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QUEST – Outdoor Learning Program Designed & Developed by Worldview Institute of Learning and Leadership (WILL). © 2016 EDU-Yatras. All rights reserved.

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EDU-Yatras EDU-Yatras, brand of Worldview Education, is a Travel-based, Experiential Learning Platform that enhances the role of active learning, exploration & travel in education delivery so as to build a Powerful Adaptive Capacity in individuals. #356, Road No. 23-A, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India – 500033 Telephone: +91 73068 31212, Website: www.eduyatras.com

Contents The Program .................................................................................. 1 The Agenda ...............................................................................

2 Campus Map ................................................................................... 3 Campus Customs ....................................................................

5 Bush Craft: Water & Shelter ...........................................................77 Bush Craft: Fire & Food ..........................................................9 Emergency Medical Procedures ..................................................11 11 Emergency Rescue Procedures ...........................................

15 Reflection ......................................................................................... 17 Did You Know? .......................................................................19

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The Program

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Quest is a program that focuses on creative-thinking, decision-making, self-awareness, responsibility, endurance, empathy, resource-management and communication, thus developing lifelong skills that spell out Leadership like no other.

Outdoor and Adventure Learning play major roles in shaping the learning outcomes of this program. As you explore nature and its surroundings, and are exposed to essential life skills, you will experience situations that bring out intrinsic leadership skills.

More time in nature has been directly linked to reduction of stress, faster healing time and having an alert & active mind, and we are here to ensure just that.

WILL at The Golden Boulder welcomes you on what we think will be a one-of-a-kind learning journey for you in your lifetime.

Go on a quest for new opportunities and gain much more than just an outdoor experience!

Elements

CAMPING

BUSH CRAFT

MEDICAL PROCEDURES

SCRAMBLING

CAVING

RAPELLING

ZIP LINING

RAFT BUILDING

ROPE SKILLS & RESCUE PROCEDURES

The Agenda QUEST Time

26th Aug

27th Aug

5:30

28th Aug

29th Aug

Morning Tea

Morning Tea

GROUP A Golden Boulder Hike, Rappelling, Zipline

GROUP B Golden Boulder Hike, Rappelling, Zipline

GROUP B Khilla Ghanpur Hike

GROUP A Khilla Ghanpur Hike

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Bushcraft 2Fire & Food

Raft Building

Break

Break

Theatre

Food & Health

Rope Skills & Emergency Rescue Procedures

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Reflection

Reflection

Reflection

6:00 6:30 7:30

Breakfast

8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

Transfer to TGB

10:00 10:30

Arrival Snacks

11:00

Campus Orientation & Check In

11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00

Lunch

Emergency Medical Procedures

Ice Breakers + Program Orientation

14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30

Bushcraft 1Water & Shelter

ReflectionNature & You

17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30

Snacks & Sports

19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30

Departure

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TENTS

LOTUS POND KITCHEN

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ASSEMBLY POINT

TAXILA & NALANDA VOLLEYBALL COURT

BELL CAFE DARBAR & MAKERS CAFE

POND

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BOULDER CAFE

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Campus CUSTOMS Respecting the customs and principles will help make a positive experience for both you and your outbound group. Using your eyes and sound judgement will help you guide yourself, and you will be rewarded with hospitality and friendliness.

On time: Make sure you’re on time and attend all sessions!

Watch your plate: The cafeteria serves “all you can eat”. Please take only as much as you need and don’t waste food.

Leave no trace: Ensure you don’t disturb the environment more than necessary, especially during hikes, and take everything with you when leaving. The general rule is – leave the area in exactly the same condition as it was discovered.

No noise: No unnecssary shouting, making noises or playing music in the forest area. Let everyone else enjoy the environment, just as you are.

No illegal substances: No smoking, drugs or alcoholic beverages will be tolerated. If found with possession of any illegal item, the students shall be expelled from the camp

BATHROOM ETIQUETTE Conserve water: It is important to conserve water. Make sure you close all taps before leaving the bathroom. We also recommend that you take quick showers.

Clean toilets: Do not soil toilet seats. Check the toilet seat for unwanted stains or substance and clean up any mess after your use.

Don’t waste paper: Use tissue paper sensibly. Tissue paper must be thrown inside the dustbin and not anywhere else.

