I have a group of 14 year olds who want to do "Bushcraft" as a DofE Skill, ands I have agreed to arrange it for them.
The offical words are http://www.theaward.org/participants/index.php?ids=1183&id=1046
These are just guidelines, its for the Silver Award so I need 24 hours over a period of 6 months, ie hour per week.
My initial thoughts are to cover the following in 4 hour sessions
- Firelighting, including gathering differrent tyoes of wood, knowing what they are used for, fire steel, laying out a fire and keeping it going
- Open fire cooking
- Using and sharpening a knife, including makeing a useful gadget or tool
- Identifying trees and plants, including some forraging and cooking
- Clothing, rucksacks, boots and other equipment including tarps and hammocks
- Bring it all together over 24 hours, introducing Fire Drills if time.
They would be able to miss one session and still complete the final day.
Does this sound reasonable?
The offical words are http://www.theaward.org/participants/index.php?ids=1183&id=1046
These are just guidelines, its for the Silver Award so I need 24 hours over a period of 6 months, ie hour per week.
My initial thoughts are to cover the following in 4 hour sessions
- Firelighting, including gathering differrent tyoes of wood, knowing what they are used for, fire steel, laying out a fire and keeping it going
- Open fire cooking
- Using and sharpening a knife, including makeing a useful gadget or tool
- Identifying trees and plants, including some forraging and cooking
- Clothing, rucksacks, boots and other equipment including tarps and hammocks
- Bring it all together over 24 hours, introducing Fire Drills if time.
They would be able to miss one session and still complete the final day.
Does this sound reasonable?