Our Values

The Muddy Sneakers program aims to embody many values in how we relate to one another and to the world around us:

• Respect – for self, for others, and for all living things
• Gratefulness – from understanding our connections to and gifts from nature
• Compassion – for self, for others, and for our surroundings
• Communication – strong, clear, and compassionate
• Leadership – seizing the opportunity to be self-directive
• Curiosity – about how the natural world works and about how we can come to better understand it

Core Values

In relationships between instructors and students, between students and students, and between Muddy Sneakers and the broader world, three values hold sway:

Respect
(For yourself, for others and for all living things)

Gratefulness
(From understanding our connections to and gifts from nature)

Compassion
(Born out of unbargaining service to others)

Field Instructor Values

Central pillars of instruction in wilderness areas:

Appreciation
(Of self, others and surroundings)

Communication
(Strong, clear and compassionate)

Leadership
(In seizing the instinctual opportunities of the moment)