ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT & INSPIRE with Bushcraft, Wilderness & Survival Skills • SAFETY • FIRE Taking bookings now for 2025 Spring • NATURE & Summer terms. • FOOD & DRINK • In School experiential outdoor provision • NAVIGATION • Making the most of your outdoor spaces • CAMP CRAFT • • • • • Teaching traditional, primitive and life skills Connecting with our ancestral heritage Appreciating nature and building resilience Challenge based achievement, earning badges. Email: TimGee@bushkiddz.co.uk www.bushkiddz.co.uk Bush Kiddz Schools Ranger Programme In school provision • • • • After School Clubs Full Day Provision Termly Provision Teaching Resources
significantly enhance students’ personal growth and development, providing them with skills and experiences that will benefit them throughout their lives. Bushcraft activities offer numerous benefits for schools, providing students with valuable skills and experiences. Here are some key advantages: 1. Problem-Solving Skills: Engaging in bushcraft activities encourages students to think critically and solve real-life problems. 2. Teamwork and Collaboration: Bushcraft inherently fosters teamwork. Students learn to communicate effectively, share responsibilities, and work together to achieve common goals, such as constructing a shelter or starting a fire. 3. Resilience and Self-Confidence: Facing and overcoming challenges in the wild helps students build resilience and boosts their self-confidence. They learn to stay calm, assess risks, and persevere through difficulties. 4. Environmental Awareness: Bushcraft activities cultivate a deeper connection with nature and a greater sense of responsibility towards the environment. Students learn about conservation and sustainable practices, becoming stewards of the natural world. 5. Physical and Mental Well-Being: Being outdoors and engaging in physical activities improves students’ overall health. It enhances cardiovascular fitness, reduces stress, improves focus, and boosts mood. 6. Life Skills: Bushcraft teaches essential life skills such as navigation, fire-making, and foraging. These skills are not only practical but also instil a sense of independence and self-reliance. 7. Adventure and Fun: Bushcraft provides a sense of adventure and fun, making learning enjoyable and memorable. It helps students develop a love for the outdoors and a spirit of exploration. “Specifically, benefits have been documented in relation to psychological wellbeing and mental health, self-efficacy, and behaviour. Adventure experiences offer exposure to uncertainty and fear, contact with nature, opportunity for physical challenge and social connection” Burdette, H., & Whitaker, R. (2005). Adventure Mind - Evidence summary – the benefits of adventure for children
academic and wellbeing bene ts, and should be incorporated into every child’s school experience with reference to their local context” Mann, J., Gray, T., Truong, S., Brymer, E., Passy, R., Ho, S., Sahlberg, P., Ward, K., Bentsen, P., & Curry, C. (2022). Getting Out of the Classroom and Into Nature: A Systematic Review of Nature-Specific Outdoor Learning on School Children’s Learning and Development. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 877058. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.877058 Ranger skills challenges will include; SAFETY Care of yourself and others. Basic First Aid. Evaluating risks. Survival priorities. Emergency Procedures and calling for help. NAVIGATION Navigation using naturally indicators. Cartography. Using the compass. Orienteering practices. FIRE The origins of fire. Science of combustion. Fire Safety and uses. How our ancestors created and sustained fire. FOOD & DRINK What our bodies need. The importance of water & the water cycle. Sourcing and foraging food like our ancestors. Campfire cooking. NATURE The countryside code. Plant and Tree I.D. Signs of nature. Seasonal changes. Sustainability Responsible use of resources. CAMPCRAFT The importance of shelter from weather. Natural Cordage and useful knots. Using and Making useful tools. fi Intermediate Level II fi Beginner Level I Advanced Level III
includes; Term provision Full day provision After school clubs We would love to hear from you! Email: TimGee@bushkiddz.co.uk Call: 07977055485 www.bushkiddz.co.uk
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