Montreat Outdoor Education
 Outdoor Education
at Montreat College
The Outdoor Education major combines the disciplines of Adventure Education and Environmental Education from a Christian worldview. The Outdoor Ministry major combines the disciplines of Christian Education and Outdoor Education.
The purpose of the Outdoor Education Department is to develop Christ-centered Outdoor Educators. By combining discussion-oriented classes with real-world experience, students learn to teach in, through, and about the outdoors. |
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Outdoor Education News
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The Montreat College Outdoor Education Immersion Semester program departs January 20th for the backcountry of Montana. The program begins with a winter wilderness expedition where the students travel on telemark skis and sleep in snow shelters. This is followed by an eight-day Wilderness First Responder training. Montreat College partners with Camp Big Horn in Plains, MT for this phase of the semester. The program is open to students from other colleges and universities or those just interested in the Certificate in Wilderness Leadership provided for those who successfully complete the program. For more information on the program, go to www.montreat.edu/oe and click on "wilderness expeditions" or contact Dr. Andrew Bobilya at: abobilya@montreat.edu
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The Association for Experiential Education (AEE) will host its annual Southeast Regional Conference at the Montreat Conference Center and Montreat College on April 9-11, 2010. For more information go to: www.aee.org
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Montreat Outdoor Education faculty Andrew Bobilya, Brad Daniel and Ken Kalisch to present the following workshops at the Association for Experiential Education (www.aee.org) International Conference in Montreal, CANADA October 29 - November 1, 2009. Their workshops are titled,
"Solitary reflection and wilderness programming: Benefits and strategies" Presenters: Kalisch, K., Bobilya, A. J., & Daniel, B.
"The final expedition: What happens when we leave students alone?" Presenters: Daniel, B., Kalisch, K., & Bobilya, A. J.
"2nd Annual Trends and Issues in Outdoor Education Programs Panel Discussion" Moderator: Dr. Andrew J. Bobilya Panel Presenters: Beale, B., Brennan, D., Dresser, S., Holman, T., Stremba, B.
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