Highland Scout Camp 2011
North America's best summer camp and training event for youth and adults
HIGHLAND - Of the mountains; a landscape characterized by high altitudes, temperate forests, fields, abundant natural resources and associated wildlife.
SCOUT - Any person who can adapt to a changing environment, survive and thrive, who derives confidence from an artful level of skill in wilderness, and who can navigate unseen through harsh terrain by acknowledging a spiritual connection to the world around them.
2011 theme : "Seeing with native eyes "
Scout camper Hunter learns the way of the Shaving Horse. Click on pictures to visit our store!
Highland Scout Camp is an immersion into the lore and history of Appalachia and the American Frontier. Students are challenged in a variety of environments that foster teamwork, cultural study, the development of mental and physical stamina, as well as problem solving skills. Land of the Sky Martial Arts has been hosting Scout Camp for 9 years and is proud to offer a Music Camp as well as more basic/advanced options this year.
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the "Hot Tub", water training day
Our goal is to empower students to seek independence in and understanding of the natural world.
Where many camps take kids into the woods, we teach how to live there, safely.
In a world where we are utterly dependent on modern infrastructure for survival, we often forget the feeling of freedom that comes with being able to take care of ourselves. Whether it is emergency first aid, car care and mechanics, hunting, or finding edible wild plants, Scouts learn to adapt and thrive in situations outside of their control.
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The format is 1/2 day martial arts study and 1/2 day wilderness skills training. Students continue with their regular Dojo curriculum and also get exposed to new techniques and studies. This year we will be including special workshops on Self Defense with common clothing items (taijutsu), rope (hojojutsu), short staff techniques (jojutsu), and of course throwin' hawks (shuriken)!
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smokeless fire
The Native Cherokee people of our mountain home have carried on a knowledge that they say will be needed again one day.
While we never know what the future holds, we can enjoy learning new things that enliven our hearts, refresh of spirits, and help us admire and respect the beauty and richness of the land around us. Many Cherokee scout skills will be studied and practiced including invisible movement, smokeless fires, tracking, and animal languages. Yes, crows talk!
Crow - Koga
Words - Di Ka Neisdi
Cherokee - Tsalagi (or 'principle people')
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magnetized needle pointing 'North', Scout Camp 2005
In addition to the old ways, students practice modern methods and tricks of the mountaineering trade. Initiatives calling on scouts to perform correct knots and work as a team, read maps, observe and photograph birds and mammals for identification, use portable solar power cells and Global Positioning Satellite receivers, are all facets of our study.
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2010 Schedule - not updated, see www.lotswild.com
Required equipment
registration forms (CLICK HERE for 'word' format .doc)
Directions and Additional Info
* Picture Gallery from last year's camp *
Scout Camp Honor Challenges
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Land of the Sky martial Arts
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