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Spring 2008 Adventure Classroom for Home
Schoolers (Grades 2-3)
In the outdoors, children
find excitement, intricacy, and wonder.
The eyes widen when we discover deer
prints, beaver-chewed wood,
and birds’ nests, when we compare oak leaves to pine needles, and when we
find huckleberries. This spring, WILD GUYde Adventures will invite 2nd
and 3rd graders to experience some of the simple and beautiful
treasures of the wild outdoors.
Format: Two hikes and a paddling experience will get
children into the outdoors for these ˝-day adventures. Activities might include scrambling on
boulders, visiting a fire tower, trying a low intensity tension traverse across
a mountain stream, and exploring a lake for clues about water fowl. Children who enjoy the outdoors learn to
value and protect it; the group will do some trash pickups, and be introduced
to Leave No Trace practices in the National Forest.
Logistics: WILD GUYde can provide some
transportation, but an additional parent driver may occasionally be
necessary. All sites are within 30
minutes of
What
to bring: WILD GUYde Adventures will provide all group and
specialized activity equipment (First Aid kit, Personal Flotation Devices,
etc.). A personal equipment-to-bring
list for participants will be provided.
When? Selected weekdays in May and early June, 2008:
Tues., 5/20 – Hiking*; Thurs., Wed., 5/29
– Paddling; and Wed., 6/4 – Hiking. Overflow
dates will be announced in April.
How
much? $18 for first trip, $30 for two trips, $45
for three.
Is
it safe? The outdoors is not a safe place. Part of what adventure means is that
not all risks are eliminated. By
teaching proper skills and precautions, and using the right equipment, we
attempt to manage risk.
Participants will be asked to complete a Medical Form, and sign a
Participant Agreement acknowledging various dangers.
Memorabilia: Students will
receive a certificate of participation from WILD GUYde for 1 trip, a trail card for 2, and Leave No Trace
Patch for 3. Students are also encouraged to bring a camera to save the
memories.
Sign-up: Students may
register for 1, 2, or all 3 adventures. Day
trips are limited to 10 students each; priority registration will be given to
early commitments, and to students registering for multiple dates. Download a Medical Form and a Participant
Agreement from www.wildguyde.com
and mail with payment to WGA,
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And finally, who is this
WILD
GUYde? Lester R.
Zook is a professor at EMU, and director of the Outdoor Ministry program there. He has been leading
wilderness adventures for college students and camp groups for the past 15 years. He is a Wilderness First Responder, and is a
certified member of the American Mountain Guides Association (Top Rope Site
Manager). He and his wife Robin have four children,
attend WGA is a permitee with the George Washington and |
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*Hiking
locations are rotated on a biennial basis, so participants from last year can
expect some exciting new sites!