Children's Nature Programs:
No School Day at the VIC: Learning Wilderness Skills
27 December 2013 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Children's Nature Programs: Learning winter survival skills

Explore the ways of wilderness survival as you learn to prepare and create a fire with stone and steel, build a shelter with logs and snow, and balance figure 4 traps.  You can choose from many options of wilderness/ traditional crafts, including cordage and dream catchers.  VIC educator Michelle Berrus will lead you through wilderness scenarios in which you will work as a team to “survive” in the wilderness.  Bring your outdoor clothes for walking and playing in the snow, and food for snack and lunch. 

Reservations are required.  Reserve your spot by 5:00 PM, 22 December 2013 by calling 518-327-6241. The fee is $35 per person, $25 for Friends of the VIC.

No School Days at the Paul Smiths VIC

This event is part of VIC's No School Days Program, which provides half-day and full-day environmental education sessions to teach children aged 7-11 to become VIC eco-explorers, learning about the natural world in the Adirondack Mountains.  Activities include: hiking, exploring the marsh, playing games, and making arts and crafts. We will focus on sensory awareness, creative thinking, listening comprehension, empathy development, and having fun. No School Day programming is led by VIC Ecologist - Naturalist Michelle Berrus. For additional dates when No School Days programming is offered, click here.