Waking this up, sorry
I think everyone should get/have this at the very least on a basic level:
1/ first aid - can help oneself and others (a few of us in 5th grade, helped to save our teacher when he nearly lost a finger on a rotary saw (boy there is a lot of blood in a thumb) and loads of cycling friend who had dropped, lass even saved 2 people lives with her skills)
2/ swimming (and not to be scared of water but know how dangerous it can be) - can get you out of canal, river, lake and help others (I know I have and pulled a few friends to safety)
3/ map/compass reading - it does imply that you got a map, but learning to read a map you also learn how to read terrain and help you to find shelter/help if needed (I have never knowingly got lost, might just have had a small detour
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4/ knife/axe handling - this will help you not ending up hurting yourself and will help you on the next points
5/ fire - will keep you and others warm, cook food etc
6 shelter - keep you and others dry and warm
The first two could and should be taught in school, even map reading and knife handling (heck I learned a trick or two in home economics
I'm not saying that you should be able to do heart and lung transplants with a paper clip and duct tape, or navigating through the Gobi desert with just the stars etc. But at least know which end of a knife is the business end that could cut you, how to read a map to find out where there is a good chance to find a defibrillator/help/shelter. I do hope that the ones among you who have offspring's have told them how to dial 999/112 as soon as they can speak even a few words.
But then again I was lucky - carpenter grand dad, father and uncle who were scouts, parents that told me to bugger off get lost and come back and tell us what you found, as long as I was home as soon as the street lights turned on - I got to faff around with fire, sharp things and maps from the time I was knee high to a grasshopper.
That said before I ramble on longer, I do need to brush up on my shelter building and fire starting (I haven't even tried to make fire without a fire stick or matches in 40 years or so)