Phase 1
Read the environment
Learn navigation basics, risk checks and how to prepare a team.
All challenge studios
Full-day challenge studio
Outdoor adventure
Make good decisions when the map is incomplete and the team is tired.
Why it matters
Outdoor challenge gives uncertainty a real shape. Planning, communication and resilience matter because the environment does not reorganize itself around the learner.
What learners practise
- Navigation
- Risk judgment
- Preparation
- Problem solving
- Team care
Inside the sessions
Map and compass workRoute planningShelter and equipment challengesTeam navigation gamesEnvironmental observation
A sample studio arc
The pace adapts to the available time. Day Studio terms can develop the arc over several weeks, while Intensives compress it into focused full days.
Phase 2
Solve on the move
Complete short routes where new information forces the plan to change.
Phase 3
Lead a section
Rotate leadership and practise making calm decisions under pressure.
Phase 4
Finish together
Plan and complete a demanding final route with every teammate contributing.
A visible capstone
A final challenge families will remember.
A timed navigation and problem-solving course where learner and parent teams face the same sequence of field challenges.
Where it happens
Built around the challenge.
Foundry's outdoor areas and carefully selected local routes around San Kamphaeng and Chiang Mai.