Although these skills and abilities can be, and are, taught in the classroom, Coast Guard Academy cadets recently used an action method, known as experiential learning, to learn leadership skills. Experiential learning requires that students actually undergo the concepts to be learned rather than learn the concepts through reading and lectures.
Students are much more interested and engaged, thus more likely to remember lessons learned.
Va. One of the activities found to be most useful was the Leadership Reaction Course. This is an outdoor low ropes course meaning most of the activity takes place close to the ground and involves mental and physical challenges with minimal risk. An experienced facilitator guides the training. You have noted that the only means of escape is across a moat and over the wall. Most sections of the wall have pressure sensitive alarms and the water is electrified.