use of variety of wilderness areas selected for our trips, the season of the year, and a continuously growing knowledge of how to improve the program. The following is a sample outline only.

Phase 1
Phase 1 will take place at the farm in Brunswick, Maine, and will consist of an advanced basic skills course and introduction to the many fields of study which will be ongoing throughout the program.

Phase 2
Phase 2 will consist of a snow-walking trip in northern Maine. We will travel by snowshoe, transport our gear by toboggan, and stay in natural shelters and wall tents. A strong emphasis will be placed on the traditional living skills used in the northern forest.

Phase 3
Phase 3 will be spent working on skills at the farm in Brunswick.

Phase 4
Phase 4 will be a canoe trip through Florida's Everglades National Park via the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway.

Phase 5
Phase 5 will be spent working on skills at the farm in Brunswick.

Phase 6
Phase 6 will take place in the woods of Maine and/or New Hampshire.

Phase 7
Phase 7 will be spent working on skills at the farm in Brunswick.

Phase 8
Phase 8 will be take place in the woods of Maine. It will consist of a walkabout where students and instructors travel through the forest with minimal gear. The culmination of this phase will be solo survival experience, where students will have the option of spending several days on their own in the woods.

Phase 9
Phase 9 will be spent at the farm in Brunswick, working on papers, finalizing portfolios, and working on final projects.

Phase 10
Phase 10 is the Earth Skills Symposium. During the symposium, students will present final papers, projects, and portfolios. The event will be open to the public.

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