Feedback is a very delicate issue and may be the hardest skill to learn. While instructors and proctors model effective feedback, it can be difficult to understand what process they are using. Thus, you must experiment with ways to give feedback including moving beyond personal judgement and advice, crediting good performance, and constructive criticism. Environmental Stewardship and Natural History skills are developed to nurture a respect and feeling of responsibility for whatever environment you travel. Environmental Stewardship includes Leave No Trace skills for camping, hiking, backcountry hygiene, avoiding disruption of plant and animal habitats, and archaeological preservation.
Natural history is often the most fascinating part of each wilderness environment.
Instructors and proctors familiarize you with the flora and fauna, geology, weather systems and human history of the areas. At night you will be introduced to astronomy and basic constellations. Because students gather and process information in a variety of ways, you learn how to identify learner types and structure presentations accordingly. You discuss qualities that make effective teachers and how such qualities have been modeled by your instructors. You work to incorporate these into your own personal teaching style.