Bay Area Forest Ninja
Join our Ninja Team
A forest ninja moves skillfully through the woods without a sound, present and at peace, mastering each movement. The deer grazing nearby barely lift their head and the birds continue singing. This week we practice applying martial arts philosophy and technique to being at one with the wilderness.
Everyone wants to be able to turn invisible, we teach you how! Like the ancient ninjas of yore, the Apache Scouts of yesteryear and even the wildlife you really want to see, stealth and skill is what this camp is all about. Through a series of awareness games and training we learn self defense, discipline, camouflage and other nature awareness skills. We also practice ancient ninja arts such as martial arts.
Train the Team
Whenever we introduce a skill we refine and test it with course challenges. Students work in a team to make decisions, complete group projects and overcome obstacles. These team skills are honed and put to the test throughout the course.
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Ages 6-8
$295
Get aftercare until 5pm East Bay August 9-13, 2010 9am-3pm Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA Map It |
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Ages 9-12
$295
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Ages 6-12 Forest Ninja includes
• Learn how to stalk and camouflage
• Practice martial arts and animal forms movement
• Quiet your mind and listen to nature
• Play awareness games
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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