Rhode Island Adventure Basics
| Skill Level: All Skill Levels | |
| Tuition: $545 | Course Length: 5 days (45 hrs) |
| Food: Lunch Included | Graduate Credit: 3 (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.
Participants will learn both the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as the facilitation skills essential to sequencing a program to maximize outcomes with participants.
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.
This workshop takes place at the Newport County YMCA in Newport, RI. Please plan to bring your own lunch.
What you'll learn:
- Essential challenge course skills for the operation of low and high challenge course elements including spotting, spotting skills training, equipment use, knot tying, belay skills and risk management techniques
- 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
