Robb, Outward Bound is a good program, but it is geared more to "character building" than the nuts and bolts ( knives and matches?) of wilderness training. As you may have gleened from past posts; survival schools often come with the baggage of personal philosophies, lifestyles etc. This isn't neccessarily bad, often fun, but they better deliver the goods first and foremost. Teaching bowdrill firemaking is good only if you understand which end of a match is which first. Let us know which area ( some of the basics do apply to arboreal and desert climes both) we are talking about. meanwhile, the many books and videos reviewed by Doug are a good start.