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Survival
Living
Survival Living is an after-school club that has one purpose – to teach
the “survival living” class at ARHS. Students register for the
class and meet after school two days a week starting at the beginning of
January, until June. There are also three campouts that are a required part
of the course. They are a one-night campout and hike in March, a two-night
campout in April, and the final exam for the course, a three night
“solo” campout at the end of May. The class is worth 2 credits. 2012 SL
Schedule (draft).
Topics covered include winter warming
strategies and outdoor cooking, navigation, finding shelter, basic first aid,
wild edibles, and general “survival” strategies.
The class meets Tuesday and Thursday after
school in room 225. Most classes run until approximately 5:30; some will run
later. Some special clothing and footwear are required, but most can be
borrowed or purchased for a reasonable cost.
From the ARHS
Wikipedia Page:
While not technically an extracurricular activity, since the class is taken
for credit, ARHS is one of the few schools in the nation to offer a
Wilderness Survival program. The class meets through the spring trimester, and
covers subjects such as orienteering, wilderness first aid, emergency
shelters, wild edibles, and emergency fire-building (typically, students are
warned that anytime there is rain during class, the scheduled class will be
replaced with a fire-building class). Former teacher Charlie Camp started the
program. Exercises include an overnight hike with the whole class, a two-day
orienteering campout in pairs, and a three-day practicum where students
simulate being lost in the wilderness alone. Many former students return to
help teach the class or aid with the major exercises, and often describe the
class as a highly formative event in their lives.
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