Portland, Oregon School's Out: Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel

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Schools' Out, Let's Go Fishing

Fishing is the only thing to do on a no-school day. It's time to hang out by the water with the aim of catching our our swimming friends.

We learn to cast both a reel rod and a "Huck Finn" pole. We wait patiently along the river wishing for fish. We sit by the shore enjoying friends and nothing else to do on a lazy day without school.

Details for School's Out: Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel

Time

Free Morning Pre-Camp 7:30am-8:30am
Camp 8:30am-3:30pm
Affordable After-Camp 3:30pm-6pm Get extended camp to 6pm

Location

5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon Within minutes of most Portland neighborhoods, right next door to the 140 acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Map It

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Ages 6 April 13, 2012 Tuition $49

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Ages 7-8 April 13, 2012 Tuition $49

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Ages 9-10 April 13, 2012 Tuition $49

Ages 6 Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel: Spring Break includes

mobile camp around Portland Greenspaces and Beyondand beyond
• use a "Huck Finn" fishing pole with bobber
• learn about the life cycle of different fish
• learn about primitive fishing techniques
• go fishing

Ages 7-8 Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel: Spring Break includes

mobile camp around Portland Greenspaces and Beyondand beyond
• use a "Huck Finn" fishing pole with bobber
• learn about the life cycle of different fish
• learn about primitive fishing techniques
• go fishing

Ages 9-10 Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel: Spring Break includes

mobile camp around Portland Greenspaces and Beyondand beyond
• use a "Huck Finn" fishing pole with bobber
• learn about the life cycle of different fish
• learn about primitive fishing techniques
• go fishing

A Good Fit?

Before you register PLEASE READ the critical information below to help you decide if your program is the right match for you or you child. TrackersNW invests in families and students dedicated to maturity and accountability as a team. The experience of your child is heightened as these filters insure a safe, supportive and competent collaboration with both our instructors and all other team members (including students).

This program is a good fit for the child and parent who...

• trust one another
• are interested in and empathetic to the natural world
• crave a different way of experiencing and seeing both natural and modern world
• want to have fun
• possess a sense of adventure
• make intelligent choices
• display competent autonomy when needed
• can make and keep clear agreements concerning safety
• can help insure the safety of their peers and collaborators
• works diligently toward adult accountability, consequences and responsibility
• will come dressed appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• can be a real kid
• shares well with others

This program is NOT a good fit for children who...

• are not interested in nature & scout awareness
• are not empathetic for the natural world
• are being forced to come to camp
• cannot display competent autonomy when needed
• cannot make and keep clear agreements and choices concerning safety
• is kept inside all the time so may be uncomfortable
• will not dress appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is not okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• has trouble working with others and respecting the needs of other participants

Please note that if your child is positively working on behavior, we are willing to work with them and you with clear agreements

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Since 2004 Trackers has lead the way in standards of safety for outdoor camps and programs. All camp staff are CPR/First AID certified and have passed a fngerprint background check. We are very selective in our hiring process, choosing mature and competent individuals with profound experience in education. Trackers is at the forefront of blending "old school" outdoor education with new and leading standards of safety, responsibility and personalized learning. We seek to bring environmental education back to true adventure in the out of doors. Learn more about our safety policies and values from our blog.

A Smile

We help children to feel like that group of kids wandering country backyards 50 years ago: independent, tired, muddy, wet and happy from the woods and wild. We are acutely aware of full and real hazards of the out of doors after years of working in environmental education. We try to move away from the highly structured and limiting tolerances of conventional environmental education while keeping kids truly safe but not encapsulated from, or phobic of nature. We are deep patriots to the value of offering guided yet very free and transparent experiences for kids. We believe it is okay to be thirsty at times, cold at times, and wet at times. It builds empathy and care for the gifts of life. It fosters adventure and sincere accomplishment. We also believe it is critical to feel supported and cared for as they truly explore their passion and responsibility. And through a healthy life immersed in nature, they test the limits and great potential of the often untapped physical and emotional resiliency they possess