The course was a great success and the Berea Board of Education encouraged teachers Wayne Baldwin and Elaine Migchelbrink to explore the possibility of establishing a comprehensive Outdoor Education Program to benefit all the students in the school system. In 1971, a six week pilot program was established. Students experience a closeness with nature. Communication and understanding is established between Middle and High School students. Teachers and students develop positive and personal relationships.
Students learn to live and work together.