What is Adventure Learning?
Adventure Learning is a branch of outdoor education that focuses on intra and interpersonal relationships. Trained facilitators utilize a process that includes the presentation of a series of increasingly difficult kinesthetic and cognitive activities that challenge personal and group limits within a supportive environment. Activities are structured in a such a way that participants perceive the risks to be high, while in fact they are much lower and more acceptable as a medium for encouraging functional change and growth.  
   
And then what?
Self imposed limitations are overcome and turned into abilities, providing tremendous learning opportunities. The facilitators help participants to reflect on the experience and make applications to real life situations.

What are the long term benefits?
Our programs offer unique opportunities for both groups and individuals to learn about themselves and others.
 
  • Carefully sequenced activities assist in refining a focus on how the group is working together.
  • Challenging moments debriefed with positive transference to real life situations provide opportunities to develop and practice ways of working together. By challenging the group to try things they may never have thought possible, long lasting growth occurs.
  • After the experience many participants indicate an increased sense of trust both for themselves and for their group members.
  • Having FUN can provide untold benefits!
 
Benefits to participants include transferable life skills such as:
   
  • Problem solving
  • Judgment and decision making
  • Leadership
  • Cooperation
  • Communication skills
  • Trust
  • Self esteem and confidence
  • Environmental awareness
Our Guiding Philosophy: “Challenge by Choice”
Challenge by Choice is the guiding principle of all Terracentric programs. The philosophy strives to allow each participant to challenge themselves to the limit of their personal comfort level. All Terracentric Adventure Learning programs use this participant centered approach. Respect for individuals choices are essential and many valuable learning opportunities exist as groups work to support each persons journey through the experience.
So what do we actually do?

Using a combination of group challenges and initiatives, a local Ropes Course and wilderness travel experiences Terracentric customizes adventure learning programs to meet the objectives and goals of our clients.

Check out our Program Planning and Delivery page for the complete answer to that question!
And who are our clients?

Terracentric has worked with a diverse range of clients from school districts to non profit agencies, youth and community organizations, health authorities to municipalities, to businesses. People from all walks of life, regardless of physical ability or athletic skills are welcome and encouraged to participate.

The programs that we offer to our clients can be grouped into the following categories:

  • educational programs - ideal for school groups, adult learners, youth organizations
  • organizational development - ideal for non profit agencies, community groups or societies and business
  • therapeutic programs - ideal for groups dealing with such issues as substance misuse, violence, survivors of abuse, eating disorders, negative self concept, varying physical abilities

“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

Saint Francis

 

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