Woodlanders Teen Sessions

Weekly outdoor nature adventures offer teens aged 11 to 15 years the opportunity to unplug from the digital world, reconnect with nature, and grow in confidence through meaningful, real-world experiences. Each session blends guided skill-building with exploration, giving teens the space to develop practical abilities, resilience, and emotional balance, while strengthening their connection to themselves, others, and the natural world.

Each week focuses on nature-based survival skills, with activities such as shelter building, knot tying, safe fire-making, outdoor cooking, and water purification. Teens also learn wilderness first aid, basic tool-making (including crafting simple tools like spears), animal care, and garden work. These experiences encourage independence, teamwork, and a deeper understanding of ecosystems and sustainable living.

These are drop-off sessions, thoughtfully designed to support independence while providing a safe and supportive environment for teens to explore, challenge themselves, and build confidence.

The program is designed for ages 11–15, with activities adapted to suit varying levels of ability and experience, allowing each participant to grow at their own pace.

Schedule:

• Weekly sessions run over a 6-week term, including public holidays

• Duration: 1 hour and a half

• Location: Natura Tribe Village at Nature Escapes, Al Barari, Dubai

Woodlanders Teen Sessions Availability

• Wednesdays | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

• Mondays | 4:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Fees:

• AED1050 per child for 6 sessions (once weekly for 6 consecutive weeks, 1 hour and 30 minutes per session)

What’s Included:

Each session includes a variety of nature-based and survival activities designed to help teens connect with nature, build practical skills, and feel grounded. Activities vary from week to week and from term to term, offering a wide range of experiences such as:

• Shelter building and bushcraft skills

• Knot tying and rope work

• Fire-making and campfire safety

• Outdoor cooking

• Water purification techniques

• Wilderness first aid basics

• Tool-making (including crafting simple tools such as spears)

• Animal care, planting, and garden work

• Nature exploration and team challenges

What to Bring:

• Mosquito repellent

• Snacks & water

Attendance & Payment Policy:

• Once payment is completed, fees are strictly non-refundable under any circumstances, including force majeure events (such as war, natural disasters, government restrictions, or global crises)

• Sessions run during public holidays, school breaks, and may continue in rain, as long as conditions are safe.

• If you are unable to attend due to travel, illness, or other reasons, one session per term may be rescheduled with at least 24 hours’ advance notice.

• Make-up sessions are offered on alternative available days only and are subject to availability.

• Make-up sessions must be used within the same term and cannot be carried forward.

• Sessions cannot be transferred to the next term; however, you are welcome to attend on an alternative day (subject to availability) or offer your spot to a friend.

Important Notes:

• By enrolling your child, you acknowledge the nature of outdoor play and agree not to hold the Natura Tribe team or Nature Escapes liable for any incidents or accidents that may occur.

• The program requires a minimum number of participants to run. In the event that the minimum enrollment is not reached, Natura Tribe reserves the right to reschedule or cancel the program. In such cases, participants will be offered an alternative session or a full refund.

• Food is not permitted inside the mud kitchen & pond area.

• We kindly ask families to treat the space with care; any damage will incur a fee of AED 200.