Survival Skills & Urban Navigation
Put your problem-solving and navigation skills to the test through urban exploration challenges. This adventure-themed journey develops fitness, teamwork, and quick thinking while exploring different parts of your city.
Building your Award:
Find Bronze Award examples to support activity planning
(Completed as a team. Participants will work together to plan and complete their journey.)
Example Activity: Urban navigation challenge testing wayfinding skills, fitness, and teamwork while exploring different parts of the city.
Example Team Goal: Our team will complete a multi-checkpoint route using maps (not GPS), document strategic locations, practice navigation and time management, and create a debrief about what skills helped us succeed.
Example Assessor/Supervisor: Teacher, Award Leader, or outdoor education instructor
Example SMART Goal: Survival mode means being fit! I’m doing martial arts training for an hour each week over 13 weeks, building strength, flexibility, and discipline while working toward my yellow belt.
Example Assessor: Martial arts instructor, self-defense teacher, or recreation center staff
Example Log: Practiced kicks and blocks today. My roundhouse kick is getting more powerful. Sparred with a partner and worked on defensive moves. Belt test is in 6 weeks!
Example SMART Goal: Since LARP combines creativity and strategy, I’m organizing monthly LARP activities for my friends over 13 weeks, developing storytelling, game design, and leadership skills.
Example Assessor: Drama teacher, games club advisor, or community program coordinator
Example Log: Ran our dragon-slaying quest today. Everyone had a blast! I learned that having backup plans for when players do unexpected things is essential. Designing a mystery scenario for next month.
Example SMART Goal: I want to help grow food for my community! I’m volunteering at the school garden for an hour each week over 13 weeks, helping with planting, weeding, and harvesting.
Example Assessor: Garden coordinator, environmental science teacher, or school volunteer supervisor
Example Log: Planted tomato seedlings and weeded the herb section today. The coordinator explained how the harvest goes to the school breakfast program. Feels good knowing the food we grow helps students. Learning composting techniques next week.
