California | Other
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California
- Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT): BAWT is a program of the Earth Island Institute began with the idea that California's bountiful wilderness areas provide a largely untapped resource for local youth-serving organizations. BAWT promotes the wise use of these national, state and regional parks through our professional wilderness leadership training. Then, we link our workshops to our outdoor equipment library, so that youth organizations may outfit their groups for trips of their own- free of charge!
Other
- Association for Experiential Education / AEE: The mission of the Association for Experiential Education is to develop and promote experiential education in all settings. The Association is committed to support professional development, theoretical advancement, and evaluation in the field of experiential education worldwide.
- Backcountry, Montreat NC: The key purpose of BackCountry is to lead students (adults and youth) into a discipleship relationship with Jesus Christ through the means of wilderness camping and adventure. Christian discipleship is the goal; wilderness challenge is the means.
- National Outdoor Leadership School / NOLS: The premier teacher of outdoor skills and leadership, offers courses 10 days to full semesters in the world's most spectacular wilderness classrooms.
- Outward Bound
- Passages Northwest, Seattle WA: At Passages Northwest we are dedicated to educating and motivating girls and women to develop leadership and courage through the integrated exploration of the arts and the natural environment. Our programs present opportunities for healthy challenge -- from rock climbing and sea kayaking to nature based art projects and improvisational activities. Through these challenges Passages Northwest promotes caring, responsive and creative leaders.
- Project Adventure / PA: Since 1971, Project Adventure, Inc. has been the leader in the field of Adventure education. Adventure education is learning that incorporates all the elements of an adventure--surprise, stimulation, support and significance. Challenge yourself to go beyond perceived boundaries, to think in new ways, and to work with others to solve problems.
- Sanborn Western Camps, Florissant
- Wilderness Education Association (WEA): The WEA was founded in 1977 by Paul Petzoldt and other leaders from the academic community concerned with excellence in the development of outdoor leadership and the role of education in the preservation and sustainable use of this country's wilderness and recreational areas. Convinced that the survival of the American Wilderness and the safety of those seeking to enjoy it would require a massive educational effort, WEA founders set out to develop an organization which could train outdoor leaders, instill a sense of stewardship toward the wild outdoors, and provide the skills and knowledge necessary to lead and educate the public in the appropriate and sustainable use of wilderness areas. The result is one of the most comprehensive wilderness education and outdoor leadership training organizations in the world.