Responsible disposal: Sanitary napkins must be wrapped in newspapers and disposed in dustbins. Please do not flush sanitary napkins.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Students cannot leave the campus without a program facilitator.

Do not leave the tent area in the night.

Do check the bathroom when you enter. Be on the lookout for insects or reptiles. If you find any, leave the bathroom immediately and inform your program facilitator.

Follow all instructions from your program facilitators for a safe and enjoyable program.

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GENERAL RULES

Bush craft: Water & Shelter Bushcraft is about thriving in the natural environment and the acquisition of the skills and knowledge to do so. In a harsh environment you have few hours to survive without shelter and 3 days without water. Procurement & filtration of water takes time and patience, nevertheless it is an important element for survival. Shelters are essential to protect yourself from predators and weather, so building a strong and sustainable shelter is very important.

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METHODS OF PURIFYING WATER

1.Boiling (Theory)

Bush Craft : Water & Shelter

Kills all the germs and pathogens

2. Filtration (Demonstration and Practical) This method can be achieved by using some common ingredients like sand, charcoal, gravel and grass. One can create a container using either plastic bottles or leaf or a hollow bamboo. The ingredients are layered in the container from coarse to fine.

3. Procurement of Water Transpiration (Demonstration) Plant loses water vapor through their epidermal pores or the stomata located on their leaves. To collect the water one needs a plastic bag, some string ( natural vines can be used too) and a stone. Wrap the plastic bag around a branch with leaves and place a stone in it. Leave it for some time and let nature take its course. you will eventually find water being collected in the bag after some time.

Solar Water Distillation (Demonstration) This is a way to collect moisture from the soil. Materials needed are a collection cup, sheet of clear plastic and a small rock for a weight. Dig out a small depression and make sure the plastic can cover it with plenty of overlap on the sides. Once excavated place a collection cup in the centre of the depression and fill the hole in with green vegetation. Place the plastic over the top and secure along the sides with the excavated soil or rocks.Place the small rock over the collection cup that is under the plastic and put a small hole in the plastic over the cup. The weight creates a depression to allow water to flow toward the hole. The sun will essentially “sweat� the moisture from the soil and vegetation. As the moisture evaporates, it will condense on the top side of the plastic and begin to flow toward the hole and begin dripping into the collection cup.

SHELTER

TECHNIQUES THEORY AND DEMONSTRATION

1. Swamp Bed (Demonstration ) In a marsh or swamp, or any area with standing water or continually wet ground, the swamp bed keeps you out of the water. When selecting such a site, consider the weather, wind, tides, and available materials.

To make a Swamp Bed Look for four trees clustered in a rectangle, or cut four poles (bamboo is ideal) and drive them firmly into the ground so they form a rectangle. They should be far enough apart and strong enough to support your height and weight, to include equipment.

Cut two poles that span the width of the rectangle. They, too, must be strong enough to support your weight.

Secure these two poles to the trees (or poles). Be sure they are high enough above the ground or water to allow for tides and high water.

Cut additional poles that span the rectangle’s length. Lay them across the two side poles, and secure them.

Cover the top of the bed frame with broad leaves or grass to form a soft sleeping surface.

Build a fire pad by laying clay, silt, or mud on one comer of the swamp bed and allow it to dry.

2. Debris Hut (Demonstration and Practical) For warmth and ease of construction, this shelter is one of the best. When shelter is essential to survival, build this shelter.

To make a Debris Hut

3. Hammock (Demonstration and Practical) This is a quick way to improvise a hammock to get off the ground in wet or bug-infested environments.

Start out with one of the long sides of the tarp and roll it up halfway across the entire tarp. Then roll up the other long side to meet the first.

Now, tie a knot securely to each end of the tarp, leaving 15 feet or so of rope on each end to tie to your trees.

Select trees as thick as your leg or thicker, about 10 feet apart, and securely tie the end of each rope to a tree, as high as you can reach. Wrap around the tree twice for good grip on the bark and then use two half hitches, with an extra hitch for added security.

4. Single Pole Tarp Shelter (Demonstration and Practical) This tarp shelter is best suited for windy conditions with a constant prevailing wind direction. The wedge provides an aerodynamic shape which should resist the most biting wind and driving rain.

To build single pole tarp shelter stake down two corners of the tarp into the wind (not opposing corners).

Then place a pole to the center of the opposite side of the tarp.

Tie the remaining two corners down toward the ground. You can even use a stone to weigh it down.

