Outdoor Education I

Prerequisite: Health/Physical Education, junior or senior status

In this experiential course, students participate in a variety of activities including: outdoor cooking, rappelling, orienteering, kayaking/canoeing, adventure trip planning, and initiative games. Through these experiences, students gain self-confidence and learn how to trust, cooperate, and communicate more effectively. Field experience will be optional with space limitations considered.

Outdoor Education II

Prerequisite: Outdoor Education, senior status

Outdoor Education I activities will be enhanced in level II. Additional activities may include an extensive snowshoe project, advanced kayaking, fly-fishing, and backcountry trip planning. Students will leave campus for various activities, including a conservation project focused on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Optional overnight and day trips involving backpacking, kayaking, fly-fishing or caving will be offered with space limitations considered.