Today, my classmates and I revisited Camp Bernie, in which we previously participated in both high and low rope activities, as well as other teamwork and leadership-building games and events. Today we not only hiked through the wilderness, as we've done several times throughout the unit, but we also learned the necessary skills for surviving in the wilderness. First we learned that if you are stranded, and far from civilization, you will almost always have with you tools that will help in survival. Ranging from water to matches, you are almost always going to have something of use. Next we learned that the first thing you should do is find a place to build your shelter. Your shelter should always have a stable foundation, either composed of large branches, or large rocks. If the base of your shelter is branch-based than using small intertwining twigs is ideal for camouflage, as well as stability. The next thing you should do is build a fire. The reason you build a fire second is because if you burn your resources such as twigs in your fire, it will probably not go well as you have no place to sleep. Later we learned the basic fundamentals of archery. For example, we learned about "knocking" our arrow and we learned key pointers on aiming and drawing your bow and arrow. In the end, my classmates and I had a good time and enjoyed our final visit to Camp Bernie. Hopefully tomorrow's canoeing trip will be just as enjoyable!
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Tuesday, May 26th
Day 6: Survival-
Today, my classmates and I revisited Camp Bernie, in which we previously participated in both high and low rope activities, as well as other teamwork and leadership-building games and events. Today we not only hiked through the wilderness, as we've done several times throughout the unit, but we also learned the necessary skills for surviving in the wilderness. First we learned that if you are stranded, and far from civilization, you will almost always have with you tools that will help in survival. Ranging from water to matches, you are almost always going to have something of use. Next we learned that the first thing you should do is find a place to build your shelter. Your shelter should always have a stable foundation, either composed of large branches, or large rocks. If the base of your shelter is branch-based than using small intertwining twigs is ideal for camouflage, as well as stability. The next thing you should do is build a fire. The reason you build a fire second is because if you burn your resources such as twigs in your fire, it will probably not go well as you have no place to sleep. Later we learned the basic fundamentals of archery. For example, we learned about "knocking" our arrow and we learned key pointers on aiming and drawing your bow and arrow. In the end, my classmates and I had a good time and enjoyed our final visit to Camp Bernie. Hopefully tomorrow's canoeing trip will be just as enjoyable!
Today, my classmates and I revisited Camp Bernie, in which we previously participated in both high and low rope activities, as well as other teamwork and leadership-building games and events. Today we not only hiked through the wilderness, as we've done several times throughout the unit, but we also learned the necessary skills for surviving in the wilderness. First we learned that if you are stranded, and far from civilization, you will almost always have with you tools that will help in survival. Ranging from water to matches, you are almost always going to have something of use. Next we learned that the first thing you should do is find a place to build your shelter. Your shelter should always have a stable foundation, either composed of large branches, or large rocks. If the base of your shelter is branch-based than using small intertwining twigs is ideal for camouflage, as well as stability. The next thing you should do is build a fire. The reason you build a fire second is because if you burn your resources such as twigs in your fire, it will probably not go well as you have no place to sleep. Later we learned the basic fundamentals of archery. For example, we learned about "knocking" our arrow and we learned key pointers on aiming and drawing your bow and arrow. In the end, my classmates and I had a good time and enjoyed our final visit to Camp Bernie. Hopefully tomorrow's canoeing trip will be just as enjoyable!
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