Monday, May 21
3:33 pm    School is out for today

Amherst Regional High School, Library Entrance
  • Amherst Regional High School
  • 21 Mattoon Street
  • Amherst, MA 01002

  • (413) 362-1700

  • Principal: Mark Jackson

Survival Living

2 Credits

JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY

REQUIREMENT: A CURRENT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REPORT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO BEGINNING THIS COURSE. A SCHOOL SPORTS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION COMPLETED IN THE FALL IS ACCEPTABLE.

This after-school course provides students with the necessary skills and self-confidence to cope with a situation in which they must live with minimal food and equipment. Topics will include: group dynamics, fires, edibles, shelters, first aid, orienteering, and keeping warm. These topics will be studied in an outdoor experiential format. The culminating event will be a three-day solo camp-out. The class meets for three hours after school twice each week, and camp-outs are part of the curriculum. Enrollment is limited; pre-register to hold a place in the class. Final registration will be by application to the instructor in the fall.

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