Portland Scout Team Marine After School Edge
Arts of the water and the woods wait for the teens who join Scout Team Marine. In the time-honored fields of the forest and river we train intensive wilderness awareness and practical maritime skills. Fostering critical skills of team leadership and collaboration we set the crew through key challenges, putting their group problem solving to test. Bringing them safely out of their comforts zones and into new understanding of the world around them.
Throughout the course we work through several live action strategy games, building our skill wilderness and water travel. Teens make key decisions and overcome obstacles with new found independence and camaraderie. Scout Team Marine teaches students to trust their gut instincts and think on their feet. We cross train for fitness, with yoga, martial arts and address healthy eating to keep the body and mind alert.
Safety on water and land is the foundation of this course. Along with wilderness survival skills we cover all the basics: carrying and wearing the proper safety gear and knowing how to use it, trip and route planning, reading water currents, proper kayak technique, safety formation of multiple craft on the water, loading boats and safe wet exits and kayak rolling technique (we start in pools).
Water travel by our unique fleet of kayaks becomes a profound and empowering experience. Their traditional handmade cedar hulls are based on the timeless design of Arctic kayaks. Stable and tested for thousands of years in some of the most difficult water conditions in the world, Baidarka kayaks are still renowned as one of the most innovative boat designs ever created. The outer skin is made out of ballistic grade nylon (like kevlar) to be lightweight, flexible for safety and often regarded as more durable than conventional fiberglass boats. We learn the science of how boats move through the water and the principles of what makes them nimble and stable. As well as the rich history of traditional boats and modern and ancient navigation on the waterways of the world.
All this plus explore the wild greenspaces and waterways of the Rose City (Portland) and beyond.
Session 1 Every Thursday for 6 weeks. A total of 6 afternoons
Hours This programs runs until dusk with or 6pm. As daylight hours change we will come of the water and out of the woods sooner. As daylight hours change we will come out of the water sooner (before dusk). We will still do park and terrestrial activities until 6pm when parents can pick up at the assigned location.
Flexible Drop off and Pick-up
We work with your schedule. Parents can drop off anytime between 3pm-3:30pm. They can pick-up anytime between 5:30pm-6pm.
Transported from your school
An option for parents who need it. See rates below. Our pickup includes...
1) Pickup anywhere within 8 miles of our Selwood location
2) Pickup anytime the a normal school day lets out and care until the program begins
3) Van drivers with impeccable driving records and backgrounds
If you are are interested in transportation from your school please contact us
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Ages 11-16
$175
Fall Session September 17-October 22, 2009 every Thursday 3pm-Dusk (6pm) First class meets at the Sellwood boat dock near Oaks Amusement Park |
Rates for optional pickup within 8 miles
$45 per session per student per 6 week session with pickup of 5 or more students from the same school
$50 per session per student per 6 week session with pickup of 4 students from the same school
$60 per session per student per 6 week session with pickup of 3 students from the same school
$90 per session per student per 6 week session with pickup of 2 students from the same school
$180 per session per student per 6 week session with pickup of 1 student from the same school
If you are are interested in transportation from your school please contact us
Ages 11-16 Scout Team Marine includes
Marine skills...
• exploration urban waterways and beyond
• thoroughly train all the basics of water safety
• learn to carry and wear the proper safety gear
• help plan your route safely
• read currents and water
• train proper kayak technique
• load boats and learn to properly secure loads onto vehicles and trailers
• learn the safety skills of wet exits, t-rescue and kayak rolls in pools and more
• travel the urban waterways and wild lands of the Rose City (Portland)
• be competent to work with and help train your entire family at safe water skills
• daily water trips in our leading edge fleet of handmade Baidarka boats
• marine navigation including blue charts and marine GPS
• seafaring history of indigenous people
• principles of traditional boat design
Forest skills...
• exploration urban greenspaces and beyond
• track animal and human tracks and sign with finely tuned hyper sensory awareness
• train navigation with map and compass, land, sun and stars
• learn basic survival skills including shelter and water finding
• train various fire methods: by friction and for all weather conditions
• learn simple wild edible plants
• fish with your team, gut and cook fish (vegetarians are respected with other harvesting options)
• live action strategy games and stealth scenarios
• yoga and other cross training for fitness
• cover natural and shadow camouflage
• train animal forms, movement and martial art for healthy and efficient forest travel
• develop your "spidey" sense
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