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Build it by making a tripod with two short stakes and a long ridgepole or by placing one end of a long ridgepole on top of a sturdy base.

Place fine sticks and brush crosswise on the ribbing.

Add light, dry, if possible, soft debris over the ribbing until the insulating material is at least 1 meter thick--the thicker the better.

At the entrance, pile insulating material that you can drag to you once inside the shelter to close the entrance or build a door.

As a final step in constructing this shelter, add shingling material or branches on top of the debris layer to prevent the insulating material from blowing away in a storm.

Bush craft: Fire & Food Bushcraft is about thriving in the natural environment and the acquisition of the skills and knowledge to do so.

Whatever may be the weather condition, hot or cold, fire is a necessity as it provides security to the camp area, warmth, purifies water by boiling, and is a primary source for cooking. In a survival situation where man-made resources are not available to ignite fire, primitive methods come in handy. You can cook once the fire is set, but before that you need to identify edible materials and learn to cook in an environment where you don’t have utensils.

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FIRE Friction Method As you try the following processes, keep in mind that the nature of both pieces of wood + condition of the present environment determines how long each of the processes take For this method you require soft wood as the base and a hard stick to rub on it, as the dry nature of the stick works to create more friction.

Rub stick over a piece of wood in vertical motion.

After rubbing for few minutes, embers form in a very small amounts which need to be inflicted on dry grass immediately to convert into a bigger fire.

Spindle & Bow Create a bow and attach a stick to the bow string. Keep twisting the stick so as to create circular motions while it rubs against surface.

Magnifying Method Fill a transparent plastic bag with water (preferably a ziplocked bag), create a tight ball shaped figure, so as to be able to look through it and see the other side magnified Hold it in a position so that sunlight passes through it and gets concentrated on the other side; Eg. like a torch light. keep a blackened edge paper piece or dry grass on the light and wait for a while.

Suspend layer of transparent plastic on two poles, in such a way that it measure 8 inches in width and suspended length.

Fill water in the center and notice how the formation of concentrated light below it. Keep blackened edge paper or dry grass under in it.

Flint Tinder

Use a magnesium fire starter flint Dry grass, Cotton ball soaked in petroleum jelly, newspaper i.e. any items that catch fire quickly

Kindling

Tiny twigs, diameter not more than ½ inch

Fuel

Thick sticks and logs

Things To Keep In Mind: • • • •

Plan where you will light it - leave an opening to reach the tinder.

Light the upwind side so the wind blows the flame into the fuel.

Leave air space between pieces of wood.

Build UP, not OUT. Create a higher pile of wood rather than a flatter pile.

Teepee • Place your tinder bundle on the ground or on a small piece of bark.

• Stick three or four kindling twigs in the ground to form a teepee above the tinder.

• Lean small kindling twigs against the downwind side of the tinder.

• Leave an opening on the upwind side all the way to the center tinder where you can light the fire.

• Continue to lean twigs around the teepee structure.

• Work your way up to pencil-sized sticks, leaving plenty of air space between sticks.

• Poke three or four pencil-sized sticks into the ground forming a larger teepee structure.

• Lean some smaller fuelwood pieces against this support structure.

• Have additional small fuelwood and kindling ready in case it is needed.

This style produces a fast flame and quickly falls into itself in a pile of coals. The heat is directed up to a single point and is useful for boiling water in a single pot above the teepee. Once the teepee collapses, fuelwood can be laid around it like a log cabin or just criss-cross on top of the flames.

Cross Ditch Fire Scratch a cross about 30 centimeters (12 inches) in size in the ground.

Dig the cross 7.5 centimeters (about 3 inches) deep.

Put a large wad of tinder in the middle of the cross.

Build a kindling pyramid above the tinder.

Add additional fuel to the fire as needed.

The shallow ditch allows air to sweep under the tinder to provide a draft.

COOKING WITHOUT UTENSILS Stone Cooking Place a flat piece of stone on the fire, it can be then used as pan on the gas. very good for cooking meat and to make roti.

Mud Cooking Mud helps to maintain or radiate temperature gradually. Cover the raw food with leaf and apply a layer of wet mud on the leaf, it should be a smooth layer without any gravels. Egg, chicken, meat, potato, roots like Tapioca or Colocasia etc. can be cooked using this method.

