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The WRFI advantage.
Our mission
The Wild Rockies Field Institute offers academically rigorous, place-based field courses that develop engaged, informed citizens and strong leaders ...
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Our history
In 1993, three visionary graduates of the University of Montana’s Environmental Studies Graduate Program came together with a new vision for academically rigorous, college-level, field-based education. And the Wild Rockies Field Institute was born....
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Our approach
Experiential education aims to take academic subject matter out of the realm of abstraction and ground it in a tangible and relevant context. A well rounded college education....
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WRFI /wer'fee/ n. & adj.
- Acronym and nickname for the Wild Rockies Field Institute
- An independent, nonprofit educational organization that offers affordable, high quality, academically rigorous field courses in some of the most beautiful and interesting landscapes in North America. adj.
- Characterized by a unique combination of fun, rigor, excellence, adventure, participation, value, team spirit, integrity, responsibility, critical thinking and wildness.
From the Field: WRFI's Blog
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May 22, 2023
Just the Small Things by Maddi Yocum
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To Build a Home by Gabby Adams
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To Know A Canyon by Anika Cramblet
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Living to Learn and Learning to Live by Andrew Beckington
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A Love Letter to Horseshoe Canyon by Marliese Baer
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