Adventure Day Trip at URI Environmental Education Center (9+)
Monday, October 15, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
GPS Address: 9 Wheatley Road, West Greenwich, RI

Spend a day an the Environment Education Center, URI's unique 2,300-acre wilderness area is devoted to environmental education, conservation and research. Over 40,000 acres of state parks and forests surround the Campus, making this one of the largest preserved regions in southern New England. It is home to a great diversity of mammals, birds, wildflowers and trees and serves as an outdoor school for more than 10,000 students each year.. 

Our group will work on three projects:

Outdoor Skills: Learn basic outdoor wilderness skills that can be applied to a day hike or an overnight trip.  Concepts include fire building and safety, shelter building, leave-no-trace, preparation, planning, and wilderness.

Orienteering: Learn to use a map and compass to pinpoint your location and find your way through the forest.  Concepts include topographic, magnetic north, map reading skills, true north, and navigation.

Challenge Course: Continue developing group-building skills at a challenge course, including permanent cooperative elements nestled in the forest.  Concepts include teamwork, trust, focus, listening skills, and communication.

Programs are conducted by the  Environmental Education Center's field teachers,  college graduates trained and experienced in outdoor teaching methods..

Audience:
Ages 9+ (firm) to teen
Parents may drop off or stay.

Fee:
$42 per student.  Breakfast and lunch is included. 
$19 for parents who stay

Sign up by August 31.
Sign up link: https://enrichri.z2systems.com/np/clients/enrichri/eventRegistration.jsp?event=5537&