A once in a lifetime outdoor experience centered on Social Emotional Learning to strengthen teamwork, goal setting, and collaboration.
Classes & Activities:
– Ropes Course
– Explore & Draw Nature Journaling
– Teambuilding
– Cathedral Gorge Hike
– You Pick! (Recommendations: Survival, Archery, Canoeing)
Evening Program choices: Square and Contra Dance with Peter, Paul, & George, Campfire, Skit & Song, DJ Dance Party
What you get:
Survival
Learn basic survival skills and wilderness safety concepts in this fun, hands-on class. With the guidance of our survival experts, students work together to enact survival techniques, prioritize needs, brainstorm prevention measures, build a functional shelter, and gather kindling for a small fire.
Ropes Course
Challenge yourself on an obstacle course in the trees above the forest floor. Students work on their teamwork and communication skills while practicing personal and group responsibility as they encounter diverse elements along the course, such as the kitten crawl, the Burma Bridge, and the log crossing. The course culminates with a thrilling ride down our zipline
Team Building Level I: Challenge and Discovery
Work as a team to solve a variety of fun and purposeful challenges that cultivate trust and cooperation among the group. Designed to de-emphasize competition, these activities encourage creativity, spontaneity, and imagination, along with communication and leadership skills.
Team Building Level II
This team building course is more advanced than Challenge and Discovery, designed to challenge a group, both physically and mentally, through a variety of fun initiatives and ground-level elements. As a team, the group will be given the opportunity to practice effective problem-solving and communication skills in order to reach the final goal.
Nature Art
Students will interact with nature while exploring the elements and principles of art. Using inspiration from artist Andy Goldsworthy and their imaginations, students will cooperatively create a temporary art installation using natural materials.
Skit and Song Night (Evening Program)
Ashokan staff lead the group in a fun night of skits and songs! This is an optional evening program with an additional cost of $385.
New Games (Evening Program)
Ashokan staff lead fun recreational field games.
Night Walk (Evening Program)
Use your ears like the deer, step softly like the fox. Observe the forest at night! Available until May. No charge for this activity.
Young Voices for the Planet (Evening Program)
Watch and discuss short films from esteemed author Lynne Cherry’s inspiring series, Young Voices For The Planet as an evening program. The films document the true success stories of kids making a difference for the planet in their communities, and spark conversations on civic engagement and youth leadership. This is an optional evening program with no additional cost.
DJ Dance Party (Evening Program)
Cut loose on the dance floor as the Ashokan staff spins fun dance tunes. This is an optional evening program with an additional cost.
Peter, Paul & Aldo (Evening Program)
Peter, Paul, and George build community through traditional American dance & music. They joyfully engage the group with called dances that strengthen connection. This is an optional evening program with an additional cost.
Campfire (Evening Program)
Make warm s’mores and enjoy ann hour-long campfire experience with jokes, songs, and stories from the Ashokan staff. Larger groups may split in half, with the other half participating in another activity such as field games or star gazing (weather dependent). This is an optional evening program with no additional cost.
Young Voices for the Planet (Evening Program)
Watch and discuss short films from esteemed author Lynne Cherry’s inspiring series, Young Voices For The Planet as an evening program. The films document the true success stories of kids making a difference for the planet in their communities, and spark conversations on civic engagement and youth leadership. This is an optional evening program with no additional cost.
Explore and Draw Nature Journaling – NEW!
Forage outdoors for materials and engage in drawing and painting with newly opened eyes to discover and draw the beauty of the natural world.
Team Building Level I: Challenge and Discovery
Work as a team to solve a variety of fun and purposeful challenges that cultivate trust and cooperation among the group. Designed to de-emphasize competition, these activities encourage creativity, spontaneity, and imagination, along with communication and leadership skills.
Choose one more:
Survival
What would you do if you were lost in the woods or stranded on an island? Learn basic survival skills and wilderness safety concepts in this fun, hands-on class. With the guidance of our survival experts, students work together to enact survival techniques, prioritize needs, brainstorm prevention measures, build a functional shelter, and gather kindling for a small fire.
Team Building Level II
This team building course is more advanced than Challenge and Discovery, designed to challenge a group, both physically and mentally, through a variety of fun initiatives and ground-level elements. As a team, the group will be given the opportunity to practice effective problem-solving and communication skills in order to reach the final goal.
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