Adventure Based Learning Experience (ABLE)
The ABLE program provides an educational experience that gives our students a mindful approach to staying present and in the moment, rather than looking back on past trauma or what may happen in the future. We work as a team to capitalize on their existing strengths, build leadership skills and promote positive interactions between teachers and students.
The ABLE program assists in enabling the student to develop drive, focus, and determination to achieving positive student outcomes.
Our goal is to create adventure based activities that allow for struggling students to build confidence and create a space for the student to explore and open their minds to the many opportunities that adventure has to offer.
Activities such as, hiking, geo-caching, rock climbing and kayaking will give the student opportunity for growth, to open up socially and emotionally, boost their self-esteem and to explore their emotions in a healthy way.
Alternative Learning
Social Emotional Development
The student has an increase in self-esteem as a result of choice and control through adventure based learning. As an ABLE staff we will help to facilitate self- awareness, encourage independence, responsibility and self-care. As the student continues to challenge themselves they will develop the ability to cope when stressful situations arise. Students will further improve on social skill development. This will allow opportunity to interact with teachers, staff, and other peer/students and their families in a positive way.
Physical Development
The student will have success in meeting short and long-term physical challenges through adventure based activities. This will give the student the ability to lead out a group activities or encouraging other students throughout the journey to be successful.
The student will have success in meeting short and long-term physical challenges through adventure based activities. This will give the student the ability to lead out a group activities or encouraging other students throughout the journey to be successful.
Cognitive Development
The student will discover their own understanding of their needs and wants through these experiences. This will allow for students to express their needs to their teachers, and will allow both student and teacher to meet the needs of the student through different learning techniques and provide positive outcomes via positive teacher/student relationships.
Performance Improvement
Feedback from students will be the key to continuing with the adventure based learning experience. We will base our activities and student involvement through stat tracking and how in classroom behavior and learning has improved, through this experience.
Feedback from students will be the key to continuing with the adventure based learning experience. We will base our activities and student involvement through stat tracking and how in classroom behavior and learning has improved, through this experience.