Welcome to Cascadia! Spring / Fall 2013 School Programs

CASCADIA ADVENTURE EDUCATION SCHOOL PO Box 240, Trout Lake, WA 98650 (800) 608-1073

Our Mission…

“Leave No Child Inside“

n a world facing unprecedented change Cascadia School is committed to empowering

students (and their teachers) through life changing experiences that focus on leadership,

service learning, ecology, natural awareness, and achievement through outdoor pursuits.

Cascadia uses a dynamic educational model to engage youth and help them make personal

lifestyle choices that benefit themselves, the environment and global society.

Opportunities for Your School…

Cascadia Adventure Education School operates environment-based programs serving schools throughout the Pacific Northwest. Choose your program…

Residential Outdoor School → Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve → Mt. Saint Helens Nat’l Monument

Field Trips w/ Service Learning

Programs at Your School

America’s Classroom → Travel Expeditions (3 to 14 days) → Oregon, Washington, Alaska

Costa Rica – Cultural Immersion w/ Service Learning + Adventure Education

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”Studies show youth connected

to outdoor activity, service

learning and placed-based

learning score higher on

standardized tests and tend to

have a higher GPA, stay in

school longer, and receive

higher than average

scholarship awards”.

-Jim Wells, Director

A Letter from the Director...

hould getting kids outside and teaching youth about the natural world be treated as one of the most important events in their lives? We at Cascadia believe it to be more than true. Research reveals the necessity of contact with nature for healthy child and adult

development. Additionally, studies show youth connected to outdoor activity, service learning and place-based learning score higher on standardized tests and tend to have a higher GPA, stay in school longer, and receive higher than average scholarship awards. *

Trends are pointing to our society having a serious disconnect with the natural world. The condition has been coined as “a nature-deficit disorder”. Over the last couple of decades advancing technologies have had a surreptitious way of co-opting our children. Our youth spend less and less time in natural surroundings as TV’s, computers, and video games compete for their time.

Cascadia Adventure Education School aims to “reconnect” youth with the natural world.

We are dedicated to helping shape an alternative future, one in which kids experience the natural world more deeply and have a tremendous amount of fun and learning while doing so. In the process, like minded youth come together; connect with each other and their mentors along the way. Opportunities to practice and assimilate principles of leadership development and service learning underpin all of Cascadia’s programming. With the combined decades of experience our staff brings to the table we are proud to introduce our new brand of environment-based education. It’s transformational and innovative.

It’s likely your students may have tasted just enough nature or outdoor activity to intuitively understand what they are missing. We’d like to help take them the next step forward. Your school has a choice and your students have a chance - we invite your school to join us on a remarkable journey.

Jim Wells

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Spring / Fall 2013

Outdoor Adventure Programs

Greetings! Explore your options and register your school early to reserve your first choice dates. We have several program venues from which to choose:

Field Trips - Courses Taught at Your School - Residential Outdoor School - Costa Rica Field trips take place at:

→ Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve in Trout Lake, Washington → Horse Thief State Park, nine miles east of Lyle, Washington → Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument -- (The Science and Learning Center at Coldwater) → Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

“Field Trips” are filled with outdoor discovery, physical exercise, natural history, cultural exploration, career awareness, teambuilding, service and fun! For “School Based Adventures”, Cascadia School instructors come to your school for a full day of programming. All you have to do is provide us with the appropriate space and a few resources depending on the program you select. Get ready for the Great Tipi and a lot of fun and learning! “Residential Outdoor School” is a two or three day program. Students overnight in tents at a Natural Area Preserve or in bunkhouses at the Mt. Adams Institute in Trout Lake, WA or overnight at Mount St. Helens. New for Spring 2013 is Cascadia’s overnight program at the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater. Be the first to pilot this exciting new outdoor school program that features “kayak paddling” on Coldwater Lake and “service learning” deep in the heart of Mount St. Helens National Monument. Dates will be filled on a first to respond basis. To schedule your program or learn more, please contact: Jim Wells, Director Telephone: (509) 637-5494 Cascadia Adventure Education School Email: info@cascadia.org PO Box 240 Website: www.cascadia.org Trout Lake, WA 08650-0240 [School references available upon request.]

Cascadia Adventure Education School operates under a U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permit in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and Mt. Saint Helens National Monument. Additionally, Cascadia School holds permits with Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Washington and Oregon State Parks.

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A “New” Field Trip Adventure

Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Our goal is to immerse your students in natural wildlands, kindle their sense of wonder and teach them valuable life skills in an active, hands-on, outdoor-based classroom.

