The Arrow Week Expedition for the Archer School for Girls is a five to six day backpacking adventure through the American Southwest with the National Outdoor Leadership School. This program will have an educational progression for the 7th, 9th, and 11th grade girls. On each course, participants will develop leadership and teamwork skills through actual leadership experiences and a comprehensive theoretical component.

As participants’ knowledge, experience, and abilities increase, the Archer girls will take on increasing levels of personal and team responsibility for the technical and interpersonal aspects of the course. These responsibilities will be built upon after each expedition as participants gain expereince and explore different course locations.

The girls will learn the outdoor and leadership skills necessary to lead their peers for a day and help facilitate the decision-making process both on trail and in camp. These skills provide great transference back to life at school and home and they will come back each year as better leaders and role models for their peers.

During the 2011-2012 school year, the 11th grade girls will explore the diverse habitats of the mountains in Southern Arizona and New Mexico in late September and basing out of NOLS Southwest in Tucson, Arizona. The 7th and 9th grade girls will travel to Green River, Utah in April to gear up for their expeditions backpacking through the beautiful canyons and Anasazi ruins of Southern Utah.

Arrow Week Expedition 7th Grade Dates and Tuition: April 22, 2012 – April 27, 2012 Course start/end: Green River, Utah Travel: Students will travel by bus from Archer, departing on April 21, 2012 and returning on April 28, 2012. Travel details to follow from Archer School. All paperwork (registration, insurance, student agreement, health form, and gear request form are due to NOLS no later than Friday, February 10, 2012. Return Paperwork: Fax: (307) 332-8811 Email: archer@nols.edu Mail: NOLS Professional Training 284 Lincoln Street Lander, Wyoming 82520 To enroll : Registration Form (pdf) Required Forms: Insurance Form (pdf) Student Agreement (pdf) Health Form (pdf) Equipment Bundle Request Form (pdf ) Single Item Gear Request Form (pdf) Additional Info: Equipment List (pdf) Course Description (pdf) Frequently Asked Quesitons for Parents (pdf) Women's Health on a NOLS course (pdf) Questions? Contact: NOLS Professional Training 800-710-6657 x3 archer@nols.edu

Arrow Week Expedition 9th Grade Dates and Tuition: April 15, 2012 – April 20, 2012 Course start/end: Green River, Utah Travel: Students will travel by bus from Archer, departing on April 14, 2012 and returning on April 21, 2012. Travel details to follow from Archer School. All paperwork (registration, insurance, student agreement, health form, and gear request form are due to NOLS no later than Friday, February 10, 2012. Return Paperwork: Fax: (307) 332-8811 Email: archer@nols.edu Mail: NOLS Professional Training 284 Lincoln Street Lander, Wyoming 82520 To enroll : Registration Form (pdf) Required Forms: Insurance Form (pdf) Student Agreement (pdf) Health Form (pdf) Equipment Bundle Request Form (pdf) Single Item Gear Request Form (pdf) Additional Info: Equipment List (pdf) Course Description (pdf) Frequently Asked Questions for Parents (pdf) Women's Health on a NOLS course (pdf) Questions? Contact: NOLS Professional Training 800-710-6657 x3 archer@nols.edu

Arrow Week Expedition 11th Grade Dates and Tuition: September 18, 2011 – September 23, 2011 Course start/end: Tucson, Arizona Travel: Students will travel by bus from Archer departing on September 17, 2012 and returning September 24, 2012. Travel details to follow from Archer School. To enroll : Registration Form (pdf) Due to NOLS by August 29, 2011 Required Forms: Insurance Form (pdf) Student Agreement (pdf) Health Form (pdf) Equipment Gear Request Form (pdf) Itemized Gear Request Form Additional Info: Equipment List (pdf) Frequently Asked Questions for Parents (pdf) Equipment List (pdf) Women's Health on a NOLS course (pdf) Questions? Contact: NOLS Professional Training 800-710-6657 x3 archer@nols.edu

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