ADED 288 Challenge Course Facilitation and Management

This course is designed to develop the skills and knowledge needed to safely lead groups through both a low and high challenge course experience; design, facilitate, and assess educational and/or developmental experiences to help groups meet goals utilizing challenge course activities; and manage a challenge course. Topics include ice breakers, trust activities, initiatives, spotting, high elements, dynamic and static belay systems, equipment, rescues, risk management, program management, designing challenge course experiences, spiritual integration, and group facilitation, and group facilitation. The skills taught in this course are consistent with ACCT standards for Challenge Course Practitioners. Adventure Education majors/minors only.