End of the Year

In May we completed the 2012-13 Yearlong groups. We had two homeschool groups, an afterschool group, and a series of teen workshops. We had a great time, working with over fifty students. We played games, told stories, and worked on TONS of skills. Thanks to all students and families for a great year.

Here are the skills we worked on:

• Knife Safety
• Stalking and movement
• Food processing
• Cordage
• Coil Baskets
• Archery
• Traps
• Slings
• Atlatl
• Throwing Stick
• Tomahawk throwing
• Earth Camouflage
• Firemaking
• Awareness
• Flint and steel
• Bowdrill
• Handdrill
• Knife sheaths
• Candle dipping
• Pottery
• Plant gathering
• Quickie bows
• Coal burning
• Twined baskets
• Knot tying
• Tracking
• Edible Plants
• Blow guns and darts
• pack baskets
• Stone tools
• Rabbitsticks
• Spoon carving
• Bowmaking
• Herbalism
• Bolas
• Bark baskets

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  Earth Camouflage-how many people are in this picture? Shadow Walkers

  
  

  

  Oops! Monster Zucchini. Wednesday Homeschool

  
  

  

  Archery. Wednesday Homeschool

  
  

  

  The Bows and Bowyers. Youth Bowmaking

  
  

  

  Outdoor Candledipping. Wednesday Homeschool

  
  

  

  Straightening Blow Guns. Thursday Afterschool

  
  

  

  Flintknapping tools and points.

  
  

  

  Twined Basketry. Friday Homeschool

  
  

  

  Pots prefiring.

  
  

  

  The finished pots. They all survived! Wednesday Homeschool

  
  

  

  Fletching an Atlatl Dart. Four Seasons

  
  

  

  Tracking Expedition. Four Seasons

  
  

  

  Tracking and Wilderness Navigation. Four Seasons