Online bush craft course
New online bush craft course for Aotearoa.
Te Kura-a-Wao charitable trust are proud to announce our new online bush craft course based in Tairāwhiti.
Working with rangatahi from around the region through an interactive online course providing a mix of video tutorials and live tutorials with skilled instructors and bushman from around Aotearoa.
COURSE OVERVIEW
- 5 week online bush craft course specific to Aotearoa
- 3 video tutorial lessons a week with practical tasks
- Practical confirmation phase – Over night camp with all rangatahi at the end of the course
- Resource packages sent to all students to conduct lessons
- Live weekly Q&A’s with instructors to help with course content
- Pastoral care workers available for weekly check in’s with rangatahi
- access to well renowned NZ specialists in bush craft and outdoors
- Course content covering basic skills required to survive in the ngahere
Course Content
- Basic equipment prep
- Intro into fire lighting skills
- Basic foraging in Aotearoa
- Basic bush first aid – minor rongoa
- Creating basic shelters
- Knots and lashings
- Small game trapping
- Intermediate foraging in Aotearoa
- Lost procedures in the bush
