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Are your students uncomfortable in outdoor settings? Do they seem
lost when it comes to the outdoors? Or would they love the chance to
gain knowledge of principles of outdoor survival? Well what ever the
case, help them find their way and give them a dose of confidence in
our Outdoor Skills Track. Participants in this track will learn how
to navigate using a compass on our orienteering course, learn and
demonstrate basic survival shelter building, and learn the
importance of focus and clear communication as they shoot arrows at
their targets on our archery range.
Want to foster a spirit of togetherness in your classroom? Want
to challenge your students to work together to solve problems? This
track is for you. Your students will work together to achieve goals
and take on tasks as they experience our Team Challenge program.
Through carefully chosen activities and initiatives, your students
will learn the value of team work and group decision making. In this
track, your students will also learn the fundamentals of canoeing on
our 6 acre lake as they strive to communicate effectively and work
together as they navigate their vessel. Your students will also have
the opportunity to reach for their goal on our rock climbing wall as
their classmates work together to keep them secure as they climb.
Who doesn’t like to play in the water? Bring your students to
discover what lives beneath the surface as they explore our
waterways. Students participating in this track will learn about
environmental indicators that can tell us about the health of our
ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers as they sample sections of our
stream for macro-invertebrates and other small creatures. They will
learn basic fish anatomy and have an up-close opportunity with some
underwater organisms as they try to catch and identify some of
Arkansas’ sport fish. Finally, your students will learn that water
is one of our most important resources as they discover how our
choices affect the availability of clean water for plants, animals
and people.
Nothing captivates the attention of students much like a walk in
the woods or an up-close experience with wildlife. Students
participating in this track will explore the woods on an
instructor-led hike and take part in activities designed to develop
and enhance their understanding of a forest as a place where many
unique and interesting plants and animals live. They will come to
understand the forest as an eco-system where the balance and
interdependence of the organisms living there is critical to
maintaining a healthy forest. Students will be encouraged to explore
their surroundings with their senses and in the process become more
aware of the forest as a complex system of living things, not just a
bunch of trees. Finally, students will learn about some of the
wildlife that inhabit our forests by investigating the different
characteristics of some of their skins, skulls and tracks. 
