CONNECTIONS
Grades 9-12
"Our Actions Make a Difference"
Duration: 3 - 4 days
The Connections Program is an immersive outdoor education experience designed to help students explore the interconnected relationships between self, community, society, and the natural world. Through experiential learning, wilderness exploration, reflection, discussion, and team-building activities, students are encouraged to deepen their understanding of the world and their role within it.
This multi-day program invites students to engage both their playful and intellectual selves as they explore wild places, ask meaningful questions, and develop the confidence, critical thinking, and leadership skills needed to become thoughtful, compassionate, and engaged citizens in an increasingly complex world.
During this program students will:
Build personal resilience, confidence, and self-awareness
Experience quiet reflection and solo time in the forest
Live technology-free for three days, including a cell phone-free experience
Strengthen connections with themselves, their peers, and the natural world
Participate in meaningful discussions about the social, environmental, and cultural challenges of the 21st century
Explore leadership, community, and responsible citizenship
Run, play, laugh, and explore in wild natural spaces
Sing, dance, create, and celebrate community together
Paddle traditional big canoes and engage in outdoor adventure activities
Ask important questions and think critically about the world around them
Analyze complex social and environmental issues from multiple perspectives while exploring thoughtful actions that support more sustainable and resilient communities
In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven world, many students experience stress, overwhelm, and disconnection from themselves, their communities, and the natural world.
The Connections Program invites students to slow down, be present, and reconnect through immersive outdoor education experiences in wild natural spaces.
Through reflection, shared experiences, meaningful conversation, adventure, and nature connection, students discover renewed confidence, inspiration, belonging, and a deeper relationship with the world around them.
