I just spent last week teaching Survival to two groups of grade 9's. Two nights for each group with night temperatures below zero in the Boreal Forest.

What scared me was how many reported during the first fire lighting session they had never lite a match or even a fire. As well as how many arrived out with runners and cotton clothing even when counseled not to.

They all survived and enjoyed the course, but the real problem is their is 1000's of Grade 9's that don't get any Outdoor Education in Alberta let alone the rest of NA. I think we need to push for more Outdoor Education in schools.