Kids gone Wild
Orienteering and Navigation
Friday 14th January 2022
9.00am - 3.00 pm
School Holiday Program
Do the kids go a little wild over the School holidays?
Send them to our ReWild School Holiday Workshops, WILD 1, WILD 2 and Kids gone Wild are a unique day of fun and adventure in the bush.
Our School Holiday workshops are designed especially for kids. They will learn wilderness survival skills, Navigation, reconnect with nature and have a heap of fun at the same time!
What we do during the workshops.
Kids gone wild, Navigation and Orienteering adventure is a brand new School Holiday event, promising the same fun and excitement as Wild 1 and Wild 2 but covering new skills.
With the rise in GPS technology the art of reading a map and using a compass is rapidly diminishing. Navigation is not just about the map and compass, it's more about having an awareness of the surrounding landscape and the ability to read the land. It's a great way to teach the interconnectedness we have with the environment around us.
This exciting new event will teach your child the knowledge and skills to be able to able to read a topographical map and use basic compass skills.
Throughout the day we'll cover the key points of navigation; Topographical maps, map features, orientating the map, grid references, compass types, using the compass, taking a bearing.
We'll then put these newly learnt skills to use by tackling Rewild's new orienteering course. Participants will need to navigate to find a number of checkpoint markers located throughout our property, each of which has a unique hole punch which is used to verify that particular checkpoint has been found.
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When, Where and How Much?
When:
Friday 14th January
Time 9am-3pm
*These are kids only events. Drop off at 9am and pick up at 3pm.
Where:
3 Wishes Farm in the Tweed Valley in Northern NSW.
On the banks of the Tweed River the property has open farm land, pockets of rainforest and bush.
How Much:
Kids gone Wild navigation adventure $85.00 + booking fee
SUPER SPECIAL
Kids gone Wild + Wild 1 and Wild 2 =$220 + booking fee
10% discount for Siblings. Use code 'family10'
*Limited positions available. Bookings are essential.
Our Instructors
Are qualified in Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness first aid and have many years experience working with children.
We have Working with children and National police checks and are covered by public liability insurance.
What to bring?
Comfortable shoes for walking in rough terrain, a hat, drinking water, lunch and morning tea and a backpack to carry all your gear.
Weather appropriate clothing. A raincoat for wet weather and swimmers in Summer.
If you are staying in the area so your children can attend both workshops and need accomodation, checkout the listings on airbnb and youcamp.
The Program
Wild 1 - Wednesday
Discover the basics of wilderness survival. What do we need to survive? And how can we source these needs from nature?
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
Learn the art of camouflage
Explore the upper Tweed river
Nature Connection games and more....?
*Suitable for kids aged 7 - 14 yrs
Wild 2 - Thursday
This workshop is all about life skills as opposed to "survival skills". We discover a range of skills used daily by ancestral people from all over the world.
We cover topic's including:-
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primitive hunting, trapping and animal tracking methods
We'll try to trap and release fish, eel's and yabbies from the river
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look at bird traps, snares and a range of traditional weapons used worldwide by our ancestors
Spear making activity - your child will be given a comprehensive knife safety lesson. They then 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 yrs
