53. Survival Skills

Resources	Time
Tools Wood Natural materials Fire lighting equipment Meal ingredients Overnight kit	One meeting to prepare and an opportunity to put skills in to practise.
Programme Spark
For this Spark you need to learn and practise the following Survival Skills and then put them in to practise in a scenario: Basic Emergency Aid - appropriate to your Section. Shelter Building Fire Ligthing Fire Building Backwoods Cooking Distress Signals Knife Skills and Safety Survival Hygiene You could work towards this Spark over several of your meetings, learning and practising a new skill each week, but the emphasis must be on using these skills for this Spark. This should be a survival experience appropriate to your Section's age and ability. Victorinox have produced resources for Leaders and Young People on all of the above skills. Beavers and Cubs may choose to have a day where they are given opportunities to put them into practise. Scouts and Explorers could add an overnight element to the experience, making it more life like.
Adapting for each Section	Badge Links
Younger Sections may wish to choose a few of the above skills to learn and practise, before using them with the support of an adult. Scouts and Explorers should demonstrate all of the above skills before being put in a survival scenario.	Beavers Campcraft Outdoor Challenge Adventure Challenge Cubs Backwoods Cooking Outdoor Challenge Adventure Challenge	Scouts Survival Skills Nights Away Outdoor Challenge Explorers Survival Skills Nights Away
Can the activity be run through Peer Leadership?	Yes
Can the activity be run by Young Leaders?	Yes