Outdoor Education

Please email Kim_Koehler@ivcc.edu to be added to the Outdoor Education e-newsletter list. For additional information or to register call the IVCC Continuing Education Center at (815) 224-0427 or Find Current Classes.

IVCC offers Outdoor Education and Survival Skill courses in the Fall and Spring Semesters.

Topic may include but are not limited to: Fire-Building, Bow Drill, Hand Drill, Throwing Sticks, Tracking, Native Skills, Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants, Trap, Snare and Cord. Topics are offered on a rotating basis. 

Please be prepared to be outdoors, and bring a knife, note-taking materials, camera, lunch, snacks and drinks. Classes are limited to 8 students. Must be 18 or older.