Facilitator's Corner

Putting the challenge course to bed for winter

Many of you out there who manage a challenge course live in a climate in which we have this thing called winter or "the off-season" This is the time of year when it is no longer fun to be out climbing on the challenge course for the average...

Published 11-26-2008 3:49 PM by Chris Ortiz

Filed under: challenge course, maintenance

Don’t Let Regulations Become the Program by Jim Grout

Below is an article by High 5 's own Jim Grout. Jim brings a unique perspective, having been a member of the committee that drafted the ACCT Practitioner Certification Standards and his 28 years in the field. Jim offers up a much needed reminder of...

Published 09-05-2008 10:15 AM by Chris Ortiz

Filed under: Practitioner, challenge course, regulations, certification

Maintenance in between your yearly inspections.

I was going to include this in my last post but that one was getting sort of long and I felt like there was enough information about this that it deserved its own posting. Here are some tips for keeping up on the maintenance in between your annual challenge...

Published 08-22-2008 12:57 AM by Chris Ortiz

Filed under: Practitioner, challenge course, maintenance, Inspection

Additional thoughts... on my last post

Hey, A quick addition to thelast post... I had this article in mind when I wrote that post and I couldn't find it. But alas, I found it. Sylvia Dresser (ACCT Executive Director)wrote "ACCT’s Accreditation Program and Practitioner Certification...

Published 07-28-2008 4:46 PM by Chris Ortiz

Filed under: Practitioner, Camp, challenge course

Why does your summer camp(or school, college, etc.) have a challenge course?

After finishing a whirlwind of camp trainings to kick off the summer, I thought maybe I could put together a top 10 list of tips for the summer challenge course program. I am realizing that this may be a bit off the mark timing wise as the programs are...

Published 07-19-2008 9:40 PM by Chris Ortiz

Filed under: Practitioner, Camp, challenge course

Welcome to the Facilitator's corner

I am thrilled to be part of the Outdoor Ed community blog-o-sphere. The intention is for this to be a place for facilitators to pop in and get some new ideas, points of view, activities, resources and whatever else the facilitators of this community need...

Published 05-13-2008 2:21 AM by Chris Ortiz

Filed under: Chris , Ortiz, Facilitator, Facilitation

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