Depart Home School

9:45am Arrive at The Science and Learning Center at Coldwater; Welcome & Introductions, Icebreakers & Teamwork

10:00am Outside Challenge Course: Knowledge and Skill Building Instruction with Cascadia School Naturalists

10:30am

Boating Safety

Preparation for “on water” adventures

Signaling and Communication

Emergency Preparedness Launch Kayaks on Coldwater Lake

Paddling Instruction

Wildlife Observation

Dip netting for Aquatic Species

Water Testing Lakeshore Discovery Expedition

Paddle and explore the lake in tandem “sit on top” inflatable kayaks

Learn about geologic and volcanic natural history

Explore the wonders of a preserved and protected wildland

On water “challenge games” such as Beaver Tail Coup and Slalom Course

12:00pm Lunch and Natural Resource Career Awareness Session

Meet a U.S. Forest Service ranger or volunteer

12:30 Hummock Trail Discovery Expedition

Hike a trail with close-up views of Mt. Saint Helens

Arrive into the geologic “twilight zone” and hear the stories behind the sites

Learn about blast zone ecology

Practice map reading and orienteering

2:45pm Certificates of Completion, Skill Check List and Recognition Ceremony

3:00pm Depart Mt. Saint Helens National Monument

Arrive at your School

Note: This is a suggested schedule. Contact a Cascadia School Program Coordinator if you would like to revise the schedule to better meet the needs and goals of your school. Our priority is to serve you,

your students and school.

One Day Field Trip Adventure

Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve

Our goal is to immerse your students in natural wildlands, kindle their sense of wonder and teach them valuable life skills and ecological understandings in an active, hands-on, outdoor-based classroom.

Depart Home School

8:45am Arrive at Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve Welcome & Introductions, Icebreakers & Teamwork

9:15am Outdoor Challenge Course Knowledge, Teamwork and Skill Building Instruction with Cascadia School Naturalists

10:00am

Discovery Expedition to Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve

Receive Environmental Study Kits and orientation then set off by foot into the heart of the Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve.

Hike the Summit Trail; View Mt. Adams and the Preserve; Search for Elk and Waterfowl with binoculars.

Launch Kayak or Rafts on Trout Lake Creek

Safety Orientation and Paddling Instruction

Wildlife Observation

Dip Netting for Aquatic Species

Stream Flow Analysis

Water Quality Investigation

Animal/Bird Call Identification

12:00pm Lunch and Natural Resource Career Awareness Session

Meet a Natural Resource Professional or Volunteer

12:30 Lava Tube Discovery Expedition

Descend into a Lava Tube wearing helmets and headlamps

Learn the Geology and Cultural History of the Lava Tube Cave

Record your adventure with a “Go Pro” Camera

Explore the dark underworld

2:30pm Certificates of Completion, Skill Check List and Recognition Ceremony

2:45pm Depart Trout Lake

Arrive at your School

Note: This is a suggested schedule. Contact a Cascadia School Program Coordinator if you would like to

revise the schedule to better meet the needs and goals of your school. Our priority is to serve you,

your students and school.

One Day Field Trip Adventure

Horsethief State Park

(in the Columbia River Gorge)

Our goal is to immerse your students in natural wildlands, kindle their sense of wonder and teach them valuable life skills in an active, hands-on, outdoor-based classroom.

Depart Home School

8:45am Arrive at Horse Thief State Park, Welcome & Introductions

9:00am Icebreakers & Portable Ropes Course Activities

9:30am

Launch Kayaks on Horsethief Lake

Boating Safety Orientation and Kayak Paddling Instruction

Challenge Course and On-Water Games

Lakeshore Boating Expedition

Wildlife, Raptor, and Bird Observation Orienteering Course

Learn Navigation and Directional Concepts

Set out on a Map and Compass Discovery Course

Discover Hidden Caches and Learn about the Park’s Natural History

11:30am Picnic Lunch

12:00 Discovery Expedition to the Horse Thief Butte

Learn about native cultures of the Gorge and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Handle native artifacts and weapons and learn about prehistoric petroglyphs

Set out on a backcountry hike to the Summit of Horse Thief Butte

2:00pm Depart Horsethief State Park to Home Town School

Arrive at your School

Note: If you would like to revise the schedule to better meet your needs contact our program

coordinator. Our priority is to serve you, your students and school.

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Adventure Education Taught at Your School

Spring/Fall 2013 “Our instructors

make the difference”.

CAMPCRAFT AND OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS Grades: 4-12 Note: If you would like to revise the schedule to better meet your needs contact our program

coordinator. Our priority is to serve you, your students and school. Requires school yard access.

