Bushcraft for Schools

We provide safe, educational bushcraft and wilderness courses for students in all year groups. This is a great accompaniment to or precursor to Duke of Edinburgh expeditions.

 

What does one of our bushcraft courses look like.

Our courses run over a weekend during which participants will have the opportunity to learn basic shelter building, knife skills, and variety of fire lighting techniques and have a strong message of environmental sustainability and sensitivity.

The course starts with a shelter building workshop at the end of which the participants are divided into teams and tasked with building their own shelters over a set time period. Once the shelters are completed each team rotates around a number of bushcraft skills stations, these include knife skills, fire lighting techniques, snare construction, rabbit skinning and butchery, tepee erection, and a dutch arrow workshop. Lunch, dinner, and breakfast are all prepared by the participants and then cooked on the open fire which allows the participants to really engage with the bushcraft ethos and their surrounding environment. Spending the night sleeping in traditional native American tipis allows the participants to further enhance their immersion in the natural environment.

 

 

Why choose a Mountainwise Bushcraft course
Our bushcraft courses are specifically designed to help children and young adults gain a basic understanding of bushcraft, and to experience nature and the natural environment in a safe, fun and educational way. Our courses help participants to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural environment whilst gaining long term life skills such as team working, and confidence in their individual abilities whilst fostering independence, self reliance and social skills. Our courses help participants to understand and manage risk in a controlled environment.

 

 

Who we are
Our team of instructors are a small and close-knit community with a diverse background, united by an understanding and love of the natural environment coupled with a passion for empowering others through the sharing of their bushcraft skills. Our instructors use a blend of explanation, demonstration, and participation to allow the participants to gain hands on experience and lasting life skills.

 

What we stand for
Our ethos is to show you how to have a minimal reliance on modern materials and equipment and instead to really work with nature. We believe in creating an inclusive learning environment away from the distractions of modern-day life.

 

 

Cost
£140 per head

 

Duration
2 days, 1 night

 

What's included
All personal and group expedition equipment is provided.
Expeditions are supervised day and night by Mountainwise staff.
All food and camping equipment is provided for attending teachers.
Transport to and from the expedition is not provided.