Activities include one week Wilderness Education instruction prior to excursion. Instruction focuses on four outdoor skills, group initiatives, natural history, Project Wild, American Indian ecology, menu planning and equipment requirements. Excursion activities focus on group initiatives, minimum impact skills, interpretive lecture and wilderness hiking utilizing route planning and strategies developed through the nominal group process. Group problem solving, education, fun. Group problem solving, primitive camping, communal living, education and fun.
Students hike in crews of eight or nine with two adult guides.
The entire class departs from school for this exciting program. Activities include backpacking, hiking, fishing, exploring, journaling, natural history and culture.