Urban & Wilderness Survival

URBAN & WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

Class Available at PCLC

2025 – 2026 School Year
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Urban & Wilderness Survival

Grade Level: 9th – 12th
Survival is a one-semester course offered 2nd semester
**THIS CLASS HAS A MANDATORY FIELD TRIP April 25-26, 2026 (Cost included. See below for info)**
May be paired with Forensic Science for a full year of science.
*See Locations and Schedules for possible additional Student Fees that may be added to your classes which are often payable with charter funds.

You will need to register for each class individually. You may also choose to register for this one-semester class by itself for 2nd Semester.

Note: Supplies will be provided when students are in person for class.

Living in such a technologically advanced age is a blessing and a curse. Many of us are no longer being taught basic skills to live without technology. In this class, students will learn skills of survival that will help them face difficult situations should they arise.

Students will face two scenarios requiring skills of survival.

URBAN DISASTER SURVIVAL: You are separated from your family and your home. Upon arriving home, you have no access to water, electricity, or gas. How will you get through this crisis safely and calmly?

Students will learn the following skills:

Move through the city with confidence
Make clean water
Find food
Create warmth
Treat medical issues
Safely disposing of waste.

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL: You’re camping in the wilderness and get separated from your group. Now you are lost. How will you survive until help arrives?

Students will learn the following skills:

Find and clean water for consumption
Fire and shelter making
Identifying edible plants
Navigation with a compass and a map
Fishing
Trapping

FIELD TRIP:
The final field trip at the end of the semester will be a weekend survival camping trip in our local mountains. This field trip is mandatory, and the cost is included with tuition ($120 value). The field trip will be SATURDAY & SUNDAY, April 25-26th, 2026. Parents will be responsible for transportation to and from the location – TBA.

Class meets weekly for 1.5 hours and will include lectures and activities. Weekly homework assignments from the textbook and activity paperwork will be completed by students at home. Tests will be taken online at home and will be administered by a parent/guardian.

The following Textbook is required:
How to Survive Anything, Anywhere: A Handbook of Survival Skills for Every Scenario and Environment, By Chris McNab

ISBN: 0071440534

ISBN13: 9780071440530

This book is easily found online from used book stores.