Project Adventure (PA) is a non-profit organization that has been a pioneer in experiential education since 1971. PA is particularly known for its expertise in ropes courses, and offers training, equipment and guides for the operation of courses at schools and other locations. PA also provides engaging curriculum and tools for social-emotional learning, physical education, and mental health.
PA runs their own adventure program on a three-acre ropes course in Massachusetts, working with thousands of K-12 students each year. PA facilitators also lead SEL and mental health support groups in the community, using therapeutic adventure methods to help young people learn and grow.
They also build, inspect, and repair courses for hundreds of clients all around the northeast. They incorporate their field experiences into their resources and product catalog.
Project Adventure is excited to be working with S&S Worldwide to make our products available to you. Whether you run a ropes course, use adventure in your P.E. program, or want exciting new ways to build social-emotional learning (SEL), we have exciting and effective tools to offer.
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Project Adventure Support
Interested in learning how to use Project Adventure equipment and methodology in your program? A great place to start is training. Project Adventure offers training at our location just north of Boston.
All offerings can be found at www.workshops.pa.org
If you’d like to speak to someone on our team about a customized training at your site or about starting your adventure program, our Client Services team is happy to connect about your goals and options.
You can reach us at [email protected]
Adventure and Social-Emotional Learning
In 1971, Project Adventure started using challenge courses to facilitate “Adventures” with high school students in Massachusetts. These adventures were modeled off the wilderness experiences of Outward Bound, but they took place at schools and, eventually, summer camps and retreat centers. We began building courses for others and training their staff to safely and effectively use them. Project Adventure’s programs were very effective and quickly became popular nationwide.
Over the years we have combined both direct services with youth (facilitating over 7,000 youth each year on our own course in Massachusetts) and building, repairing, and training staff for others’ ropes courses. We also facilitate SEL and mental health programs at local schools, using adventure as a pathway to learning and healing.
At Project Adventure, we have seen over and over again how a well-facilitated adventure can lead to huge growth in social and emotional skills. Counselors and teachers are awed by the changes they observe. Whether it’s a program for high-needs students or an opportunity for all participants at a school, camp, or program, challenge course adventures are transformative experiences.
Challenge courses and adventure programs engage learners – especially those who may struggle with traditional learning and teaching – in practicing SEL skills in real time. A good challenge course program is a powerful tool for social-emotional learning (SEL) – making it a very relevant and necessary tool for the 21st century!
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| • HIGH QUALITY - All products have been specially selected by our facilitators and risk management experts. | ||
| • WIDE VARIETY - We offer a range of equipment for challenge courses, including ropes and belay gear, harnesses, helmets and caribiners – as well as props and guides to lead adventure without a ropes course. | ||
| • VERSATILE - Designed to be used for any program, like schools, youth programs, and summer camps | ||
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• COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES - Supporting schools through professional development, student programs, and workshops |
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