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Wilderness Survival Class
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Seize the Moment! Take our class and learn how to survive in the wilderness.
 Basic Wilderness Survival Course Syllabus

Classroom Location: Norton, Virginia 24273

Course Goal: To acquire basic knowledge, skills and attitude essential to survive in the wilderness or in an isolated environment for 12-72 hours.

Course Length:  8 hours (The course length may vary depending on the instructor to student ratio and the participants’ abilities.

Curriculum:

LESSON I: Introduction 

  •      Course overview, objectives, goals and methods

•      Safety briefing

•      A brief discussion of the need for quality survival training

•      Training Philosophy

•      The importance of planning and prevention of survival scenarios

•      General survival principles

LESSON II: The Psychology of Survival 

  •      The will to survive

•      This discussion highlights the criticality of the mind as the most important survival “tool”

LESSON III: Introduction to Basic Wilderness Survival Planning 

    •      Pre-trip planning

•      Crisis planning (Stop, Think, Observe, and Plan...make a plan and stick to it).

•      We will demonstrate the importance of planning and its relationship to prevention and mitigating risk during outdoor endeavors

•      The relationship between training, confidence, and survival

  LESSON IV: Fire 

  •      The importance of fire as a friend and tool

  LESSON V: Shelter (20 minutes – classroom)

•      The importance of having shelter in the wilderness to protect against the elements

Lesson VI—Water

Lesson VII— Introduction to Signals 

    Lesson VIII— Clothing

Lesson IX— Basic introduction to map and compass

Lesson X— Survival Kits

Lesson XI— Critical Skills Practical Exercise (4 hours – outdoor training area) The last half of the day is spent in the field honing the most critical survival skills:

•      Fire-making – students will demonstrate their ability to start a fire by various means.

•      Shelter-building –  students will demonstrate building both man-made shelters (Tarp or poncho) as well as primitive shelters using only natural or readily available  materials.

•      Signaling –  students will demonstrate the ability to use commonly carried signaling devices.

•      Determine direction – students will demonstrate the ability to ID the cardinal directions, locate their position on a map, and determine topographic features. Determine the general flow of water based on terrain.



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