More dates

    School Holiday Survival skills (Autumn edition)


    This event has passed Get tickets

    Event description

    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 15th April

    Wild 2 - Tuesday 16th April

    Wild 3 - Wednesday 17th 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 $90.00 + booking fee

    2 day deal $170 + booking fee

    All 3 days Adventure package $240 + 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.


    Powered by

    Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity