Adventure Basics: Newport County YMCA
| Skill Level: All Skill Levels | |
| Tuition: $465 | Course Length: 5 days (45 hrs) |
| Food: $not included | Graduate Credit: Available (additional fee) |
| Lodging: $0 | CEU: Available (additional fee) |
Course Description:
Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Adventure Basics provides an important first step for both understanding the flow and interplay of a group experience and for learning the skills to run an effective challenge course program.
Please plan to bring your own lunch. Tuition does not include meals or lodging.
What you'll learn:
•Essential challenge course skills for the operation challenge course elements
including spotting, equipment use, knot tying and belay skills.
•Knowledge of a wide variety of icebreakers, warm-ups, cooperative games, and problem solving exercises
•Creating a positive environment for learning, positive group norms and reflection/processing techniques
• Curriculum Development ideas: selecting and sequencing activities for optimal outcomes with groups
