Essential safety protocols, map reading, and compass navigation for wilderness environments. Strengthens group dynamics and problem-solving through structured outdoor team-building challenges.
A guide for instructors featuring 'inject' scenarios to test adaptive decision-making and leadership styles during the field simulation.
A student resource for tracking their leadership rotation during the field simulation, including a pre-leg checklist and reflection area.
A slide deck introducing field leadership roles, adaptive leadership styles, and the After Action Review (AAR) process.
A set of scenario cards for emergency simulations, including situations like physical injury, lost hikers, and lightning exposure.
A student worksheet for designing a complete Emergency Action Plan (EAP), including communication protocols, evacuation routes, and medical summaries.
A slide deck introducing signaling, survival priorities, and the components of an Emergency Action Plan (EAP).
A guide for instructors to facilitate discussions on risk management, go/no-go decisions, and historical accident analysis.
A student worksheet for quantifying risk using a probability/consequence matrix and analyzing heuristic traps in a wilderness case study.
A slide deck introducing objective and subjective hazards, heuristic traps (FACETS), and the risk assessment matrix.
A guide for instructors to facilitate the GPS navigation workshop, including configuration standards and troubleshooting keys.
A student worksheet for mastering UTM coordinate systems, waypoint planning, and technical troubleshooting.
A slide deck technical exploration of satellite navigation, coordinate systems, and GPS limitations for wilderness leaders.
A guide for instructors to facilitate the terrain analysis lesson, including math answer keys and common student pitfalls in digital mapping.
A worksheet for students to practice calculating travel time using Naismith's Rule and creating a field-ready route data card.
A slide deck introducing digital terrain analysis, featuring a hook case study, overview of digital mapping tools, and Naismith's Rule for travel time estimation.
A set of six printable challenge cards for team-building activities, featuring a cohesive sports-strategy aesthetic with specific collaboration prompts.
A comprehensive facilitator guide for a 30-minute team building session, including objectives, materials, and a structured instructional sequence with a sports-playbook aesthetic.
Instructor's rubric and course architecture guide for the final field practicum, including grading criteria and safety protocols.
Scorecard for the final field practicum, allowing teams to log arrival times, site codes, and perform a required triangulation fix.
Briefing slides for the final practicum, detailing orienteering rules, team roles, evaluation criteria, and emergency communication protocols.
Instructor's facilitation guide for analyzing wilderness case studies and identifying heuristic traps in student decision-making.
A risk management planning tool for students to identify hazards, set bailout points, and practice leadership communication protocols.
Facilitator guide for Wilderness Wise. Includes a timed 120-minute agenda, pacing flow for 24 slides, a scenario reference key, and a specific "Lesson Summary" for the activity slip as requested.
Final 24-slide presentation. Includes 3 video sessions (Encounter, Feeding, Bears) with discussion prompts, plus 6 interactive scenarios each followed by a dedicated answer slide. Optimized for a 120-minute training block.
