This program meets the requirements of Ontario’s Health & Physical Education Curriculum and is a highly interactive and dynamic field trip which:
- Reinforces Healthy Bodies/Healthy Minds principles
- Achieves competence in climbing skills like basic knots, harnessing, safety and belaying
- Develops cooperative group skills
- Improves concern for others through interdependent team work
- Practices the five basic Learn How to Learn principles
- Learn Personal Life Skills like greater mastery over illogical fear, problem solving and personal control
“This program offered by Higher Ground stimulates Life Skills Development and Higher Values for students. What’s more, the environment is exciting and safe – it’s great for everyone regardless of athletic ability!” Bob Williams, Former Director of the Halton Board of Education
Who is This Program For?
Physical education students
Students of any curriculum where outcome based learning includes the development of Effective Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Fear Management and generalizing specific knowledge and skills to real life situations. Athletic skills are NOT necessary.
Higher Ground Indoor Wall Climbing and Learning Centre – Half Day Curriculum Outline
- Introduction and objectives – 10 minutes
- Discussion of climbing as an experience to pursue Higher “personal” Ground (Growth, Awareness and Physical Fitness) – 10 minutes
- Instruction and practice regarding safe climbing skills development (stretching, equipment, basic knots, techniques, belaying and planning the climbing route) – 40 minutes
- Review of the five basic Learn How to Learn principles. Discussion of learning process in climbing leading to applications to other parts of their lives – 20 minutes
- Team “cooperative” challenge (climbing groups of four) to problem solve, plan, implement and evaluate process – 45 minutes
- Small group discussions on trust, being needed and being capable to meet others’ needs – 20 minutes
- Open climbing activities – 20 minutes
| Item |
Price |
|---|
| Parents and Teachers |
No Charge |
| ½ Day (2 – 3 Hours) |
$17.99 + tax /Person (Minimum 10 Students) |
| Full Day (4 – 5 Hours) |
$25 + tax/Person (Minimum 10 Students) |
| Class Instruction as Part of the Course |
$3.25/Person/Session (Minimum 16 Students – 10 Sessions – 1 Hours Classes Over Several Days/Weeks) |
* All taxes are extra.
Please Note:
All above school group programs include instruction, climbing pass and harness
Programs also available to accelerate development of high performance teams (Student Council, Department Heads, Staff)
Instruction is modified depending on age of students and recommendations from the teacher
