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Urban and Wilderness Survival - Skills That Can Save Your Life!

Completed by 2544 learners
Ages 10-15
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In this weekly class, you will learn an array of survival skills. Such as shelter building, fire, water, food, natural disasters, emergency prep., dangerous animals, and many other urban and wilderness (bushcraft) survival skills.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(634 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
1-10 learners per class
55 min

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

Welcome Survivor! 

Learn the difference between wilderness survival, also known as bushcraft and urban survival. 

Wilderness Survival (Bushcraft) – How to stay alive if you are stranded out in the elements with mother nature. (Fire, water, shelter, food, first aid, signaling).

Urban Survival (Street Survival) – How to stay alive if you are in your own home or town and something like a natural disaster happens, and how to stay safe from criminals. (disaster preparedness, situational awareness, self-defense, anti-bullying, stranger danger).  

*I no longer list in detail what I teach for intellectual property reasons. There have been several teachers that have taken my ideas and have used them to create their own classes here on Outschool. So if you have any questions as to what I will be teaching for a specific week, please send me a message, I am generally very quick to reply.* 

I encourage class participation, and most students that start off shy, are raising their hands, answering questions, and participating by the end of the class. This class is excellent for parents that want to instill confidence in their student. 

I will also take time at the end of each class to answer questions and talk about real world scenarios. 

*This is an ongoing class, meeting once a week. Every week we discuss a new topic. 
Every 13 weeks  we repeat. So if your student joins in the beginning, middle or end, as long as they stay enrolled they will eventually learn about each topic. These classes do NOT need to be taken in any specific order.

I HIGHLY suggest your student repeat the 13 weeks at least once, or twice. 85% of my students repeat it 2 ,3 or even 4 times. This will ensure that they actually grasp and understand what is being taught. Since these are skills that can LITERALLY save their life, I really want them to be able to remember most of the skills they are taught. 

No two classes are EVER the same, even if they are the same topic. I do not follow a syllabus. All the lessons are planned the day before, and come straight from my brain. 

The difference between me and perhaps other teachers on Outschool that teach the same thing, is I have literally been in a few life or death situations. I know first hand what a person psychologically goes through when coming face to face with "The End". Because of this, I am confidently able to help your student prepare not only with the skills to survive, but the mental aptitude as well. I also keep my classes small. 10 students or less is all I allow, I want to ensure that every single student feels welcome, and involved. In my experience teaching more than 10 students creates a chaotic classroom, where many students feel left out, and unable to get their questions answered. 

If you have any questions regarding the class, or what topic your student will learn about on their first day of class, please let me know. I welcome all ages above the age of 5, as survival is important for all! 

Be safe, be confident, be prepared!

Mr. O 

*If you are not 100% completely satisfied with your students first class I will give you a 100% refund. 

**I do NOT cancel classes with only 1 student in them, so unless there is an emergency, no need to worry about that.

 Tags:
Survival
Survive
Surviving
Bushcraft
Safety
Child Safety
Prepping 
Prepper
Disasters
Doomsday 
Outdoors
Camping
Lifeskills
Life Skills

Learning Goals

Learn how to survive in the wilderness
Learn how to survive an encounter with strangers

Other Details

Parental Guidance
I will be talking about dangerous animals and how to avoid them and what to do if you encounter them. How to start a fire, self defense if they are getting bullied or if they are about to be kidnapped. Also, knife handling, and sharpening, trapping, hunting, skinning, and field dressing an animal. We will discuss first aid. I will not show gory or bloody images, and I am very careful to not be graphic or detailed when discussing any of these sensitive topics. I also talk about doomsday scenarios such as nuclear war, pandemics, and economic collapse. But out out of the almost 4,000 students I have taught I have only had 1 parent complaint that the class was scary. Please take into consideration survival literally means how to NOT die. So if your student is at all anxious or gets scared easily, this class might not be fore them. However, out of the over 4,000 students I have taught I have had less than 5 parents that that the class was a little too "much" for their student. I am really good at explaining things in a non scary manner.
Supply List
- A Notepad to take notes (Optional)

- Water to hydrate with me (Very Important)


FOR WEEK 7 - Which is after the class about Food Procurement Your student will NEED:

- A round object such a stick as thick as a broom handle (only needed in week 7, I make announcements when this comes up.)

- Paracord or 550 cord or a rounded shoelace

- Show and tell items related to camping/survival (Optional)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
4.9
634reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from University of Arizona Global Campus - Formally Ashford University
Associate's Degree from Ashford University
My training and experience includes:

-I have been an outdoorsman and survival enthusiast for over 25 years. 

-U.S. Coast Guard. During my time serving, I participated in many federal law enforcement and search and rescue missions, and was a logistics specialist, medic, and instructor. 

-I was a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Responder for 10 years. Where I achieved the rank of Lieutenant 

-I have taught basic first aid, and emergency preparedness to many children, and adults. 

-I have had a great deal of training in urban & wilderness survival, survival psychology, critical incident peer support, emergency management, and disaster preparedness. 

-I have also been on many wonderful outdoor adventures and had the unique privilege of mentoring under other fellow veterans which include: special operations servicemen, military medics/ corpsman, and combat survival instructors.

-I have also been in several unfortunate scenarios where I have had to use my survival skills to stay safe and alive, such as experiencing hypothermia, heatstroke, encountering dangerous animals, and sustaining serious injuries.


Reviews

261 total ratings, 134 with reviews

Review summary for this class
The Wilderness Survival Skills class offered by Mr. Omar Ruiz is highly engaging and informative. Students learn practical and potentially life-saving skills through interactive discussions, videos, and real-life examples. Mr. Ruiz's extensive knowledge, patient demeanor, and ability to connect with students make the class an enjoyable and valuable experience. If you or your child are interested in learning essential survival techniques, this class is a must-take.
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My son enjoyed this class a lot. He waited all week for his meeting with... 
Miguel O.on Mar 11
My son finds the class interesting and has learned a lot.
Kathleen V.on Nov 9, 2024
This is one class and teacher or in this case Survival and Defense... 
Tonni R.on Oct 31, 2024
Wonderful class, our children very much enjoy each session. The teacher... 
Hawkins F.on Oct 12, 2024
Knowledgeable and interesting, my 9-year old loved it and said it’s much... 
A C.on Sep 3, 2024
My girls loved taking this class from Mr. O!  He inspired my girls to... 
Tracy L.on Jan 8, 2024



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