Outdoor Education Programs
Challenge I/Field Initiatives (1 – 3 hours)
The students participate in multiple activities that are short in length and focus on cooperation and communication skills. The challenges involve a variety of props and can be done in many settings. [Speaking and Listening 1.6; Family, Work, and Community 11.2]
Challenge II/Team Course (1 – 3 hours)
The students participate in longer activities that are more physical. These activities are followed by a debriefing and processing activity that is lead by the facilitator. [Speaking and Listening 1.6; Family, Work, and Community 11.2]
Climbing Tower (1 - 2 hours)
Participants develop self-confidence through an activity involving perceived risk. Participants are encouraged to challenge themselves through their own efforts with the support of their teammates. Trained and qualified staff members lead each participant individually through the steps necessary to ensure safety and provide support. No “auto-belay” devices are used, all participants are on a top-rope, live belay. [Speaking and Listening 1.6; Health, Safety, and Physical Education 10.4]
High Ropes (1 - 3 hours)
This challenging course will enable participants to push their personal boundaries. Supervised by trained and qualified professional staff, students and adults alike experience the thrill of being 35-40 feet above the ground. Suspended among trees and poles our course provides you with the opportunity to negotiate through various challenges. This program is priced separately, please inquire. [Speaking and Listening 1.6; Health, Safety, and Physical Education 10.4; Family, Work, and Community 11.2]
Our exciting low ropes course gives children and adults a chance to challenge themselves and work together without the fear of being too far off the ground. Qualified instructors can conform to the goals of teachers and group leaders to provide various levels of challenge. After each activity there is a debriefing and processing activity that is lead by the facilitator. [Speaking and Listening 1.6; Family, Work, and Community 11.2]
By working together as a group, participants must navigate their way through various challenges and ‘survival situations’. Groups’ process their experience after learning group decision-making skills. They will work together to complete tasks such as negotiating rivers (imaginary), erecting a shelter or building a fire. This is a great team building program while learning essentials about how to survive in the woods. [Speaking and Listening 1.6; Earth Science 3.5; Health, Safety, and Physical Education 10.2]