This means learning by doing. For 20 years The Mountain Workshop has introduced thousands of young people to the thrill and satisfaction of learning by doing in the outdoors. Currently we work with more than 50 schools in Fairfield and Westchester counties and New York City. Using the outdoors as our classroom, The Mountain Workshop transcends the boundaries of traditional education. Teachers choose our workshops because they enhance educational and social goals of their school curriculum.
Students love our workshops because they're fun.
We stimulate creative problem solving, active participation, positive group identity, individual initiative and respect for personal differences. The Mountain Workshop instructors are dynamic outdoor education professionals committed to fostering respect for one another and the natural environment. For example, a group research project requires working as a team, setting goals, establishing priorities, collecting and analyzing information and structuring this information into a cohesive, finished piece. Like the group research project, they must analyze their task, and execute a workable design. This requires goal setting, cooperative problem solving and effective communication.