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Are you an active or aspiring outdoor educator? This is your opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching and leading field-based wilderness education programs.
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Students Andy Bassett, Liz Casarella, Chris Kenyon, and Radovan Bakalovic descend into camp. The deserts of the Southwest are a rich and diverse ecosystem.
Photo: Steven Brutger
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While in the desert, you’ll learn “hard skills” such as backcountry travel, adapting minimum-impact techniques to an arid ecosystem, first aid, and map reading.
We will also give you an inside track into the fundamentals of running wilderness education courses with an overview of program supervision, risk management, and NOLS administrative practices.
While building a foundation of program knowledge, the course dives into a 19-day backpacking expedition in the remote Kofa National Wildlife Refuge followed by 10 days of rock climbing at Cochise Stronghold, a maze of granite pinnacles in the Dragoon Mountains.
Southwest Outdoor
Educator - Backpacking and Rock Climbing
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| Duration: |
31 days |
| Age: |
18 and Over (Average age: 26) |
| Tuition: |
$4,215 |
| Dates: |
January 6-February 5, 2011 |
College Credit:
(Optional) |
6
Semester Credit Hours
2 Hours Environmental Ethics
2 Hours Leadership Techniques
2 Hours Risk Assessment |
| Course start/end: |
Tucson, Arizona |
| Equipment Deposit: |
$350 |
| Fly in/out: |
Tucson, Arizona |
| Downloads: |
Course Description
(pdf)
Equipment List
(pdf) |
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