Green Mountain College Adventure Education Program

10/19/2018

Leave No Trace Master Educator Meeting 10/24/2018 7pm Withey Lobby

10/11/2018

Professional Certification Opportunity!! Leave No Trace Master Educator

The Adirondack Loj and Green Mountain College is teaming up to host a Leave No Trace Master Educator Course. Join Instructor Tyler Socash and GMC Senirr Bella Fearn in a during the spring intersession break April 17th-22nd at the ADK Loj Yurt.

Who:
The Course Will be held through Adirondack Mountain Club, Leave No Trace Organization and Green Mountain College’s GMCORA. We are specifically hosting this certification course for you, GMC Students. There is a limit to how many we can bring so contact [email protected] now!

What:
The five-day Master Educator Course is the top tier of Leave No Trace training. This course provides participants with a comprehensive training on Leave No Trace skills and ethics with practical application during a field-based course. Participants learn minimum impact techniques through multiple methods including discussions, scenarios, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.
The Master Educator Course is also designed to prepare participants to be the best possible teachers of Leave No Trace regardless of setting. This is done by exploring and practicing various teaching styles, effective communication techniques, and by having the participants prepare and present a Leave No Trace lesson for their peers. Successful graduates of a Leave No Trace Master Educator Course are qualified to offer both the Leave No Trace Trainer Course as well as Awareness Workshops.

Where:
The Adirondak Loj & Heart Lake Program Center, Adirondack Loj Road, Lake Placid, NY. A GMC Van will be providing Transportation

When:
During the Spring Intersession Break April 17th-22dn

Why:
If you are a Adventure education Student it is required that you get a professional certification by the time you graduate. The Leave No Trace master educator certification is a perfect cert for anyone because it is lower costing, low time commitment, and is one of the most impactful certifications available. With a leave not trace master educator certification you not only have the ability to spread the message but to change the ethic and action of thousands of people.

How:
Email Bella Fearn at [email protected] with your questions and time that you are available . If you are at all interested. And there will be an interest meeting based on your availability

Scholarship and Cost aids:
This event is sponsored by GMCORA Transportation through a GMC van there and back will be available. In addition you can apply for a GMCORA grant to have your entire or partial certification funded. Please email [email protected] for more info.
Master Educator Scholoship Info: https://lnt.org/teach/master-educator-course-scholarships

Prerequisites:
The The Leave no trace master educator course you must have a Leave to Trace Trainer Certification BUT there will be a GreenMap Leave no Trace Trainer certification trip over a weekend based on interested students schedules

Extra:
Tyler Socash (One of the instructors) Ted talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-QNPof5d08

For more info:
Email: [email protected]
Leave No Trace Site: https://lnt.org/
Leave No Trace Mater Educator Info: https://lnt.org/learn/master-educator

05/19/2018

Professors Andrew Bentley and Paul Stonehouse stand proud with their 2018 ADE graduates. Congratulations!

05/01/2018

Colloquium still happening tomorrow from 8am-12pm!!! Please Join us!

04/03/2018

ADE's Winter Mountain Travel course concludes with final trip to the Adirondack High Peaks. A fantastic course full if snowshoeing, mountaineering, cross country skiing, snow shelter building, avalanche theory, and a whole lot of fun!

02/27/2018

GMC’s 2018, Winter Mountain Travel Course builds snow shelters, practices self arrest technique, and studies avalanche theory. Here are some pics of a recent field trip to The Adirondack State Park and the local Poultney adventure areas. (Shout out to photographers Katie Catania and Arthur Brooks-Corso)

02/27/2018

Katie Bode
Adventure Education ‘16

Katie Bode is a graduate of the Adventure Education program at Green Mountain College. During her education she was an active member of the Women’s Rugby team and a leader for GreenMAP. She served as Teaching Assistant in the Outdoor Living Skills course and enjoyed giving students an introduction to the foundational outdoor skills shared by all with Adventure Education majors. After graduation, Katie traveled in New Zealand and explored new places, learn the value of solo-travel, and even went skydiving. In November of 2016 Katie was invited to present her work on Sexual Assault and Misogynistic Employee Culture in the National Park Service at the AORE National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She plans to continue Diversity and Inclusion work within the Outdoor Adventure Education Field. Currently, Katie works at a Mountain Equipment rental shop at Smugglers Notch Resort and looks for adventure in every day.

10/02/2017

With a Vermont bike tour as a portion of its learning and teaching laboratory, the 2017 Fall Block is out the door to focus on group leadership and decision-making. Other activities include off-trail navigation, paddling, and general alpine techniques.
Congratulations, Adventure Education majors, and faculty!

04/03/2017

2nd installment of the Adventure Education Leadership Capstone course preparing for a 5-day Hudson River trip

03/23/2017

Students practice the planning and ex*****on logistics and leadership of a 5-day, overnight wilderness rafting trip.

02/13/2017

Mark your Calendars for the Pico Skimo, Saturday, March 4th!

The race will start at the Little Pico Triple, proceed up the looker's left side of Lower Pike Trail, follow lower Pike past the bottom of the Summit Express Chairlift, at Tower 7 of the Summit Express Quad, bear left up 49er trail and follow to the summit of Pico.

Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pico-skimo-2017-tickets-26649891543

Piko Skimo - March 4th at 8 a.m. Cost: $35 - Single Climb or Two Laps - 2,000 feet of vertical gain each climb. Results will be listed alphabetically top finishers receive award. $50 (3 Climbs - 6,000 feet of vertical gain) Results will be listed and top finishers will receive a unique award. (4...

02/13/2017

Heads up Adventure Educators!

Saturday, February 25 the Endurance Society is hosting their Snowshoe Festival at the Blueberry Hill Inn and Ski Center in Goshen, VT. If you're interested in participating, register now for the 5k Sled Run, 10K, 30K, or 60K race at:

http://www.endurancesociety.org/snowshoe-festival.html

Saturday, February 25, 2017 8:00 AM Race Start!