Whatever the challenge, our staff is prepared to guide the children, to teach them to be proactive, and to help them reach a successful outcome. In the facilitation process, the children learn to transfer the learning of skills to closely related real life situations. A child may learn to deal with anger experienced personally or within the group at a particularly difficult stage of the hike. Another child may struggle with a lack of confidence, sitting down on the trail, refusing to walk further, only to realize that this reaction presents another set of problems. This child receives comfort, support, and encouragement from adults and peers.
Leaders emerge from the group.
Problem solving skills evolve. Children experience the joy of personal and group success. They have fun in a wholesome, natural environment. Later, in the debriefing part of the facilitation process campers are encouraged to discover and share metaphoric connections as a way to make the experience more meaningful and relevant. Discussions of home, school, and social situations arise and the learning is applied to these real life situations.