4555: Fire as a Teaching Tool - Experiential Workshop

Run by First Step Oudoors

Location: Pirongia Forest Park Lodge
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Includes morning tea and lunch cooked on the fire

This immersive, hands-on workshop is designed to develop your knowledge and confidence in using fire as a powerful teaching tool across a variety of curriculum areas:

You’ll experience:

• A wide range of fire-based learning activities linked to:
  Science, NZ Histories, English, Social Studies, Maths & Outdoor Education
• Practical fire-starting techniques:
  Flint & steel, fire by friction (e.g., bow-drill)
• Student-friendly outdoor cooking methods
• Bushcraft skills including:
  Natural tinder identification, fungi for fire, pine pitch resin-making
  Camp oven cooking, billy hanging, bow-drill kit building & LNT principles

Here’s what others have said:

“Great knowledge and ideas. Organised with lots to do. Gave us time to 'play' and explore.”
“Linked fire lighting to so many curriculum areas – great coaching and space to experiment.”
“Simply outstanding! Learned so much and had fun doing it. Worth the price of admission alone.”

Your facilitator is Mark Jones - Senior Lecturer AUT, NZOIA Assessor, Outdoor Educationalist

If you're keen to attend or want more info, contact:

Kate Parr, MD First Step Outdoors
021 118 7771
www.firststepoutdoors.com