School Holiday Survival skills (July 2025)

Do you want to get the kids outdoors more these school holidays.

Why not send them along to Rewild where they'll get to spend some quality time in the bush reconnecting with nature while having a heap of fun, learning new skills and having an awesome ADVENTURE!

Wild 1 - Survival Skills Thursday 10th July

Wild 2 - Hunter-Gatherer Friday 11th July

Wild 3 - Orienteering and Leap of Faith will not be running theses holidays due to scheduling of our new Overnight Survival skills campout for those aged 10 - 14yrs on the 17th/18th July

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Wild 1 - Survival skills - fire, food, water and shelter.

This day is all about what we need to survive in the wild.

We'll strip it right back and discover what our basic needs are, we'll then learn where to source these needs from the natural environment around us.

But the most important part of the day is we'll have fun, meet new people, spend the day in the bush and have an epic adventure.

• 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 7-13 years.

Wild 2 - Hunter-Gatherer

Wild 2 Hunter Gatherer is a journey back in time to where our ancestors had to hunt and forage in order to survive.

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 tgey will harvest, de-bark, sharpen and then fire harden their very own spear to keep (if it's ok with parents that is ;))

• 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 games

*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 -13

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

10% discount for Siblings. Use code family10

Zippay and Afterpay avaliable

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.