Developing Challenge Course Programs for Schools w/CD

This is currently the most comprehensive book by experts in the field about setting up running ropes challenges particularly within school education.

Table of Contents

Foreword 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 

Part 1: History and Philosophy

1 - History and Philosophy of Challenge Courses - Mark Wagstaff 3

2 - Key Principles: Trust, Risk, and Learning - Peter Allison 17

3 - Using Experiential Learning in Challenge Course Programs - Scott Wurdinger 31

Part 2: Planning and Designing

4 - Planning and Organizing Your Challenge Course Program - Jeff Boeke 43

5 - Designing Your Challenge Course Facility: Different Types of Challenge Courses - Jim Wall and Catherine Tait 61

Part 3: Preparing Staff

6 - Developing a Risk Management Plan - Marni Goldenberg 73

7 - Considerations When Training Facilitators - Julie Carlson 87

8 - Teaching Group Formation Activities, Group Formation Tools, and Group Process Tools - Clayton Russell and Christian Bisson 103

9 - Teaching Low Elements - Jim Stiehl 139

10 - Teaching Course Setup and Equipment Usage - Mark Zmudy 155

11 - Teaching High Elements - Reid Cross 169

12 - Teaching Techniques for Generating Discussion - Deb Sugerman 179

13 - Teaching for Accessibility - Don Rogers 189

Part 4: Integrating Challenge Course Programs in Schools

14 - Integrating Challenge Course Activities in Physical Education Classes - Jeff McNamee  231

15 - Connecting Challenge Course Activities to Physical Education Standards - Camille Bunting 255

16 - Connecting Challenge Course Activities to Developmental Assets - Jennifer Stanchfield 273

17 - Assessing Challenge Course Programming - Jeff Steffen 289

Part 5: Case Studies and Resources

18 - History and Analysis of the Stevens Point School District Challenge Course Program Pre-1996-2003 - David Lockett 307

19 - Highs, Lows, and Everything in Between: The Story of Cornell's Hoffman Challenge Course - Karl E. Johnson 341

20 - Ideas, Resources, and Suggested Readings That Promote Challenge Course Programming - Jim Cain 351

More Information

• ISBN: 0757505589
• 376 pages
• Paperback