Option 1- Bushcraft and Navigation

In this option, students will learn the skills necessary to travel through and be safe in a range of outdoor environments. Students will develop navigation skills and use these within a practical context. They will develop and apply their understanding of shelters, campsites, food collection and preparation for future expeditions. Key areas include:

• Maps and Compass Skills
  • develop and use navigational skills and equipment within a practical context
    • types and features of maps
    • map and chart reading skills
    • use a range of mapping skills to plan a route and navigate
    • compass features
    • orienteering using a compass
    • natural navigation methods

• Ropes and Knot Skills
  • develop and use rope skills and equipment within a practical context
    • care and maintenance of ropes
    • qualities of an effective knot
    • purpose and different uses of knots
    • types of knots, such as reef, figure eight, bowline, clove hitch, figure eight on the bight and follow through, round turn and two half hitches, double fisherman.

• Campsite and shelter building skills
  • develop and apply camp craft knowledge and skills within a practical context
    • selecting a campsite
    • setting up modern tarps and tents
    • improvised emergency shelter construction
    • camp hygiene
    • fire preparation and management
    • cleaning up and leaving no trace

• Food collection and preparation skills
  • develop and apply food and nutrition knowledge and skills within a practical context
    • water (collecting, filtering and purifying)
    • essential equipment for cooking
    • menu planning for day trips and expeditions, including meal nutrition content
    • food preparation
    • safe use of tools for food preparation and cooking
    • camp and communal cooking
    • waste and rubbish considerations