Before you register for camp, please read the following admission, tuition, fees, cancellations, refunds, transfers, and other policies.
ADMISSIONS & REGISTRATION POLICIES
Attendees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend all Lifesong Wilderness Adventures Camps & Courses. A copy of your vaccination card is required.
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LIFESONG WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
*Lifesong Wilderness Adventures is not a boot camp, a militia group, a religious organization, or a therapy camp. We are a nature-based adventure company specializing in wilderness survival, nature awareness, tracking, and bushcraft skills.
Lifesong Wilderness Adventures is a professional, outdoor education camp open to adults and teens. Our admission process does not discriminate based on race, creed, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin (some camps carry age restrictions).
ADULT CAMP REGISTRATION
The following adult camps, for persons eighteen and over, that do not require an Application Form before purchase. First Circle, Second Circle, L.O.S.T. - Texas, Winter Outdoor Survival Training.
PURCHASE CAMP
Payment can be made via PayPal on the camp page of choice. Or you can mail payment by US Postal Service. We accept personal checks and money orders.
When payment or deposit are completed, we then E-mail the following camp forms to you:
- medical & camp policies
- assumption of risk
- recommended camp gear list
- driving directions
ONLINE FILLABLE COURSE FORMS
If you would prefer to fill those forms out electronically, rather than having to scan them and email them back, you can do so by using Online Course Fillable Forms.
Registration holds your space in camp. Receipt and review of all forms determine final acceptance for camp and commences on a first come, first-served basis.
ADULT CAMP REGISTRATION
The Adult 14 and 28-Day Immersion require an application form. We require our application form completed and signed and, in our hands, before accepting tuition payment. Please ask for the application form for your adventure of choice. We will then contact you regarding your acceptance to camp and request full payment upon acceptance. CONTACT US
TEEN CAMP REGISTRATION
All campers must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend.
1. Please fill out the Teen Camp Application Form Online.
2. Once we receive the completed teen application and accept your teen to attend camp, full tuition payment is then due. No deposit is required; payment holds your teens place at camp.
3. Purchase camp. Payment can be made via PayPal on the teen camp page of interest, or you can mail payment by US Postal Service. We accept personal checks and money orders.
4. When full payment is received by us, we then Email the following camp forms to you to prepare your son or daughter for camp.
- request for proof of COVID-19 vaccination
- medical release
- camp policies
- liability waiver
- recommended camp gear list
Registration holds your space in camp. Receipt and review of all forms determine final acceptance for camp and commences on a first come, first-served basis.
TUITION AND FEES
To register, use the “Add to Cart” button on this website, or mail in your camp payment. Full tuition is required for all camps.
Extra fees may include equipment purchases, rentals, shuttle services, etc. located on this website under "More Services". Select the “Add to Cart” button available.
CONFIRMATION
A registration packet, including the requisite forms for acceptance are emailed to you as confirmation of payment in full. You have 10 days to return all necessary paperwork. Receipt and review of all forms determine final acceptance for camp.
Students with a disability we cannot accommodate or a medical condition that precludes participation, Lifesong Wilderness Adventures will refund your registration payment in full and remove you from the camp list. Failure to send in completed paperwork will eliminate the registrants from camp and place them on a waiting list.
TUITION DISCOUNTS
- Early Bird Discount: see eligible camp or course page.
See individual camp pages for applicable discounts on the "Add to Cart" button.
REFUND POLICY
All Lifesong Wilderness Adventures expenses are incurred during camp preparation. Cancellations reflect the impossibility of recovering these costs for no-shows, or withdrawals from any previously purchased camp(s), customs camp, and courses. Last minute cancellations cannot be refilled.
1. If you cancel 30-days or less from the first day of camp, no refunds can be given. No exceptions. If you purchased using PayPal, and their 6o-Day refund window has passed. These refunds will be subtracted from any PayPal charges accrued.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Mark Wienert and Lifesong Wilderness Adventures, reserves the right to cancel any camp, at any time, for any reason. Paid registered students affected by a camp cancellation will be refunded camp tuition, shuttles, or equipment rental fees. Allow up to 90-days from ending camp or course date for Refund. All course prices are subject to change at any time and without notice.
TRANSFERS
A student who wishes to transfer registration from one camp to another may do so for a $50.00 processing fee. No refunds or transfer of tuition fees for Custom Camps.
Students are responsible for all costs associated with late arrival or early departure, including transportation and evacuation costs. Late arrivals are not allowed once a camp commences. Students arriving late or who leave camp voluntarily or involuntarily once camp has begun, due to a medical emergency, expulsion, evacuation, or any other reason, will not be entitled to a refund of any tuition or fees, and will not be transferred to another camp.
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR
A Lifesong camp begins during transport and all students are expected to maintain appropriate standards of behavior. We require students to abstain from all use of alcohol, illegal, and recreational drugs for the duration of the camp. Tobacco smoking is not allowed.
Lifesong instructors and staff have the sole discretion to remove any student from a camp if perceived to be endangering themselves or another student or staff member. A participant will be removed if believed to present a safety concern, medical risk, behavior problem or engage in illegal activity.
PRESCRIPTION and RECREATIONAL DRUGS
All prescription and non-prescription drugs taken at the time of your camp must be listed on the Medical Release Form. Failure to do so may jeopardize the health and safety of the student and/or group and may be grounds for removal from camp. Recreational drugs are not allowed.
MEDICAL & TRIP INSURANCE
Lifesong ADULT students are not required to carry medical or trip insurance, but we highly recommend that you do. We recommend that you purchase adequate health and trip insurance to cover personal injury, evacuation while in camp or other situations that could occur. (See below)
TEENS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE MUST HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE TO ATTEND CAMP
Not providing adequate coverage for teens under 18 years of age will cancel your acceptance and forfeit your registration. All parents or legal guardians of minor participants (those under 18 years old) must agree to these terms and submit information on the medical release form.
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