GPS ADVENTURES Knowledge Quest

Embark on an exciting real-life adventure with the GPS Adventures Knowledge Quest—a Natural History-based simulation designed for family fun or classroom engagement. This immersive quest unfolds across various Orange County trails, guiding you through a journey of discovery as you follow GPS coordinates to uncover native plants, animals, geological formations, and natural wonders. Your interaction with the environment becomes a learning experience, with each finding logged into our PORTAL to progress through the six engaging levels. Upon unlocking the sixth level, expect a real treasure map dispatched to you within two weeks of completion. Upon registration, access to the Level 0 portal initiates your quest. Completion unlocks subsequent pages, gradually revealing the quest’s depth through all six levels. Upon conquering all levels, you’ll receive coordinates guiding you to a buried treasure—an exciting conclusion to your GPS Adventures Knowledge Quest. Start your journey today!

CHECK OUT THE LANDING PAGE FOR THE GAME PLATFORM

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HOW TO PLAY:

  • Sign up for the GPS Adventures Knowledge Quest 1 membership.  There are currently 6 levels to the game. Once all levels are complete and you receive your coordinate for the buried treasure, the game is over and you win the game, your treasure, and more knowledge! 
  • You and your family can play under one membership OR a group class can sign up for one membership. Only one email address will have access to the pages and the treasure will have to be distributed amongst the class.
  • You will need either a hand-held GPS device or access to the google maps app on your phone. 
  • You will have one year to complete your quest. 
  • And guess what! There are secrets to the game embedded throughout the levels.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:

  • Knowledge on how to use a map
  • Knowledge on how to use GPS
  • Knowledge of native plants and animals
  • Familiarity with different trails in Orange County, CA
  • Knowledge of Geology
  • Knowledge of Ocean Ecology
  • Knowledge of Ornithology (The Study of Birds)
  • Knowledge of Ethnobotany (Plant Uses)
  • Knowledge of Entomology (the study of Insects and Arachnids)
  • Exercise
  • Amazing Curriculum!

WHAT IS THE BURIED TREASURE?

If you knew what it was, it would not be a buried treasure, would it? However, one hint is that it will be custom tailored to your preference.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Each level has a .pdf download you will need to print out to take with you on your adventure. By having access to our outdoor resource library, you will need to navigate through and print the appropriate field guide for your adventure. After you take notes out in the field, you will need to fill in all your answers on the level portal to advance to the next level.

ENERGY POINTS:  Some levels have hidden clues and bonus challenges. If you complete those, they give you Energy Points. Energy Points give you free answers for future challenges. Stars on your .pdf download indicate that level has the opportunity to gain some energy points.

INCLUDED!

Gain FREE Access to our
​Outdoor Teacher Resource Portal
(Valued at $99.95 for a year membership)

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

The cost is $150 per family membership for the entire quest  (ALL 6 LEVELS plus the Buried Treasure if you pass all 6 levels in a year).

WHO CAN PLAY?

The whole family! Adults will also likely learn along the way and everyone will have exercised for the day! Ages 6 and up can also play with guided help.

WHAT DO I GET FOR SIGNING UP?

  • Familiarity with our trails in OC
  • ​All the knowledge listed above
  • Access to our Outdoor Teacher Resources Portal, which is valued at a $100 membership per year where you will have access to printables, field guides to laminate and use, and all kinds of resources!
  • A wonderful buried treasure for you to keep.
  • Adventures and memories with your family.

Once your charter fund certificate arrives, we will activate your membership. To expedite this process, it’s best to email the certificate to info@artandwildernessinstitute.com and with subject line: GPS Adventures Activate

To see a list of accepted charter schools, please click here

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What areas are these adventures in?

  • Orange
  • South Irvine
  • Laguna Beach
  • Huntington Beach
  • Newport Beach

TESTIMONIALS

If you’re searching for a hands-on, fun-filled, and educational journey for the entire family, then the GPS Adventures Quest is your new best friend. It will send your family treading Orange County’s gorgeous trails with some eyes on the ground and some on the sky. This program fosters a deep love and fascination for plant identification and uses as well as for wildlife. This is the best gift you can give your children–quality time together in nature while modeling life-long learning. It’s also an investment in yourself; you matter too! Your life is about to change in the most beautiful way. Wholesome all-round development & enjoyment for your priceless family with the Art & Wilderness Institute is a privilege and a blessing! I can’t recommend it enough and hope to see you on the trails! – Qanita

 GPS adventure is an educational, fun filled “treasure” hunting experience like no other. The treasure being the boundless natural wildlife and ecosystem of the Californian wilderness. During this era of distance learning and zoom classes nothing is better than to be outside immersed in nature and learning in a hands-on, interactive, engaging and fun way while also spending quality time with your family. My family and I have completed one of 6 quests designed by Sama where we followed gps coordinates to identify and discover plants, animals and insects along with hidden clues in scavenger hunt style to gain points, uncover hidden clues and unlock future quests. Sama prepares you for each quest with information on the local plant and animal life and then sends you on a journey to identify and capture digital proof of your knowledge in a scavenger/treasure hunt. As if this wasn’t fun enough; Sama has also divided family teams into Harry Potter style Houses to compete against one another to create a friendly competition and encourage families to dedicate themselves to learning and appreciating our Californian natural habitat. We are hooked! My six year old son had so much fun following Google maps around the nature park and putting his nature knowledge to work while keeping his eyes peeled for ravens and turkey vultures we needed to capture for energy points! We can’t wait to unlock future quests and learn more! – Yusfa

Today we started our first GPS nature adventure created by Art and Wilderness Institute. The kids use GPS coordinates to complete their quest which includes identifying plants, locations, and finding hidden items which contain additional clues. We turn all our quest answers in like a quiz along with photos and if we pass we level up to a new quest. If you live in SoCal I highly recommend doing this, We had so much fun and enjoyed gorgeous views during our hike! We can’t wait to set out again! We missed one item today on our find so we will go back soon.- Megan (Instagram review on @atheartofhomeschooling )

After signing up for GPS Adventures I quickly realized my kids (2.5 yrs old, 5 months old) are too young for the quest but once we started it, I couldn’t contain my excitement! It’s so unique and I’ve never done anything like it! Being a person who would go hiking a lot, I knew absolutely nothing of what’s around me and always wished I did. I felt like a kid again being able to identify plants and animals and my toddler quickly caught on to my genuine interest and excitement. I’m already starting to train him to develop an eye for appreciating the different plants and animals around him. We told him to keep an eye out for birds and he even surprised us by learning the names of them as my husband and I talked about them .- Maira

GPS ADVENTURES Knowledge Quest

$150.00

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GPS ADVENTURES Knowledge Quest

$150.00

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