ADMISSIONS
Before you register for camp, please read the following admission, tuition, fees, cancellations, refunds, transfers and other policies.
Lifesong Wilderness Adventures
*Lifesong Wilderness Adventures is not a boot camp, 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 on the basis of race, creed, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation or national origin (some camps carry age restrictions).
ADULT CAMP REGISTRATION
The following adult camps, for persons 18 and over, that do not require an application form before purchase. First Circle, Second Circle, THE EDGE, 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 is completed, we then E-mail the following camp forms to you:
- medical & camp policies
- assumption of risk
- cancellation & refund policy
- recommended camp gear list
- driving directions
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 ADVENTURE REGISTRATION
The Adult 14 and 28-Day Immersion need 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 for acceptance to camp and request payment.
TEEN CAMP REGISTRATION
1. Request a teen camp application form for your son or daughter to attend camp. CONTACT US.
2. Complete, sign, and return the application to us. Once we receive the completed and signed 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.
- medical release
- liability waiver
- cancellation & refund policy
- 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 30 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.
- Active SAR, Coast Guard, Military discounts available. Contact Mark for details.
See individual camp pages for applicable discounts on the “Add to Cart” button.
Refund Policy
All of 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 15 days days or less from the first day of camp, no refunds can be given. No exceptions.
Camp Cancellation
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 will cancel your acceptance to the Lifesong Camp 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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