Direct Exposure To Take a hard, wet stick and use as a skewer. Chicken, meat, vegetables etc. can be cooked.

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Emergency Medical Procedures Emergency medical procedure is a comprehensive set of first aid skills which can not only be used in the wilderness but also in day to day life. It has been observed that a number of people have lost their limbs or life just because basic first aid wasn’t administered. Acquiring this skill set may help save lives.

BLEEDING

Emergency Medical Procedures

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Severe bleeding is a major threat to life and always requires prompt attention by the First Aider.

Apply direct pressure to the wound using your hand or the victim’s hand.

Elevate the limb.

Apply a thick dressing a firm bandage.

Check circulation at the tips/end of the bandaged limb.

If the wound is deep and there is lot’s of bleeding - take the injured to the nearest hospital and get it checked by a medical professional.

Embedded Object If the injured person has a foreign object in their body, DO NOT remove it, create a donut bandage according to the size of the object, place the donut bandage around it and cover the area with firm, thick bandages.

Get to the nearest hospital and seek professional help or call an ambulance depending on how much blood the injured person has lost and their level of mobility.

Eye Injuries Assist the injured into a comfortable position, and ensure they don’t touch their eyes. Try and calm them down and get them to look at one spot straight ahead of them.

Ensure other bystanders don’t crowd around the person and get their attention.

Cover both eyes with a light dressing and bandage, ensure no pressure is applied on the eyes.

Take the injured to the nearest hospital and seek professional help.

Pinch here

Nose Bleeding Ensure the injured tilt’s their head forward and NOT back.

Ask them to pinch their nose just under the bony edge as given in the illustration.

BURNS & SCALDS First degree burns can be placed under gentle running water.

Second degree burns need to be wrapped with a wet cloth.

Third degree burns need to be wrapped with a dry cloth.

Fourth degree burns need to be attended to by a medical professional directly.

Bony Ridge

Blood Vessels

FRACTURES & SPRAINS 1. Control Any Bleeding Apply direct pressure to the source of bleeding with gauze or a cloth to top bleeding.

If a bone has broken through the skin, cover the wound with a donut bandage. DON’T increase damage by pressing directly on the bone or pushing it back into place.

2. Immobilize the Injury Place a rigid material (splint) next to the injury, and tie or tape it in place.

Secure the splint above and below the injury.

DON’T increase damage by straightening an injury.

DON’T secure the splint too tight. If toes or fingers be come pale, cold, or numb, loosen the splint immediately.

(B) End Point

Tie (C)

(D) End

3. Ice and Elevate Place ice or a cold pack on the injury for 20 minutes every three to four hours to limit swelling and pain. Use a barrier, such as a thin towel, between the ice or cold pack and the skin to prevent cold injury to the skin.

Raise the injury above the heart, if possible, to reduce swelling. Seek medical help if any of the following is true:

HEAD/NECK/BACK INJURY One thing to keep in mind, is that spinal injuries are often difficult to spot and therefore, safe assumptions must be made for the well being of the injured.

Symptoms of spinal injury: Inability to move limbs or parts of the limbs Inability to move one side of their body If the person is reporting blurry vision or is unable to speak clearly Short term memory loss Inability to identify themselves or provide basic emergency contact information Moving the injured (only if required): Immobilize the entire body keeping head, neck and back in a straight line.

Drag all limbs to form a straight line, do not lift any part of their body If you have people to help you: Gather 4 people and give them instructions before they attend to the injured person Ensure you are handling the head and neck while they carry the rest of the body Instruct them all to kneel (on 1 knee, with the other foot planted firmly on the ground) on the same side of the person and slide their hands under the person’s body At the same time, you slide your hands under the injured person’s shoulders and grip their hand with your forearms. Use a strong and firm grip to ensure their head does not slip in between your arms while being carried On the count of three lift the body together and move onto a stretcher/flat board.

If you are alone {stay calm, it can still be handled}

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The injury has forced a joint beyond its normal range of motion and now the joint won’t work.

A strong force, such as a fall, placed great stress on a bone, especially if a snap was heard.

The joint or limb looks crooked or bowed.

You have any reason to believe a bone is broken.

SNAKE BITE Ask someone to summon medical help immediately, call the nearest government hospital (most often only government hospitals have all antivenom vials) and inform them of the situation as precisely as possible and describe the pattern of the bite marks or other symptoms that may be visible on the victim.

