As a former member of a Marine Corps Sniper Team, I spent many months in forests, deserts, and unpredictable environments.  The military survival instruction I received was critical to my success. And I want to share that knowledge with you! 

This course is geared towards 8-13 year-old students (though the content is appropriate for students of all ages).  All students are welcome to attend!

This 15-week course will include instruction in fieldcraft (forest/desert survival), urban survival, and overall situational awareness.   

The format of this course will be a pre-recorded lecture, photographs, diagrams, instructional videos and written materials.  I will engage students by soliciting their experiences and by presenting "what if" scenarios for their consideration with discussions posted to the classroom discussion board.  I will also include a skills lab to be completed by the student between classes using the skills learned should they desire.  The skills lab is optional.

During this course of study students will learn to master the following areas:  

You can do the semester classes in any order or concurrently if you wish. 

For this course, no prior experience or knowledge is required.  My goal is for students to be empowered to overcome any obstacle or situation they may face in the wilderness.  

My teaching style is casual, humorous, friendly, positive, and socially neutral.  I understand students come from many various backgrounds.  I want the students in my class to be prepared to survive and thrive if things go bad--or if they experience a difficult situation.  I want to share my experience and training with them so they can take care of themselves and their loved ones.  With the know how presented in this class, they will be able to do so.

Students will be encouraged to ask questions via discussion board.  Such interaction is the best way for this specialized knowledge to be understood and absorbed.  The teacher will interact with the student regularly via the discussion board. 

I solicit friendly participation from all students and have found that even the most stand-offish students eventually join in the weekly conversations with enthusiasm.  


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Survival class 
Survival training 
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Survival basics 
Survival education
Survival skills