Map or Compass Orienteering
Using a map is an essential skill for finding your way, rescue or preventing a survival situation. Students can try to rescue and extract a stuffed dummy, or try their hand at an overland orienteering course.
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Fire Building
Part of the 4 big survival musts, fire is created through a variety of ways. Students will explore some of the ways to create fire through inquiry. Some options include matches, bow drill, magnifying glasses and flint and steel. .
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Shelter Building
Students have a time limit on building a shelter using naural materials the forest has to offer.Students utilize inquiry to create a shelter efficiently that can withstand the elements of the environment.
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Cooking and Hunting Skills
Students can cook Bannock, Cedar tea, or a lunch over the fire to cook food they need to suvive. Students can also practice hunting skills such as preparing a trap, archery, and an inquiry on other iprovised hunting tools such as spears and clubs.
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