8:00am Cascadia Staff arrives to prep and set up props and activity stations

9:00am Opening Circle – Welcome to the Great Outdoors Adventure Tag / Expedition Names and Flags

9:30am Station Rotation #1 The Great Tipi

Students help erect a Sioux Tipi with 25’ tipi poles Students work in small teams to assemble poles, learn knots, orient the

site and learn historical facts about tipis 10:20am #2 The Journey Outside

In small teams, students prepare for a wild adventure by learning to pack a backpack with the “Ten Essentials”, becoming familiar with Leave No Trace Principles and learning basic first aid concepts.

As teams traverse the wildlands, they are faced with challenges (questions) that they must answer correctly to continue their journey.

11:10am #3 Fire Building (Need graveled or dirt area w/ charged hose) Students learn about natural fire starters and ways to lay a fire Everyone learns precautions, safety practices, and cooks a marshmallow Teams work together mastering this skill – a proven confidence builder

12:00noon Picnic Lunch -- at the Tipi An outdoor adventure tale is told

12:30pm #4 Shelter Building Utilizing natural materials, students will construct a micro shelter Instructors coach students with strategies to build a micro shelter with

materials provided 1:20pm #5 Primitive Archery and the Atlatl

Students string their “vine maple” bows and receive a safety orientation Everyone learns about prehistoric inventions Students simulate a hunt and practice shooting targets

2:10pm Cascadia Staff Performance – “The Nerd Family Goes Camping” This interactive play teach principles of “Leave No Trace” This comedy is guaranteed to please all age levels.

2:45pm Closing Circle & Story

LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK COURSE Grades: 4-12 Enrollment: up to 24 Students Note: Requires school yard access Featured Activities:

Outdoor Portable Ropes Course (Group Development Initiatives)

Creative Problem Solving (Decision Making and Communication)

Challenge Course (Teamwork Activities) Outdoor Games (Big Group “Fun”

Activities)

ORIENTEERING AND GEOCACHING COURSE Grades: 7-12 Enrollment: up to 15 Students Note: Requires school yard access Featured Activities:

Map Reading – Compass Rose – Orienteering Concepts Geography Applied Math Problems Geo Caching – “Gold Rush” Treasure Hunt

SERVICE - LEARNING PROJECT

Grades: 4-12 Enrollment: 48 Students Featured Activities:

Discovery Expedition with Naturalist Challenge Course (Teamwork & Cooperation) Career Awareness (Meet and Work with Natural Resource Professionals) Make a Difference (Habitat Restoration or Tree Planting “Service Project”) Outdoor Nation Summit (Put Words into Action)

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PRESENTATIONS If our students, future decision makers, have no physical connection to our natural treasures will they be prepared to make wise policy and budget decisions about them? Our presenters will come to your school to positively inspire your students to adopt a healthy, supportive, and active outdoor lifestyles, and learn how they can preserve and protect our natural treasures.

Each student receives a personal invitation to attend the presentation

Students receives a “welcome gift”

Active engagement for every student

Outcomes focus on what students will “do” with their new understandings

Students are given thought provoking challenges

THE NERD FAMILY GOES CAMPING Presentation Focus: “Leave No Trace” Camping Principles, Getting Outside, Connecting with Nature Outcomes:

→ Identify “No Trace Camping” practices → Give an example of how everything in Nature is “interconnected”. → Articulate five good habits one can personally take to protect and preserve the environment.

Grades: 4-12 Duration: 30 and up to 60 minutes Featured Events:

A fun skit portrays what can go terribly wrong on a family camping trip. Students are challenged to identify “the dirty dozen” bad camping practices and learn the correct ones. (Pre-selected student actors are involved in the skit)

John Muir, a famous American naturalist, makes an appearance and debates why preserving and protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility. He introduces the ecological concept “Interrelationships”.

Students are challenged with a “self-assessment” tool to incorporate good ecological practices into their lifestyle.

