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Wilderness Survival TrainingEA11South Island,New ZealandECO ADVENTURESponsorJohn GaskellZachary EvansPriceS$4,000Course Length10 days, 9 nightsPost-InterimExperience:Parent’s nightCourse Difficulty:Extremely rigorous,very rugged. A veryhigh level of physicaland mental fitness is amust.DescriptionWhat if you survived a plane crash? A nuclear holocaust? A zombieapocalypse? Could you survive the days/weeks after?The aim of the Wilderness Survival Course is to teach students thenecessary skills to survive in nature for an indefinite period of time, whilepushing students beyond their perceived limits. The course is designed toreplicate the conditions found in various survival scenarios, including stress.This will make the course both extremely physically and mentally taxing.Although the safety of participants is our primary concern, the comfort ofthe participants is not. Students will be using the bare minimum of tools andequipment to meet the course objectives.The participants will work in small groups to meet challenges each day.These will include land navigation, food and water procurement, watercrossings and bivvy/camp construction. Students will navigate and hikethrough mountainous terrain for up to 20+ km each day. As skills are taught,provided materials are removed to make the newly acquired skills necessaryfor their “survival”. The course will culminate with a thirty hour survivalchallenge where all of their survival skills, teamwork and leadership will beput to the test in a real life performance assessment: Can they survive with32 ounces of water and one MRE?Students are required to acquire (purchase or rent) the following items:40L+ backpack, lightweight sleeping bag (10 degrees C/50 degrees F),sleeping mat, tent or shelter, waterproof jacket and pants, warm insulativeperformance clothing, hiking boots/shoes (no trainers will be allowed).Camping equipment and clothing will be available for rent/purchase in NewZealand.Objectives• To learn and practice wilderness first aid, safe water procurement, foodprocurement (eeling, trapping, fishing, foraging) and preparation, shelterbuilding, fire-starting, navigation and water crossings.• To work together as a team, determining and building the skills of eachmember to help the team survive in the wilderness.• To attain basic wilderness first aid certification accreditation.RequirementsPre-Course requirements:• Students must have basic swimming proficiency.• Students must be capable of hiking up to 20+ km per day with a 15+ kgload over 7 consecutive days.• Students must participate in a confidence building course.Post-Course requirements:• Parent Night Reflective Presentation.22 interim semester HANDBOOKSINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL