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Adventure Camp with Action Whitewater
 
 
 
 
 

The Appetizer CampIntroduction to Adventure

Outdoor Experiential Education

This program is designed to give full adventure flavor in a shorter, more affordable schedule. Campers who start on the appetizer may upgrade to the full camp at anytime during their appetizer program date. We focus on: community-developement, mutual respect, personal power and the Unvierse at large.

~ We're building better people throught better experience ~
Christopher Pyle, director

This camp combines:

  • intense socialization skills: supporting positive cooperation

  • community development, awareness, politic and communication

  • team building: "wet" course, paddle crew, land courses

  • leadership skills taught experientially

  • interconnectedness presentation

  • indigineous species in camp presentation

  • flora and Fauna fireside presentation

  • regional folklore fireside presentaiton

  • watershed education: experientially obtained

  • music/skits for arts experience

Camp provides heightened learning:

  • new voices delivering information = new ears listening

  • new environment creates a focused attention

  • intense activities create more impressionable minds

  • positive, supportive staff set community tone by example

  • campers willingly engage the adventures, positive learning

  • relationships are formed and strengthend in a healthy manner

  • a kind, supportive and safe environment allows students to reach outside their comfort zones to grow exponentially: physically and emotionally

  • educators/teachers who book this camp, report their 'class' being closer and more positively engaged after beginning a year with our program

Supervision structure:

We have guides/counselors for the day to day activities: 1 to 7 ratio.  

Activities (dependent on a variety of variables):

  • whitewater rafitng - 1, 2 or 3 days

  • hiking - nature trails to mountains

  • team building - land, raft and 'wet'

  • ropes course

  • introductory orienteering

  • evening educational presentations

  • discussions

Cost

  • Normally Requires a Group of 20! For 2009 we're allowing individuals to enroll in this program
  • $690 per camper, 4-days / 3-nights - you and your camper may decide to merge into the Full Enchilada, 2-weeks of Adventure, anytime during your first 3-days.
  • 20% non-refundable deposit necessary to book your date
  • Please call to reserve your date and secure the deposit as soon as possible, the campground we use is very nice and books very quickly, if we do not have a deposit for a specific date, we release the campsite to the general public!

Dates:

  • July 19 - Aug 1st - BOOKING NOW
  • Aug 2nd - August 16 - Not Currently Booking

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