VOICE OF ADVENTURE – TALES AND TRAVELS OF A KAYAKER

Presentation Focus: Getting Outside, Adventure Sports, How to Kayak, Character Education, World Travel Outcomes:

→ Practice next steps to incorporate positive traits into one’s lifestyle → Share examples of how and why getting outside and connecting to nature is a positive activity → Articulate what skills and equipment are needed to experience a great kayaking experience → Try out and practice new digital photography methods

Grades: 4-12 Duration: 30 and up to 60 minutes Featured Events:

Follow the journey of young adults who excel in their river sport and are valued role models

Hear the personal story of these athletes and witness dramatic photography

Watch a mixed media show featuring river running and camaraderie

Hear stories related to character education concepts such as: setting goals, good judgment & decision making, perseverance & teamwork

Learn the “how to’s” of kayaking; touch and see the equipment display

EXPLORING THE GIANT … THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF MT. ADAMS

Presentation Focus: History and Nature of Mt. Adams; The First People of Mt. Adams; How To’s of Backpacking Outcomes:

→ Locate examples of geologic history in Trout Lake Valley, i.e. lahars, lava tubes, debris flow → Articulate what skills and equipment are needed to experience a backpacking trip → Plan for and experience an overnight backpacking trip

Grades: 4-12 Duration: 30 and up to 60 minutes Featured Events:

An authentic tipi, the backdrop for the presentation, is set up in your gym or outside

Watch a mixed media show featuring exploration of Mt. Adams

Touch and feel a multitude of early artifacts including weapons, basketry, and prehistoric tools

Learn the “how to’s” of backpacking; touch and see the equipment display

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Residential Outdoor School In Trout Lake, WA (beneath snowcapped Mt. Adams)

Spring/Fall 2013 *Book Early to Reserve Your First Choice Date!”

Destination: Mt. Adams Institute, USFS Ranger Station, Trout Lake, Washington

Wildland Study Areas: Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve (DNR), Gifford Pinchot Nat’l Forest

Grades: 4-12 Maximum Students: 48

Program Partners and Coordination: Cascadia Adventure Education School in partnership with the Mt. Adams Institute, Washington Department of Natural Resources and Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Here are some highlights we have packed into our 2013 OUTDOOR SCHOOL program:

Outdoor Adventure, Exploring, Discovery

(Hiking, river crossing in boat, wading, bird blinds, caving and more!)

Sense of Place / Natural Awareness (Sensory awareness, journaling, photography, sketching, micro-trails)

Leadership and Teamwork (Cooperation activities, leading & following, communication skills)

Portable Ropes - Challenge Course (Individual and team challenges, decision making, problem solving)

Recreation Activities (Archery, hiking, crafts, kayak paddling instruction, and more)

Ecological Concepts (Natural Communities, Energy Flow, Interrelationships, Cycles, Adaptation)

Environmental Service Project (Habitat restoration, tree planting, trail maintenance or invasive weed pull)

Placed-Based Education (Cultural and natural history of Mt. Adams region, organic farming and eating!)

Outdoor Living Skills (Building a fire, dressing for the out-of-doors, No Trace Camping, Camp Craft, Tracking.)

Outdoor Cooking (Cooking over a fire)

Career Awareness (Meet natural resource professionals, hear their stories, inspect their equipment, and learn about their projects)

Service Project (Help protect and preserve the environment – tree planting in the Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve)

Fun ! (Camaraderie, outdoor games, singing and ceremony)

Choose your program:

Two Days/One Night Three Days / Two Nights Four Days / Three Nights

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Overnight Science Expedition – Mt. Saint Helens Volcano The Science and Learning Center at Coldwater

Spring/ fall 2013 “Book Early to Reserve Your First Choice Date!”

Cascadia’s goal is to immerse your students in natural wildlands, kindle their sense of wonder, teach

them valuable life skills and ecological concepts – all in an active, hands-on, outdoor-based classroom.

Destination: The Science and Learning Center at Coldwater, Mt. Saint Helens National Monument

Wildland Study Areas: Mt. Saint Helens National Monument

Grades: 4-12 Maximum Students: 48

Program Partners and Coordination: Cascadia Adventure Education School in partnership with the Mt. Saint Helens Institute, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mt. Saint Helens National Monument

Here are some highlights we have packed into our 2012-2013 OUTDOOR SCHOOL program:

Outdoor Adventure, Exploring, Discovery

(Hiking into the heart of the National Volcanic Monument and paddling on Coldwater Lake!)

Sense of Place / Natural Awareness (Sensory awareness, journaling, photography, sketching, micro-trails)

Leadership and Teamwork (Cooperation activities, leading & following, communication skills)

Portable Ropes - Challenge Course (Individual and team challenges, decision making, problem solving)

Recreation Activities (Archery, hiking, crafts, kayak paddling instruction, and more)

Ecological Concepts (Natural Communities, Energy Flow, Interrelationships, Cycles, Adaptation)

Environmental Service Project (Habitat restoration, tree planting, trail maintenance or invasive weed pull)

Placed-Based Education (Cultural and natural history of Mt. Saint Helens region)

Applied Science Education (STEM and Citizen Science projects with volcanology focus)

Outdoor Cooking (Cooking over a fire)

Career Awareness (Meet natural resource professionals and scientists, hear their stories, inspect their equipment, and learn about their projects)

Fun ! (Camaraderie, outdoor games, singing and ceremony)

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The Great Oregon Traverse – Mountains to Sea

Experience Oregon’s pristine wildlands, its cultural and natural history. This amazing expedition will take us through Oregon’s diverse bioregions – from the High Desert to the Cascade Mountains, to the Coastal Range and to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way students will meet quintessential places, people and experience wilderness and wildlife.

