Portland, Oregon
Elves, Wizards & Rangers: Winter Role-playing Adventure

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Take the worlds of elves, rangers and wizards off the computers and back into the woods. Welcome to the Realms of Cascadia!

Trackers Earth presents a camp of truly epic adventure. For one day we step into the winter world of Cascadia, a land of magic, mystery and ancient ways. Your child particpates in a live-action roleplaying game where we find Elves, Faeries, Wizards & Rangers.

Adventure Beyond Imagination

This day both Oaks Bottom and the Willamette Valley becomes a long forgotten world. All the campers create and assume characters from their favorite fantastical fiction: Rogues, Elves, Healers, Paladins, Hobbit, Gnomes, Rangers and more. Trackers Earth instructors are your Realm Guides in a grand game of live action role-playing.

Live the Story

We discover, explore and pay homage to the fantastical worlds or literature: from J.R.R. Tolkien's epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy to more modern works and finally to traditional folktales and songs. There will be wizards, fantastic journeys, fellowships and an exploration into the greatest wonders of nature.

We bring literature to life by teaching the skills of our favorite fantastic characters...

Elves (tracking), Rangers (archery and wilderness survival), Hobbits (permaculture and ecology), Knights (foam swords), Gnomes (herbal medicine), Rogues (stealth) and Wizards (languages and "theater" magic).

Please read every word on this page together with your child. Especially "A Good Fit?"

Ages 9-10 The Sword of Aschoff Older campers make their own foam Ranger's sword and learn to wield is safely.

Details for Elves, Wizards & Rangers includes

Time

Free Morning Pre-Camp 7:30am-8:30am
Ages 4-5 Camp Morning Session 8:30am-12pm Afternoon Session 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-10 Camp 8:30am-3:30pm
Affordable After-Camp 3:30pm-6pm Get extended camp to 6pm

Location

5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon Within minutes of most Portland neighborhoods, right next door to the 140 acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Map It

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Ages 4-5 December 22, 2011 Morning, $40

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Ages 4-5 December 22, 2011 Afternoon, $40

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Ages 6 December 22, 2011 , $67

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Ages 7-8 December 22, 2011 , $67

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Ages 9-10 December 22, 2011 , $67

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Ages 4-5 December 27, 2011 Morning, $40

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Ages 4-5 December 27, 2011 Afternoon, $40

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Ages 6 December 27, 2011 , $67

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Ages 7-8 December 27, 2011 , $67

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Ages 9-10 December 27, 2011 , $67

Ages 4-5 Elves, Wizards & Rangers could include...

base camp at the Scout Pit
• elvish language and Dwarvish runes
• building "Faerie Homes"
• animal tracking & nature awareness
• train archery with light firing bows & safe foam arrows
• nature hikes and explorations looking for Faeries and other fantastical creatures
• fun fantasy music and art making
• improv and theater game

Ages 6 Elves, Wizards & Rangers could include...

mobile camp around Portland Greenspaces and Beyondand Beyond
• come dressed in your favorite fantastical costume.
• ranger skills: stealth, evasion and wilderness survival
• archery with very simple, safe, light firing bows and foam arrows
• animal tracking & nature awareness
• nature hikes and explorations evading bands of Orks, Trolls and Gobbos
• Nature Folklore Immersion in our realm of fantasy.
• Fantasy sword play with safe foam swords in a closely monitored scenario
• Learn the story of St. Festivus.

Ages 7-8 Elves, Wizards & Rangers could include...

mobile camp around Portland Greenspaces and Beyondand Beyond
• mobile camp from TrackersHQ
• come dressed in your favorite fantastical costume.
• ranger skills: stealth, evasion and wilderness survival
• archery with very simple, safe, light firing bows and foam arrows
• animal tracking & nature awareness
• nature hikes and explorations evading bands of Orks, Trolls and Gobbos
• Nature Folklore Immersion in our realm of fantasy.
• Fantasy sword play with safe foam swords in a closely monitored scenario
• Learn the story of St. Festivus.

Ages 9-10 Elves, Wizards & Rangers could include...

mobile camp around Portland Greenspaces and Beyondand Beyond
• mobile camp from TrackersHQ
• come dressed in your favorite fantastical costume.
• ranger skills: stealth, evasion and wilderness survival
• archery with very simple, safe, light firing bows and foam arrows
• animal tracking & nature awareness
• nature hikes and explorations evading bands of Orks, Trolls and Gobbos
• Nature Folklore Immersion in our realm of fantasy.
• Fantasy sword play with safe foam swords in a closely monitored scenario
• Learn the story of St. Festivus.

A Good Fit?

Before you register PLEASE READ the critical information below to help you decide if your program is the right match for you or you child. TrackersNW invests in families and students dedicated to maturity and accountability as a team. The experience of your child is heightened as these filters insure a safe, supportive and competent collaboration with both our instructors and all other team members (including students).

This program is a good fit for the child and parent who...

• trust one another
• are interested in and empathetic to the natural world
• crave a different way of experiencing and seeing both natural and modern world
• want to have fun
• possess a sense of adventure
• make intelligent choices
• display competent autonomy when needed
• can make and keep clear agreements concerning safety
• can help insure the safety of their peers and collaborators
• works diligently toward adult accountability, consequences and responsibility
• will come dressed appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• can be a real kid
• shares well with others

This program is NOT a good fit for children who...

• are not interested in nature & scout awareness
• are not empathetic for the natural world
• are being forced to come to camp
• cannot display competent autonomy when needed
• cannot make and keep clear agreements and choices concerning safety
• is kept inside all the time so may be uncomfortable
• will not dress appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is not okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• has trouble working with others and respecting the needs of other participants

Please note that if your child is positively working on behavior, we are willing to work with them and you with clear agreements

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We help children to feel like that group of kids wandering country backyards 50 years ago: independent, tired, muddy, wet and happy from the woods and wild. We are acutely aware of full and real hazards of the out of doors after years of working in environmental education. We try to move away from the highly structured and limiting tolerances of conventional environmental education while keeping kids truly safe but not encapsulated from, or phobic of nature. We are deep patriots to the value of offering guided yet very free and transparent experiences for kids. We believe it is okay to be thirsty at times, cold at times, and wet at times. It builds empathy and care for the gifts of life. It fosters adventure and sincere accomplishment. We also believe it is critical to feel supported and cared for as they truly explore their passion and responsibility. And through a healthy life immersed in nature, they test the limits and great potential of the often untapped physical and emotional resiliency they possess