
Wilderness Awareness School - Survival Skills Day
Discover the skills you would need to survive in a true emergency! Learn to make fire with and without matches, and how to tend the fire safely. Learn knife safety, how to identify and harvest wild edible plants, and campfire cooking. Build shelters and create fun and practical items like baskets, tools or rope.Recognized by Parent Map as the best nature camp four years in a row, your child will learn new skills and journey through the wild world of survival while:
Making fire with matches and friction
Learning safe and effective fire tending techniques
Building or finding primitive shelters
Identifying and harvesting wild edible plantsCooking over a campfire
Creating useful tools like baskets, tools, or rope
Exploring off-trailLearning the safe use of knives as tools
Catching frogs and snakes
Having fun with new friends