Wilderness Survival | Schedule and Sample Itinerary

Grades 6-8* | 5 Day Camp | Monday-Friday | 8:30-3:00PM

*based on participant’s grade in Fall 2025

Location

Monday-Friday Drop-off/Pick-up | Fairhaven Park Upper Lot

Wednesday | Take Wild Whatcom Bus for a day at Larrabee State Park (Clayton Beach)

Thursday | Take Wild Whatcom Bus for a day at Semiahmoo Park

Sample Itinerary

Activities may vary depending on participant interests and variable safety considerations (i.e. weather, preparedness, support needs)

8:30-8:45: Flexible Drop Off

  • Play game while waiting for participants to arrive

8:45-9:30: Opening Circle

  • Introductions: Share names and pronouns (optional)

  • Cover physical and heart safety

  • Land Acknowledgment 

  • Share plan for the day

9:30-9:45: Game Break: Fox Tails

9:45-10:00: Snack Break

10:00-11:30: Intro to Carving

  • Why are we learning carving? What can carving teach us?

  • Run through safe carving practices

    • Getting to know your knife

    • Checking your blood circle

    • Form and awareness

    • Technique

    • Proper passing of knives

    • Setting knife down

  • Tour mentor carving projects

  • Start to carve tent stakes or sticks for “stick stick” game 

    • Tip to save your shavings for later fire creation!

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:15: Game Break: Stick Stick

12:15-1:15: Honorable Harvest

  • Tennants

  • Edible and Medicinal Plant ID

1:15-2:15: Free Explore/Work on Carving

2:15-2:45: Peaceful Place

  • Journaling

2:45-3:00: Closing Circle

  • Preview of next day

  • Attitude of gratitude - What are you thankful for from our time together?