School Holiday Survival Skills (Autumn)

Do the kids go a little wild over the School holidays? 

Send them our way to WILD 1, WILD 2 and the brand new WILD 3. Your kids get to spend time in the bush reconnecting with nature while having a heap of fun, learning new skills and having an awesome ADVENTURE!

Wild 1 – Tuesday 11th April

Wild 2 – Wednesday 12th April

Wild 3 – Thursday 13th April

Wild 1 – Survival Skills. Discover the basics of wilderness survival. What do we need to survive? And how can we source these needs from nature? What do i do if I become lost?

• Learn how to find and purify water
• Light fire with flint and steel and make fire by friction using a hand drill.
• Cook damper over the fire
• Make a shelter from natural materials
• Discover the art of camouflage
• Explore and swim in the beautiful upper reaches of the Tweed river
• Learn what equipment to take with you and what to do if you become lost in the bush.
• Snake bite treatment and response.
• Nature Connection games and more….

Suitable for kids aged 7-14 years.

Wild 2 – Hunter Gatherer We practice skills used daily by ancestral people from all over the world.

• Spear making and throwing
• Basic wild food foraging
• Traditional hunting techniques, trapping and animal tracking methods
• Set traps in an attempt to catch fish, eel’s and yabbies and then release them back into the river
• Look at bird traps, snares and a range of traditional weapons used worldwide by our ancestors
• Nature connection and sensory awareness games

A big part of Wild 2 is our spear making activity, your child will be given a comprehensive knife safety lesson. they will then with assistance harvest, de-bark, sharpen and then fire harden their very own spear to keep (if it’s ok with parents that is ;))

*No live traps other than catch and release fish traps are used during the day, so no harm whatsoever is done to local fauna.

Suitable for kids aged 7-14 years.

Wild 3 – Orienteering and Leap of Faith

We spend the morning learning how to navigate using a map and compass and then trying our newly learnt skills searching for checkpoints on the new Rewild Orienteering course.

• Learn about different map types and features
• Compass usage including how to take a bearing and orientate a map using the compass
• Pacing and estimating distance
• Orienteering course, Small groups then go in search of hidden checkpoint flags using a map and compass and punch there control card once found.

In the afternoon we face our fears by tackling the Leap of Faith. A High ropes activity where the kids attempt to climb up a ladder then onto the tree to a platform 8m off the ground. They then take a “leap of faith” out of the tree in an attempt to catch a trapeze bar suspended in front of them. Multiple attempts allow for a soothing gradual progression to take place and for confidence in the safety system to be developed.

These are kids only events. Drop off at 9 am and pick up at 3 pm.

COST

1 day only $85.00 + booking fee

2 day deal $150 + booking fee

All 3 days Adventure package  $220 + booking fee 

10% discount for Siblings. Use code family10

Your Instructor; Scott is a qualified Outdoor Recreation Instructor, passionate adventurer and adventure sports enthusiast. He hold current Wilderness first aid qualifications and has 19 years experience working in the Outdoor Education industry . All staff have current Working with children checks and first aid certificates. Rewild activities are covered by public liability insurance.

*What to bring: Covered shoes, hat, weather appropriate clothing, a backpack to carry all of your belongings, swimmers a packed lunch and drinking water.