Kids Activities Bay Area
             Wilderness Survival Skills
                                                  Master the most important tools in the wilderness: the blade and the flame.
                 

                                    Taught by our amazing nature mentors and amazing teen assistants.
                                                    
What Parents are saying!
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BEan In Nature has hands down been the best camp and organized outdoor experience for my son.  We love outdoors and are always camping or doing something with scouts.  However often it doesn’t leave time for just experiencing nature and learning about it in a casual way.   Diamond was the best camp leader I could ask for.  He was relaxed and laid back.  He has great stories, a kind personality, and exceptional knowledge of wildlife and survival skills.    My son loved exploring and didn’t even know he was learning!   The games and activities were so fun - that he didn’t want to leave early the last day to fly to see his cousins for vacation.  The whole next year he talked about camp - and ended up gathering 4 more friends to go with him because he loved it so much.  It was a wild success.  His ONLY request for his summer break is to spend time at this camp.  And that speaks volumes.     
Marisa the camp director is amazing. She is kind and patient.   And very accommodating to make sure every child is comfortable.  I loved leaving my son and all his friends in their hands.  It was like family. 
-- Michelle

"I am so pleased Leo decided to join... He is naturally introverted and sometimes finds it hard to join in group activity. He was thrilled about the active fun games and play used to start class...It has been fun watching him bloom and engage in your class. It is a testament to your willingness to meet children where there are and hold space for their being.  Thank you for all the energy and wonderful creative work your team do to engage our children ... 
I am grateful!!" 

~Shauna Golembiewski
 ​Wilderness Skills Camp Programs

Learn the skills of wilderness survival, stealth, mystery and intrigue to strengthen our connection to the earth and its creatures.  


Our brief list of some of the activities your wilderness explorer will engage in:
Our first Camp day is focused on 
  • Learn Wilderness safety and knowledge of
    hazards at our land base
  • How to care of ourselves and our friends with BEan To Be Core Values
  • Each Camp day, here is a brief list of some of the Ancestral Technology activities your  wilderness explorer will engage in 
    • ​such as:
      • Learn Wilderness safety and knowledge of
        hazards
      • Learn how to make a fire from sticks and friction and 1 match fires 
      • Create your own survival camp fire making kit
      • wild crafting with medicinal plants and trees for healing salves, tinctures, sprays, ointments and pastes
      • learn how to cook over the survival style cooking fire
  • Experiential wilderness awareness games
  • Creek exploration and discovery​
  • Experience unique nature immersion and survival skills through play, discovery, investigation and exploration


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Our brief list of some of the activities your wilderness explorer will engage in:
  • Primitive Technologies such as:
    • Learn how to make a fire from sticks and friction and survival 1 match fires 
    • Create your own survival camp fire making kit
    • Make cordage from plant material
    • Discover and taste wild edibles
    • Wild craft a healing salve with medicinal plants
    • Learn how to craft a wilderness survival tool from wood, bone or stone 
    • Learn how to tend and cook over a survival fire
    • Learn what is needed to make a shelter in the forest, a fort if you will
    • Blend into the shadows and go unseen by all
    •  Seek and Find those Tricky Dragons!
  • Play wild camouflage and experiential nature awareness wilderness games
  • Creek exploration and discovery​
  • Experience unique nature immersion and survival skills through play, discovery, investigation and exploration
  • Knife skill safety and certification (parent purchases Opinel knife on request from teacher)
  • Bird language
  • Daily Opening and Closing Community time to set a positive environment for time together​
"I love everything about my nature class. I love my teacher Marisa, the kids, finding animals, learning about plants, I love everything! I want to take this class forever! "~Zofia, age 8
"I wanted to thank you and Marisa for helping Maia have such a fantastic week at camp.  I heard so many positive things about the experience from Maia and the other parents who she carpooled with. This has, hands down, been Maia's best and most memorable camp experience since she started going to camp four years ago. Not only has she had a lengthy opportunity to spend a week outdoors in nature - she actually has learned some basic outdoor skills which I think will serve her well. We would do it all over again if we had the opp because it was so worthwhile!"

~Mom to Maia, age 8
"An intuitive leader and masterful nature educator, Marisa provides a safe and nurturing environment for all in which to explore and grow. At year's end, my daughter begged to return next year." ~Hilary
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"Wow, Iliana had a blast and from my conversations with the parents, all the girls did!  We are all so impressed and delighted about this week and what unfolded.  Oh joy.......Much gratitude for sharing the love of nature in the most fun, reverent and creative ways."

~Mom to Iliana, age 8