Help the person to remain calm and lie quietly. Movement and an increased heart rate helps spread the venom more rapidly.

Keep the the bitten area BELOW the level of the victim’s heart.

Remove constricting jewelry or clothing around the bite area, as swelling may occur.

Wrap the entire limb in a bandages that are firm yet not too tight.

DRABC - ACTION PLAN Danger - The first step is to look for, assess and wherever possible, control/ remove any danger that can injure:

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The first aider The bystanders The victim These dangers may include fire, moving traffic, electricity, poisonous gases, sharp objects, etc.

Your safety is of utmost priority, you cannot be of help to others unless you are safe.

Remember to ask another bystander to call an Ambulance while you attend to the injured person.

Tell the bystander to provide the following details as clearly and precisely as possible :

Call 108

What happened + Location + How many people injured + If anyone is trapped.

Ensure the bystander comes back and confirms that the call has been made.

Response - The second step is to determine whether the victim is conscious or unconscious. This is done by: • Gently holding the victim’s shoulders, • Calling out in a clear and loud voice - “Hey/Hello, Can you hear me?” repeated a few times • If the victim does not respond, keep in mind that they may be conscious but may not be able to respond orally because they’re in shock or due to an injury.

• Try “If you can hear me, squeeze your hand” and make sure you place your own hand within their grasp.

Airway - If there is no response from the victim, proceed to checking their airway for any obstructions.

After you ensure that there are no visible signs of head/neck/back injury (if the person is in an awkward position, assume that there IS a spinal injury): • Kneel down beside them • Turn the victim to one side, while supporting their head and mid back with your legs.

• Tilt their head slightly to the back • Open their mouth by gently pulling their chin down • Look inside (use a source of light for more clarity) to search for any obstructions • If you do see something, use your finger/s to swipe it out in the direction away from you.

Once the victim’s airway has been cleared, proceed to the next step of DRABC.

Are you okay?

Breathing - To check if the victim is breathing or not, follow the ‘Look. Listen and Feel’ process.

Look for movement of the victim’s chest and upper abdominal area Listen for air movement out of the victim’s mouth and nose.

Feel for breath against your face while you listen and feel by putting your hand on their chest.

Keep in mind that the environment may be noisy and/or windy, and thus ensure you use all three steps to check for breath. ONLY IF breathing is absent, start CPR.

CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) - In the last step of DRABC, the

administrator attempts to revive an unconscious victim and resuscitate their heart.

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14 Upstroke Downstroke

1 1/2 - 2 in

Effort Arm (back) Piston (Arms) Resistance (Lower Half of Sternum)

Fulcrum (Hip Joints)

Emergency Medical Procedures

Tilt the victim’s head backwards, and pull their chin down to open out their airway.

Try and find a thin cloth/handkerchief for mutual protection (especially if the victim’s mouth is injured/ bleeding) and place over the victim’s mouth Seal their mouth completely with yours.

Blow two full and powerful breaths into the victim, so as to see their chest rising.

Turn your face away to take a fresh breath in between the two.

After two breaths, provide 30 compressions.

Place the heel of your dominant hand in the middle of the chest and compress chest 4-5cm or 1/3rd of the chest depth.

Follow with a pattern of 2 breaths and 30 compressions until the victim regains consciousness or until handed over to a medical professional.

Emergency Rescue Procedures Emergency rescue procedure is set of procedures, including rope knots, lashing and rescue equipments, that one needs to know/follow in case of disastrous situations. By being introduced to this topic, theoretically and practically, one becomes aware of how to tackle adverse situations and help assist in rescue operations as well.

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KNOTS Figure of Eight Loop Known as an indirect knot, it is used in connecting harness to the rope or to connect main ropes lines to the anchor it is also easy to untie and damage to the rope is lesser. In case of rescue situation the victim is secured by the rope and harness using figure of eight knot.

Clove Hitch Primarily used for anchoring, clove hitch is also referred to as half knot and to complete it needs a safety knot at the end. This hitch is easy to tie and adjust.

Clove hitch is the primary knot used for anchoring the rope to a strong base.

Bowline Known as a direct knot, it is used to secure oneself directly to the rope. In case if harness isn’t available at a particular moment, one can use this knot to secure oneself to the rope directly. It can also used as self anchor whilst supporting a fellow member in a risky situation.

