We're collecting schools and business that provide learning programs for present and future facilitators. If you know of a program that would benefit either group, please list it below. Please specify in the description where the school/business is located if title doesn't say.
Schools:
- Team QUEST, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Team QUEST offers a variety of experiential education programming opportunities which we tailor according to the needs of our groups. We provide programming for a wide variety of groups including university groups, non-profit agencies, and corporate clien
- Ferris State University - This masters of education program with a concentration in experiential education is designed to meet the needs of people working in experiential education or people who want to enrich their practice by infusing their work with experiential education philo
- University of Minnesota Duluth - The purpose of the Master of Education in Environmental Education program is to develop advanced practitioners in environmental education who will take on leadership roles through positions such as educators and directors at nature centers, outdoor and en
- University of Utah - The Adventure and Outdoor Programming emphasis area focuses on preparing students to facilitate hands-on learning activities in a variety of settings. This track provides students with the opportunities to develop skills in group dynamics and leadership,
- Prescott College - Students receive tremendous amounts of personalized instruction. Whether they are taking courses in lead climbing, whitewater kayaking, backcountry skiing, group dynamics students are studying and practicing the knowledge and skills they need to become co
- University of Michigan - One of the oldest Department for Recreational Sports in the country. The Challenge Program at the University of Michigan is an activity based teambuilding program delivering to both university and non-university affiliated groups. We employ undergrads to
- Eastern Kentucky University - The Eastern Kentucky University Challenge Course is a state-of-the-art facility where groups are given learning opportunities that are anchored in experience and challenge. Even more than the facility itself, we offer a variety of programs and workshops t
- UNC Charlotte Venture's Challenge Course - The Team Challenge Course (TC) has been successfully used by a wide variety of groups. The Team Challenge Course involves various trust building and problem solving tasks that require group interaction and cooperation to complete. For groups that are disc
- Minnesota State University, Mankato- Master's Degree in Experiential Educat - The Master of Science degree program in Experiential Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato (in Mankato, MN) is the oldest graduate degree program in experiential education in the United States. Originally started in 1971, the Master's program i
- Montreat College - Outdoor Education
- Project Adventure, Inc. - Research based methods and skills for professionals taught in an immersion format. Focus on soft skills (facilitation, debreifing, sequencing) and technical skills (challenge course and course management). Over 130 workshops in over 8 locations national
- Cornell Team & Leadership Center - As a part of Cornell Outdoor Education the Cornell (University) Team & Leadership Center (CTLC) offers facilitator trainings open to the public in the spring, summer, and fall, along with custom facilitator trainings for schools, higher education, and the
- Idaho State University - Offers degree in Outdoor education with some good experiential components available.
Non-Profit Organization:
Training:
- Association for Challenge Course Technology - ACCT is a trade organization, serving Challenge Course Professionals all over the world. The purpose of the association is to promote the use of Challenge Courses and to set minimum standards for Challenge Course installation, operation and inspection.
- MG Rush Performance Learning - FAST provides the most comprehensive structured meeting and workshop technique available. FAST enables information gathering where group efforts replace individual interviews and uncertain group-think --- accelerated meeting results through disciplined a
- Santa Fe Learning Centers - Train the trainer bilingual spanish-english workshops for facilitators with materials in both languages, leadership and teambuilding programs for organizations. Methods: challenge course, low ropes, appreciative inquiry.
- Teamwork & Teamplay - Train-the-Trainer workshops & program supplies including books, portable teambuilding props and debriefing/reviewing props
- Andrews Consulting, LLC - Training, opperation, maintainence and consultation to the challenge course and team building industry in the Pacific North West
- Project Adventure, Inc. - A lead train-the-trainer organization, PA's facilitator workshops range from No Props and Portable Adventure to Advanced Facilitation Skills and Debriefing Tools.
- Public Speaking Training - Princeton Public Speaking & Matt Eventoff provides executive communications training, leadership communications training, public speaking training & Presentation Skills to CEO's, leaders & to executives with fear of public speaking.
- Training Wheels - Scheduled Training - oin Training Wheels staff and your co-teammates for a facilitator program that will be like none other you have participated in. This experience enhances the foundational skills necessary for facilitators.