Ancestral Survival 

Testimonial from Nature Awareness student and his mother~

"Diamond is awesome!" says Rory, nature awareness student at Riekes 

Diamond was my pre-teen's nature instructor for two years at Riekes Nature Awareness Program. He is extraordinary in many ways. He listens to each child, discovering his/her individual interests and has a gentle way of drawing out a child's curiosity and appreciation of nature. He shares his stories, knows great nature-related games, and teaches primitive skills, that they come home thrilled to know. We feel very fortunate to have had his mentorship. 
~Kelly, mom to Rory

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Join us for an amazing survival camp at Huddart Park.  
Taught by Diamond Mendez, Riekes Instructor and BEan in Nature Teen instructor,  and Jeremy Bean, Preteen Assistant for BEan in Nature and Riekes Nature.

Youth will interact with nature by familiarizing themselves with different aspects of ancient survival living.


Parents of Teens and Preteens
   Both Age Groups, youngers and orders, are woven together for morning circle and games, then, campers launch off for the day to spend time with their own age group often working side by side, but more developmentally aligned with your child's own age group.

*We now have a $25 per camper/per week San Mateo County park surcharge.  This was recently added due to county park system mandate.
​We apologize!


*This does not include the County Park Entrance fee of $6 per vehicle entrance into the park, per day at parks.
Learn skills, 
Create awareness,
Build community, & 
Build confidence!

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The original meaning of kung fu is not a martial art. It means to develop a skill through work and effort. ~John Muir Laws

Join us for an amazing survival camp at Huddart Park.  
Taught by Diamond Mendez, BEan in Nature instructor,  and an awesome Teen Assistant from BEan in Nature.

Here is our general list of amazing Kung Fu Survival Skills we may partake in:

  • Wilderness and plant safety
  • Experience unique nature immersion experiences to strengthen connections to self, each other and the earth
  • Knife skill safety and certification (parent purchases knife on request from teacher)
  • Primitive crafting with wood and stone
  • Primitive fire work
  • Edible and medicinal plant identification and uses
  • Wild crafted edibles
  • Primitive Cooking over our fire
  • Shelter building
  • Bird language
  • Ancestral Awareness activities
  • Survival nature games
  • Daily Opening and Closing Community time to set a positive environment for time together
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