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(6) “infant” means a child 30 days to 24 months old; (7) “newborn” means a child less than 30 days old; (8) “parent” means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of the child; (9) “program” means the newborn and infant hearing, tracking, and intervention screening program established under AS 47.20.310 — 47.20.390. Chapter 21. Adventure-Based Education. Sec. 47.21.010. Establishment. (a) The Department of Family and Community Services shall establish an adventure-based education program designed to bring adventure-based education to appropriate juvenile offenders and others selected by referral agencies. (b) Adventure-based education is a short-term, intensive training program designed to remedy failure patterns and encourage development of self-esteem, self-confidence, and social awareness in (1) certain delinquent juveniles in the custody of the Department of Family and Community Services; (2) certain juveniles identified by the schools, division of social services, the courts, youth workers, or other community referral systems, as being able to benefit from adventure-based education. Sec. 47.21.020. Program. (a) An adventure-based education program must include provisions for the following phases: (1) Phase I: Basic Skills Learning (A) physical conditioning: running, hiking, swimming, and other related activities; (B) technical training: the use of specialized tools and equipment, camping, cooking, map reading, navigation, life saving, drown proofing, and solo survival; (C) safety training: first aid skills, emergency care, preventative medicine, nutrition, health, and personal hygiene care; (D) team training: rescue techniques, evacuation exercises, and fire fighting; (E) solo: solitary living for a short period with minimal equipment; (F) interpersonal skills training: coping skills, individual and group problem solving, and societal communication skills; (G) culturally relevant activities: traditional modes of subsistence living, traveling and surviving in wilderness areas and communities in the state, and cross-cultural experiences;