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Do you want to learn archery, the art of fire making and shelter building?
Forest Knights can teach you all this and much more in a relaxed, outdoor environment with the focus on FUN FUN FUN with our highly skilled team, all of whom are CRB checked and first aid trained.
Bushcraft is an excellent way to develop children’s self-confidence and improve their understanding of the natural world while allowing them the freedom to learn new skills and have a fantastic time with their friends.
To this end we offer a number of different courses and events:
Bushcraft Birthday.
Celebrate your special day doing something a little different, which will be fun for you and all your friends.Learn traditional bushcraft skills such as making fire by friction and shelter building, learning to track and enjoying a feast cooked over an open fire from things you have foraged! Let us design your perfect birthday party!
Family Bushcraft Days.
You and your family can join other families in developing your outdoor skills and learning a variety of new ones. Depending on the wishes of the group we can endeavour to cover the skills and activities you would like to experience. Learn new talents and make new friends!
Family Weekends.
As with the bushcraft days but with the opportunity of trying many more activities, camping overnight and learning to cook outdoors, join us in an enjoyable and challenging weekend, which you and your whole family can enjoy together. This is based on our most popular bushcraft weekend course and will cover the same skills.
Bushcraft Future Club – Every Tuesday throughout the holidays
The club will be held every Tuesday throughout the summer holidays and will focus on teaching a new skill every week to build your Bush Craft knowledge and expertise!
With 8 to 12s and over 12s groups you can learn new skills and make new friends!
Activity list:
- Shelter Building
- Fire making
- Archery
- Tracking
- Camp Cooking
- First Aid
- And much more.
Parents are encouraged to attend the club.
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School Groups.
Forest Knights welcome school groups. We have the skills and experience necessary to create the perfect package for your school activity. All age groups catered for from 8 - 18 yrs.
Forest Knights Youth Program.
Forest Knights have developed this youth program to meet the needs of the national curriculum. The program challenges our students to develop a wide range of skills and improve their own self-awareness whilst gaining a broad understanding of environmental sciences. Bushcraft encourages teamwork and problem solving.
Week 1.
Week 1
Subject
Aims
Activity
Welcome.
· Introduction
· Ice Breakers
· Team building Challenge.
· Aims and Objectives of the course.
· Group Contract
· Knife Safety – Safety Contract.
· Knife Design
· Understanding the Law.
· Bushcraft Equipment.
· Team Development.
· Discuss Objectives.
· Discuss Experiences.
· Develop understanding of rules. Why?
· Discuss Equipment choices.
· Ice Breakers and Group Discussion.
· Team Challenges.
· Equipment demo.
Week 2.
Week 2
Subject
Aims
Activity
Cutting Tools.
· Review Safety Contracts.
· Introduction to tools use.
· First Aid. Treatment of Cuts.
· Learn Basic Wood carving.
· Understand the properties of different woods.
· Learn Simple First Aid Skills.
· Simple Woodcarving.
· Use of Folding Saw and Knife.
· Treatment of Cuts and Understanding shock.
Week 3.
Week 3
Subject
Aims
Activity
Fire.
· Fire Theory.
· Environmental awareness.
· Preparation of Tinder, kindling and fire site.
· 6 Methods of ignition.
· Natural and artificial tinders.
· Use of fire.
· Develop understanding of treatment of burns,
· Understand environmental and legal considerations of fire.
· Practical application of fire lighting method.
· Simple fire lighting. Using fire steel etc.
· Prepare tinders for ignition.
Week 4.
Week 4
Subject
Aims
Activity
Fire by Friction.
· History
· Principals of Fire by Friction
· Considerations. (Fitness. Posture. Preparation, patience. Understanding and dealing with failure).
· Manufacture of components.
· Preparation of tinder and firebase.
· Practice.
· Review safety considerations.
· Review course so far.
· Understanding environmental factors.
· Self - Development. Understanding properties of wood. Techniques and posture. Positive attitude and survival.
· Practical Success.
· Practice of Fire by friction.
· Use of ember extenders.
Week 5.
Week 5
Subject
Aims
Activity
First Aid.
· Principals of First aid.
· Triage
· Primary and Secondary Assessment
· CPR
· Shock
· Burns
· Choking
· Breaks
· Drug awareness.
· Review previous first aid skills.
· Understand effective intervention.
· Perform accurate information gathering.
· Diagnosis
· Treatment
· Casualty simulation.
· Practical first aid.
Week 6.
Week 6
Subject
Aims
Activity
Water
· Dehydration Signs and symptoms.
· Locating water.
· Collection.
· Making water Safe.
· Water bourne diseases.
· Understand the importance of proper hydration.
· Recognise the dangers of poor hygiene and water bourne pathogens.
· Make improvised filters.
· Water strategy.
· Group Discussion.
· Making water filters.
Week 7.
Week 7
Subject
Aims
Activity
Food.
· Typical Camp foods – advantages and disadvantages.
· Daily calorie needs, environmental factors.
· Cooking Equipment.
· Wild Foods.
· Hunting and the law. Trapping is illegal.
· Foraging.
· Understand good nutrition.
· Planning for travel.
· Basic Knowledge of some hedgerow edibles.
· Understand the Countryside and Wildlife Act.
· Cook Bannock
· Make Herbal drinks.
· Wild food meal.
Week 8.
Week 8
Subject
Aims
Activity
Shelter.
· Bivvy and tarp.
· Shelter - basic guidelines.
· Environmental considerations.
· Understand Environmental Injuries.
· Risk assessments when siting a camp.
· Knowledge of various shelter types.
· Practice knots.
· Putting up tarps.
Week 9.
Week 9
Subject
Aims
Activity
Camp craft.
· What is “minimal impact?”
· Working as a team.
· Camp Hygiene
· What not to do
· Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.
· Understanding of environmental considerations when on expedition.
· Global warming and carbon footprint etc.
· Walk to observe trees. Risk assessments.
Week 10.
Week 10
Subject
Aims
Activity
Tracking.
· History of tracking.
· Signs
· Tracks and patterns.
· Spoor. Gaits and Pitch.
· Air and ground sign.
· Feeding signs.
· Awareness
· Silent Movement
· Animal Behaviour
· Wide Angle Vision.
· Understand interaction of people and the environment.
· Knowledge of hunter gathering skills.
· Follow a simple trail
· Group Discussion.
· Stalking games.
· Awareness test.
· Man tracking.
Week 11.
Week 11
Subject
Aims
Activity
Urban Survival.
· Psychology of survival.
· Drugs awareness
· Travel safety.
· What makes a victim?
· Assertiveness verses aggression.
· Understanding fear.
· First Aid Poisons.
· Develop understanding of peer pressures.
· Promoting understanding of behaviours that may be less successful.
· Challenging stereotypes.
· Role play games.
Week 12.
Week 12
Subject
Aims
Activity
Presentation.
· Students to develop their own demonstration and presentation of skills learnt during the program.
· Students to demonstrate skills development.
· Students choice.
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Each Session runs for approximately 2.5 hours.
The above program is an example of the type activities that could benefit your students. Email us to discuss your groups needs.