Launching Legends Fall/Winter Outdoor Edition
Outdoor Skills & the Art of Showing Up
A one-day fall/winter intensive where teens build real outdoor competence — fire, shelter, navigation — while practicing the social skills that make a team actually work.
What they'll learn
Fire in cold, wet conditions
Ferro-rod starts, tinder prep, and a team fire-build challenge.
Shelter & layering
Basic emergency shelter building plus a real cold-weather layering system.
Navigation on foot
Map and compass basics, then a paired mini orienteering course.
Cook a hot meal outdoors
Simple, under-$10 field meal, made and eaten together as a group.
How the day runs
Welcome & safety briefing
Gear check, cold-weather safety, paired intros.
Fire-building skills
Teams of two compete to get a fire going.
Shelter & layering workshop
Guest speaker from a local outdoor retailer.
Lunch, cooked together
Hot field meal, phone-free, guided conversation.
Navigation challenge
Mini orienteering course, teams of two.
Guest speakers
Two speakers share different paths to resilience and success.
Group debrief circle
Reflection and peer shout-outs.
Wrap-up & badges
Fire & Navigation certificate for every teen.