Geocaching: Raiders of the Last Park
The year is 3010. The planet is in trouble, and it is up to us to save it.
We have all heard the rumors, but now, it is time to find out if they are true. The rumors, of course, are of the Last Park, our only hope to save the world.
The legend tells us that there exists a park so beautiful and precious, that the Council of Elders of the Ancient People, knowing it was the key to all the secrets of life, decided it was too important to lose. In order to protect the park indefinitely, they put into plan an elaborate scheme to hide it so others may never find it. They encoded the directions to the park on a parchment, then tore the paper into pieces, scattering them across Central Oregon.
Until now, the Last Park has remained hidden and the secrets safe. However, it has come to our attention that the park is in peril. Without the secrets of life, people have been unintentionally destroying everything in their path. As it turns out, knowledge is power! If we do not find the park, unlock the secrets, and share them with the rest of the world, there may be no hope left!
Armed with a GPS, we will search for the pieces of the ancient code. But the pressure is on; we must find the location of the park before the week is up!
Please read every word on this page together with your child. Especially "A Good Fit?"
Register for Geocaching: Raiders of the Last Park
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Ages 6-8
$285
August 23-27, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm Pioneer Park, Bend, Oregon |
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Ages 9-11
$285
August 23-27, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm Pioneer Park, Bend, Oregon |
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
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
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