The Outdoor School Obsidian Trails is an outdoor school designed to help temperamentally difficult children control their behavior, strengthen their character, improve their attitudes become better organized, work harder, and learn to get along with their families. The majority of temperamentally difficult and emotionally immature children don't need programs that take them away from their homes and families and while most families can regain control of their children's misbehavior with a Back In Control Parenting Workshop alone, some children stand out as potential students for an outdoor school experience. There is no fixed program length and there is no additional cost for students who need additional time.
Students graduate when they are ready.
The focus of this section is on the physical demands of living outdoors within a group. This stage requires persistence, determination, and cooperation. Students are challenged through a series of structured outdoor activities that include hiking, camping, leadership activities and other outdoor skills. Students learn to make a backpack from a tarp and ropes. They learn how to make primitive tools and equipment including wooden spoons, stone scrappers, digging sticks and various forms of shelters.