Looking for Something EXCITING and HANDS-ON for Staff or Students?
Try the Smoky Hill Ropes Course!
November 12, 2009
The Smoky Hill Adventure Program is an adventure education
service dedicated to personal and professional growth and
development through experiential learning (experience, reflection,
generalization, and application). Experiential learning emphasizes
three areas:
• Individuals learn best when they are personally involved in the
learning experience.
• Knowledge has to be constructed by the individual if it is to
mean anything or make a difference in his or her behavior.
• A commitment to learning is highest when one is free to set his
or her own learning goals and actively pursue them within a given
framework.
The Ropes Course is located on the campus of Fort Hays State
University and is composed of high and low elements including
elements that are accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Looking for something daring and exciting? Why not try the Flying
Squirrel or the Zip Line? Maybe you'd rather stay on the ground!
Then the TP Shuffle and Whale Watch are for you! Portable
equipment, games, and initiatives can also be brought to you
on-site at your building.
We can design this program to fit your individual needs, budget,
and goals. Specific programs are available for staff, individuals
with physical, emotional, and/or mental disabilities, at-risk
youth, and student organizations or teams. Program goals can
include: opportunities for healthy risk taking and success;
strengthening communication and conflict resolution skills;
improving problem solving and critical thinking skills; enhancing
self-esteem and self-awareness; developing trust in oneself and
others; promoting responsibility and leadership; and building
cooperation and teamwork.
If you have questions, please contact Noalee McDonald-Augustine at
785-621-4414 or nmcdonald@smokyhill.org.
