Challenge Education

Our challenge education programs are experience-based activities that utilize adventure to facilitate holistic growth for both individuals and groups. Cooperative group problem solving tasks and individual challenge and decision making opportunities are fundamental elements of the program.

Primary Ropes Course

Age Level: Kindergarten through Second Grade
Program Length: Half day (2.5 hours); full day (5 hours)
Price: Non-profit — $200.00 per group (half day); $250.00 (full day), For-profit — $35.00 per person (half day); $55.00 (full day)

The Primary Low Ropes Course teaches little concepts to little climbers. The elements are built specifically for five to nine year old participants, and teach basic life skills such as taking turns, giving encouragement, and giving/receiving support. It also helps develop participants’ cognitive skills, motor skills, and affective skills. Each element has a wide range of options, allowing participants to match their skill ability levels with different levels of difficulty or challenge.

Low Ropes Course

Age Level: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Program Length: Half day (2.5 hours); full day (5 hours)
Price: Non-profit — $200.00 per group (half day); $250.00 (full day),For-profit — $35.00 per person (half day); $55.00 (full day)

The Low Ropes course is a challenging personal development and team building activity. The low ropes elements are close to the ground and utilize climbing elements to help teams explore risk taking, leadership and communication. Each challenge draws upon team members to actively support each other.

 

Teams Course

Age Level: Sixth grade through Adult
Program Length: Half day (3 hours); full day (6 hours)
Price: Non-profit — $200.00 per group (half day); $250.00 (full day),For-profit — $50.00 per person (half day); $70.00 (full day)

The Teams Course is designed to facilitate team-building experiences. The course is a series of several physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding challenges designed to build trust, leadership skills, problem solving skills, communication, group interaction and cohesion as well as developing individual and group initiative. The activities allow for the group to build on skills acquired in previous experiences, and emphasizes how to relate these discoveries to work, home and school.