School Holiday Survival skills (Sept 2025)

Do the kids go a little wild over the School holidays?Send them our way to WILD 1, WILD 2 and the 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 - Monday 29th SeptemberWild 2 - Tuesday 30th SeptemberWild 3 - Wednesday 1st OctoberWild 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 waterLight fire with flint and steel and make fire by friction using a hand drill.Cook damper over the fireMake a shelter from natural materialsDiscover the art of camouflageExplore and swim in the beautiful upper reaches of the Tweed riverLearn 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 throwingBasic wild food foragingTraditional hunting techniques, trapping and animal tracking methodsSet traps in an attempt to catch fish, eel's and yabbies and then release them back into the riverLook at bird traps, snares and a range of traditional weapons used worldwide by our ancestorsNature connection and sensory awareness gamesA 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 FaithWe 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 featuresCompass usage including how to take a bearing and orientate a map using the compassPacing and estimating distanceOrienteering 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.COST1 day only $90 + booking fee
2 day deal $170 + booking fee
All 3 days Adventure package $240 + booking fee

10% discount for Siblings. Use code family10
Zippay and Afterpay avaliable

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