This is a good time to see wildlife because more remote trails are often used on these hikes. Students employ group decision making, communication, and cooperation skills in order to complete mental and physical challenges. During a Cooperation Course, students often change their assumptions and definitions of leadership, communication, and problem solving. The site for this activity is our Project Adventure certified ropes course. Students participate in an extensive ground school where they learn the basics about harnesses, equipment, and commands.
Students then choose from several elements which are both physically and mentally challenging.
Orienteering Students learn how to use a compass and read topographic maps. The majority of the class is spent navigating an established orienteering course. This course teaches students how to be prepared for a successful experience in the outdoors. Students will also learn techniques for having a minimum impact on the environment. For an advanced class, older students learn to use the resources they might have and how to find necessary equipment outside in order to successfully adapt to primitive or disaster situations.