Courses - The Quiet Bushcraft Adventure Weekend

The Green School Quiet Bushcraft Adventure weekend is designed to allow an individual to get far closer to nature and to experience life at "the speed of the leaves". We should point out that it may well leave you feeling calmer, de-stressed and may even help change your outlook on life: as you come to discover the child of nature that dwells within you.

We start by teaching you some of the fundamental skills that you need to have for the outdoors. We adopt a very much "hands-on" approach: where every student is encouraged to participate, but always with an underlying emphasis on doing things safely. This weekend is all about introducing you to spending time in the woods, becoming comfortable with, and allowing you to get much closer to nature and increasing your self-confidence and self reliance skills. Our instructors are on-hand to encourage and support you as you learn, but you will spend time "in your own space" experiencing nature at first hand, for yourself. You are encouraged to keep a photo, or written journal of your experiences on this weekend.

Our emphasis is on having fun and enjoying yourself, so please don't come expecting a "boot camp" approach.

Some of the topics that we will cover will include:-

• Getting dressed for the occassion
• Getting to grips with being outdoors
• Simple methods of fire lighting
• Preparing tinder and laying your fire
• Simple cooking and fire management
• Safe use of a cutting tools
• Shelter building - practical session
• Setting up camp & managing yourself outdoors
• The Night Sky for navigation - weather permitting
• Water collection & methods of purification
• Tree & Plant ID walk
• Simple "bush" medicine
• Nature awareness & understanding tracks

Due to the design of this course there are only 8 places available per weekend.

Please Note: Unless otherwise stated this course is entirely self catering, although we will provide all the tea, coffee, hot chocolate and bannock making ingredients! You will need food enough to last you for 2 full days (i.e. 2x 24 hours). If you are unsure please contact us.

Cost:

• £140 per person
• £50 - if you have attended any other Green School weekend course, and just want a Quite Weekend in the woods.

A £50 deposit will secure a place on this course - please see our Terms & Conditions in the downloadable Booking Info. pack.

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