Rec-Outdoor Education (ODED)
Description: Introduction to to canoeing and canoe camping with an emphasis on building fundamental canoe skills. Develop basic knowledge and skills necessary for safe and comfortable canoe travel/camping while minimizing environmental impacts
Description: Introduction to becoming a challenge course instructor. Leadership and group dynamics. Fundamentals for safely and effectively leading a group through a full day of low and high element activities to build group cohesion, teamwork, and trust.
Description: Provides a foundation for rock climbing and fosters an appreciation for climbing as a collection of many different disciplines and skills.
Description: Introduction to whitewater kayaking with an emphasis on building whitewater kayak skills. Will develop knowledge and skills necessary to navigate Class II whitewater while minimizing environmental impacts.
Description: Learn the fundamentals of fly fishing including the techniques and strategies for utilizing a variety of fly-fishing equipment based on environmental factors. Introductory concepts are designed for beginners with no fly-fishing experience to develop the basic skills necessary for safe and enjoyable fly fishing.
Description: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and go on a one-two day backpacking trip
Description: Cycling techniques for developing cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance.
Description: Provides a basic foundation for assessment of and care for trauma, medical, and environmental emergencies in the backcountry, more than 1 hour from definitive care.
Prerequisites: Beginner or intermediate canoeist.
Description: Build on ODED 100A Canoeing I. Canoe travel on moving water. Experience class I and/or II white water.
Description: Provides training for assessment of and care for trauma, medical, and environmental emergencies in the backcountry, more than 1 hour from definitive care.
Prerequisites: Intermediate climber
Description: Provides a basic foundation for rock climbing in order to climb outdoors comfortably while building basic skills required to examine and build simple top rope anchors
Description: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and go on an extended backpacking trip
Description: Designed for students to develop the basic knowledge and skill necessary to go on a one to two day bike-camping trip
Prerequisites: Intermediate experience in backpacking and/or back country travel.
Description: Experiences for the intermediate backpacker and/or back country traveler. Build and refine back country leadership skills based upon the Wilderness Education Association 18-point curriculum on winter skills.
Description: Develop the basic knowledge and skill necessary to effectively mountain bike.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Description: In-depth and standardized skill set needed to effectively instruct the sport of rock climbing in an indoor setting.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Description: Intermediate rock climbing fundamentals incorporating skills and judgment necessary to competently lead climb in an indoor rock climbing environment.
Description: Introduction to develop and expand skills and awareness of technical rappelling. Explore a variety of rappel set-ups and develop skills to effecively manage a self-rescue.
Description: Introduction to help climbers develop and expand personal knowledge and skills associated with multi-pitch climbing.
Description: Introduction to the basic knowledge and skills necessary to perform regular preventative bike maintenance and basic repairs.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Description: Introduction to the skills needed to effectively lead a group of paddlers in a river environment. Instructional experience leading others in a nuanced technical skill, as well as management of group dynamics.
Description: Introduction to stand up paddleboarding (SUP) with an emphasis on building paddling skills. Develop knowledge and skills necessary to navigate flat water lakes while minimizing environmental impacts.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Description: Advanced technical skills in rock climbing. Foundations of anchor systems, understanding of forces involved in top-rope climbing, competent use of equipment to manage forces and various anchor systems. Skills in group management and basic rescue techniques.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Out-of-state travel required.
Description: Foundational component to introducing the value of the use of adventure as a powerful tool to facilitate develoment in others utilizing technical skills relevant to the educational human skills expected of adventure leaders. Conducted in various outdoor settings.