Physical Education Professionals Use Adventure

"This curriculum belongs in every high school...Already recognized as being progressive, Suffern High School Physical Education Department is now truly on the cutting edge."

Joan Neuendorf
Director of Physical Education
Ramapo Central School District
Spring Valley, New York

School & Agency Administrative Teams use Adventure to develop leadership for administrators, increase communication among staff, develop and maintain school-wide values and maintain them and increase collaboration between departments.

"...a building block of our Summer Institute leadership curriculum...Project Adventure is thought-provoking, challenging and one of the most worthwhile leadership training experiences."

Milli Pierce
Director, The Principals' Center

Student Assistance Counselors Use Adventure in orientation, transition and leadership programs. Intentionally-designed Adventure activities combined with skillful facilitation help students to develop positive relationships with peers and adults within the school, experience and learn leadership skills and see themselves as valuable members of the school community.

"I have come to view Adventure as the most effective component of my entire program. From staff development to youth leadership, Adventure has provided meaningful, engaging and effective experiences that have assisted staff and students in their growth."

John Grund, LCSW, Student Assistance Counselor
Somerset Hills School District
Somerset Hills, NJ

Independent School Educators Use Adventure to incorporate collaboration, risk-taking, innovation, communication, trust, relationship, community, leadership, problem-solving, creativity, learned optimism, goal setting and teambuilding into the classroom.

"Adventure Education is a real-life application of higher-order thinking skills as opposed to pencil and paper worksheets."

Amy Woodson, Discovery Program
Westminster School
Atlanta GA

Therapeutic Agencies and Alternative Schools Use Adventure as a systematic approach to developing social and emotional competencies and positive behaviors with students and clients with social maladjustment issues.

"I began using PA's Adventure model 15 years ago and have found it to be the most universally powerful and effective methods I have ever used. PA's Adventure approach is engaging, inclusive, and highly adaptable to meet a wide range of needs and program goals. It is a must for all professionals who are working to help children grow, develop, and thrive in our rapidly changing world."

Tom Knackstedt, MSW, LCSW
School Social Worker, Capital Area Intermediate Unit
Summerdale, PA

Youth Agencies and Camp Programs use Adventure to create programs that are challenging, exciting and outcome-based.

"Project Adventure truly helped "bring the Adventure home" to Camp Daggett. From the building of our two high ropes courses to their knowledge of programs and curriculum, PA has been nothing short of first class."

John Heinzelman
Camp Daggett Adventure Center
Petoskey, MI

"Project Adventure is the most powerful therapeutic program I have seen in my 16 years as a social worker. The highly engaging activities used in Project Adventure give the therapist access to social and emotional issues in a natural and non-threatening way. The program creates teachable moments in the here and now, moments that have great meaning for the clients and that can stay with them for a life time. In short, Project Adventure invites the clients to do physically what you want them to do emotionally in the here and now so the work is real and powerful and lasting."

Vince Canziani, CSW
Children's Aid Society
New York, NY