145Tuesday, April 12, 2005
This is a Ticketed Event. Fee: $50 member / $80 non-member
8:30 AM-5:00 PMOffsite Venue:meeting point for transportation TBA
AAALF/Council for Adventure and Outdoor Education/Recreation
Teaching Adventure Skills in the Gym
A one-day workshop designed to teach participants to perform and teach basic adventure skills with an emphasis on safety. This includes: * Adventure without ropes activities. * Climbing skills on gym ropes with Prusik slings. * Belaying techniques and their application. * Climbing wall skills. * Traversing skills. * Rope swinging activities. * Skills on innovative equipment. An opportunity to examine a variety of adventure equipment. Curriculum materials will be distributed. Certificate of completion and CEUs offered. Fee includes curriculum materials, transportation, and lunch. Pre-registration required. Host institution, Northeastern Illinois University. Sponsored by Shield.
Keyword(s): physical activity
Speakers: Dan Creely, Northeastern Illinois University, Des Planes, IL; Arnold Dort, Adventure Educators, Philadelphia, PA; Tom Evaul, Co-chair of CAOER, Merchantville, NJ; Richard Stevenson, West Chester Area School District, West Chester, PA; Jeff Gehris, Temple University, Springfield, PA; Gerry Rooney, Bucks County Technical High School, Fairless Hills, PA; and Jeff Steffens, University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, LaCrosse, WI

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