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About Us
Outdoor Programs
We’re building leaders through wilderness experience. Our students aren’t just hiking—they’re busy facilitating workshops, fostering group development, and inviting personal transformation. All in the great outdoors.
Learning From Experience
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Local students on a cave expedition. |
CLIMBE Montreat students can work as instructors in the CLIMBE program, where they’ll gain valuable teaching experience with high school students in the outdoors. The Center for Learning and Investigation in Mountain Backcountry Ecosystems provides science adventure trips for ninth through twelfth graders. Our program offers a variety of fun, informative, science-oriented trips in the mountains of western North Carolina. These expeditionary science programs investigate forest, river, cave, and rock environments and focus on scientific exploration and discovery. CLIMBE teaches students how to collect and analyze valuable scientific data while living in the outdoors—encouraging scientific inquiry, learning to live comfortably in the outdoors, and developing an environmental ethic. |
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On the ropes, communication is a must. |
The Team and Leadership Center Montreat students have the unique opportunity to serve at the Team and Leadership Center (TLC). At the TLC, it’s all about group development. The facility centers on a ropes course, but not just any ropes course. It’s designed to challenge participants and groups physically, cognitively, emotionally, and cohesively. These challenges aid in overcoming obstacles to trust and communication, they foster leadership transformation, and they facilitate dynamic, team-oriented relationships. |
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Design Your Outdoor Experience. |
Backcountry Montreat College’s premier outdoor program offers a unique and affordable opportunity for school and church groups to plan a tailor-made outdoor experience. Our expeditions often incorporate natural history, outdoor education, backpacking, camping, whitewater paddling, and/or climbing experiences, with a focus on encouraging team work and developing a spirit of servanthood. Backcountry has been impacting lives for over 35 years. Montreat Outdoor Education students will have the opportunity to develop the skills and experience necessary to plan and lead Backcountry expeditions. |
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Educate outside. You have an inspired vision and lots of enthusiasm. Combine all that with a love for God’s creation, and you might just be a perfect fit for our Outdoor Education program. |
Share your faith.
So you’re interested in leading groups in the outdoors. Maybe you’d like to make that your ministry. Our Outdoor Ministry program can show you the way. |