At the Ndakinna Education Center, we focus on five main learning areas:
Wilderness & Survival Skills
Firemaking, shelter building, animal tracking, wilderness first aid, snowshoeing
Adirondack & Native Culture
Storytelling, drumming, dance, arts & crafts, games, traditions, exhibit spaces, festivals
Ecology & Nature Studies
Woodland ecology, plant & bird identification, nature trail walks on our 80-acre preserve
Ndakinna (pronounced en-dak-enna) is Abenaki for “Our Land”
Alternative College Break/Group Retreats
Low ropes course, conflict resolution, team building, leadership training, retreats
Fitness & Martial Arts
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, adults and kids classes
The Ndakinna Education Center is an affiliate of the Greenfield Review Literary Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and charitable organization located in Greenfield Center, New York. The Center offers people of all ages unique hands-on learning experiences, principles of indigenous arts of life, team building, character development, and exhibit spaces focusing on regional Native American understandings, Adirondack culture, wilderness skills and awareness of the natural world. To learn more about Ndakinna, click here.
Do you love what we do? We do, too! That’s why we are asking for your support. As a non-profit organization, we rely on the support of nice folks like you to continue our programming at affordable rates for all.
Twenty-Eighth Annual Scary Story Night
October 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmSunday Survival Series: Fall Fire By Friction
October 25 @ 11:00 am - 3:30 pmSunday Survival Series: Winter Tracks & Trails 2027
January 24, 2027 @ 11:00 am - 2:30 pm2027 Winter Wilderness Adventure Molsem Teen Camp [Ages 13-16]
February 15, 2027 @ 10:00 am - February 18, 2027 @ 4:00 pm2027 Winter Wilderness Awasos Adventure Camp [Ages 9-12]
February 15, 2027 @ 10:00 am - February 18, 2027 @ 4:00 pm