Fisherman and Reef Specific type of knot used to join same diameter rope. In situations where length of a particular rope is lesser than the distance that needs to be covered then Fisherman or reef knots can be used to join ropes with same diameter. It is not applicable for unequal diameter rope.

LASHING A lashing is an arrangement of rope wire or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner.

Lashings are used while building an emergency shelter or stretcher.

Square Type Lashing Square lashing is a type of lashing used to bind spars together. There are different types, but all consist of a series of wraps around the spars, and fraps around the wraps between the spars.

Diagonal Type Lashing Diagonal lashing is a type of lashing used to bind spars or poles together, to prevent racking. It gets its name from the fact that the wrapping turns cross the poles diagonally and is used to spring poles together where they do not touch, as in the X-brace of a trestle.

INTRODUCTION TO EQUIPMENT Rope Known as kernmantle rope, combination of inner nylon fibre strands (kern) and outer benching layer (mantle) gives the rope the strength to endure heavy duty work. It is the primary equipment for adventure activities as well as rescue procedure. All kinds of rescue are conducted with the help of rope, as it is essential to secure the victim first preventing from further harm.

Carabineer A hook-like structure with a gate in the front. Made from aluminium alloy making it light but strong. Used for attaching any two equipment together or to rope. Carabineers majorly assists in securing fellows to the rope, ropes to the anchor, and all other adventure activity.

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Also know as figure of eight because of the shape. It is classified as friction device as it creates friction between the rope and the device, which gives the user more control over the release speed. Largely used for rappelling, but it is also used as a belay device (to provide support).

Harness An arrangement of webbing straps that enables a climber to attach himself to the rope so that the impact of a fall is minimized. Harness comes variant depending on the purpose of the use viz; body harness, seat harness, chest harness etc. Directly attaching rope to the body may cause minor injuries due to friction, so harness is a safer option.

Ascender Ascender is specially designed to help people ascend on a rope. One of the primary devices used during rescues in a valley or pit-like situation, where a rope will be passed along with the ascender to the victim and the victim climbs up with the help of the ascender.

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Descender

Reflection Think about your day and all the activities and experiences. Which was your favorite? Which one made you uncomfortable?

Comfort Zone

The comfort zone is where many of us operate. Activities that are categorized into this zone require skills and abilities that you’ve already acquired. These are things that didn’t require you to push yourself to achieve.

Learning Zone

Between the panic zone and the comfort zone is the learning zone. Activities that fall into this category make you use skills and abilities that are just out of your reach. They’re neither so far away that you panic nor close enough where they’re too easy.ो​ो

Panic Zone

Activities which make you so anxious that you can no longer think fall into this zone. These activities are so tough that you don’t even know how to approach them. The overall feeling of this zone is that you are uncomfortable and possibly discouraged.

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Comfort Zone Day

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Learning Zone

Panic Zone

What vision did you have for yourself for this program? What new thing did you hope to learn or achieve, if any?

Write about something that took guts for you to do. What pushed you outside your comfort zone?

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What new thing did you learn about yourself? What did you learn through your experience?

How do you think your above experiences will help you in your life at school or outside?

Did you know?

Due to the ability to grow in poor, infertile soil and tolerate drought, millet is one of the most important agricultural crops in the semi-arid parts of Africa and Asia today. It was staple food in the East Asia, before rice was domesticated.

Do you know how much water we use for growing 1 kilo of rice? It is an incredible 3000-4000 litres of water!

Assuming that the minimum yield of rice in a chemically-grown Green Revolution model is about 2000 kilos per acre, that acre uses between six and eight million litres of water. If, on the same field you grow millets, you can save six to eight million litres of water for the nation.

By any nutritional parameter, millets are miles ahead of rice and wheat. In terms of their mineral content, millets dwarf rice and wheat. All millets have more fibre, calcium and iron.

There are more insects on one square mile of land than there are humans on the face of the Earth.

An acre of trees can remove 13 tons of dust and other potentially harmful gases from the air every year.

“ Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. “ Albert Einstein

WILL is a unique 21st century leadership idea with a vision to cultivate and maintain a society of participatory leadership, inquisitive learning & integrated development for a diverse range of people.

At WILL, we use Outdoor Learning concepts to design various programs that have been thoughtfully crafted to identify relevant outcomes, create the ideal habitat and focus on applicability of this learning in real life.

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