Kerby 5th Gradevisits

Adventure Challenge Education(ACE)

at

Bair Lake Bible Camp(BLBC)

ACE@BLBC September 25-27, ACE@BLBC September 25-27, 20132013

3 days and 2 nights3 days and 2 nights 22 cabin leaders 22 cabin leaders Camp Nurse De ReynaCamp Nurse De Reyna Background checks Background checks

will be done according will be done according to GP District Policyto GP District Policy

Cost is $85 DUE 9-18-Cost is $85 DUE 9-18-1313

Chaperones have Chaperones have been paid for!been paid for!

Chaperone meeting Chaperone meeting 8:45 tonight!8:45 tonight!

Adventure Challenge Adventure Challenge EducationEducation

Climbing TowerClimbing Tower Double ZiplineDouble Zipline STAND polesSTAND poles High R.o.p.e.s High R.o.p.e.s

coursecourse Low R.o.p.e.s Low R.o.p.e.s

activitiesactivities Rocket LaunchRocket Launch Evening activitiesEvening activities

ACE Purpose StatementACE Purpose Statement The ACE course The ACE course

focuses on focuses on developing team-developing team-building, group building, group cohesiveness, cohesiveness, communication, communication, respect, positive risk-respect, positive risk-taking, and group taking, and group problem solving skills.problem solving skills.

Adventure Education Adventure Education is learning that is learning that incorporates all the incorporates all the elements of an elements of an adventure – surprise, adventure – surprise, stimulation, support, stimulation, support, and significance.and significance.

ACE Purpose Statement ACE Purpose Statement (cont.)(cont.)

It will personally It will personally challenge students to challenge students to go beyond perceived go beyond perceived boundaries, to think in boundaries, to think in new ways, and to new ways, and to work with others to work with others to solve problems.solve problems.

ACE works to creates ACE works to creates a common successful a common successful cooperative learning cooperative learning experience that experience that students and staff can students and staff can refer back to.refer back to.

ACE Purpose Statement ACE Purpose Statement (cont.)(cont.)

ACE is committed to ACE is committed to creating a fun and safe creating a fun and safe environment where environment where both group and both group and personal growth can personal growth can take place.take place.

The students will be The students will be guided by a trained guided by a trained facilitator through a facilitator through a challenge course that challenge course that will have been will have been specifically adapted to specifically adapted to meet the needs and meet the needs and goals of our group.goals of our group.