North to Alaska This expedition takes us off the beaten trail to visit the Alaska Bush. This journey to Alaska’s backcountry engages students with Sourdough lifestyles, homesteaders, miners, bush pilots, trappers and hunters. We’ll also meet up with conservationists to hear their stories on how they are protecting and preserving Alaska’s wildlands.

Voyager Canoe Expedition on the Columbia River

With river journals, bedrolls, and paddles in hand students will set out on an expedition in thirty foot voyageur canoes. The expedition will retrace the footsteps and water trails of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Costa Rica

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= 9 Days / 8 Nights (trip extensions are available)

HIGHLIGHTS: Cultural Immersion Spanish for Travelers Environmental Service Project Overnight Raft Trip Waterfall Rappelling & Zip Lining Camping Rural Family Home and Farm Visit

Natural History Cooking Class Country Bus Riding Archeology Bird Watching Cabacer School Service Project Wildlife Viewing

GRADES: 7th through 12th

Saturday Fly to San Jose In-Flight Spanish Puzzles/Word Games Overnight La Corte, a San Jose Guesthouse Trip Orientation

Sunday

Tico Traditional Breakfast Spanish: Traveler’s Crash Course Country Bus Trip to Turrialba Traditional Lunch (Casado) Meet Local Guides; Introductions Hike in to the Rancho; move into tent cabins Canyoneering Adventure: Zip Lining, Waterfall Rappelling, Jungle Plants, Hanging Bridge Asado Bar-B-Q at Rancho Paseando at Turrialba’s Town Plaza

Monday

Breakfast and Birdwatching Spanish at a Glance Turrialba Immersion / Digital Storyline Challenges Local Shopping Trip at the Open Market Panaderia Lunch in Turrialba Country Bus Trip & Hike to Waterfall Dinner at Rancho Star Watch / Night Hike with Naturalist

Tuesday Early Morning Bird Watching and Waterfall Shower Essential Spanish Grammar Whitewater Raft Trip on the famous Pacuare River Overnight at Rio Pacuare Tent Camp & Palenque

Wednesday

Cabacer Native Language Primer Hike to Visit Cabecar First Nation People in Talamanca

Mountains Service Project at Cabecar Rural School Cultural Exchange with School Students Overnight Rio Pacuare Tent Camp

Thursday

Paddle Rafting on the Pacuare River Afternoon Free; Optional Excursion to Golden Bean Coffee Production Tour Fruit Harvest and Palm Planting at Rancho Cooking Class (Gallo Pinto) Candlelight Dinner with invited local guests Overnight at Rancho

Friday

Breakfast Wicked Spanish and Tico Speak Rural Bus Trip to Venegas’ Family Farm Hike to Giant Tropical Tree Rural Farm Tour and Farm Chores Overnight at Rancho

Saturday Spanish Spelling Bee Country Bus Trip and Hike Guayabo National Monument

(National Archeological Site Celebration Dinner and Awards at the Explornatura Base

Camp

Sunday Early Morning Transfer to Airport from Turrialba

Return Flight from San Jose, Costa Rica to Portland, OR

For more information, trip details and planning handbook contact Jim Wells, Director, Cascadia School.

→ Telephone: 509-637-5494 → E-Mail: info@cascadia.org → Toll Free: (800) 609-1073

Costa Rica Spanish Course --24 Day--

Summer Session July 1 to July 24, 2013

Language

Cultural Exchange

Adventure Education

Service Learning

High School Spanish Credit

The World Awaits

Joining Cascadia for a summer Spanish session to Costa Rica is going far beyond the average classroom. Our 2013 program takes us to vibrant provincial pueblos, jungle clad river valleys, a remote mountain farm, a native village, and up to a steaming tropical volcano.

“Through service, active engagement and adventure we expand our worldview”.

A Life-Changing Educational Experience

The Costa Rica Spanish “Summer Session” was designed with an exceptional level of educational depth and a heavy focus on cultural immersion, service, and conversational Spanish. Students and teachers will appreciate that our curriculum constantly engages participants in outdoor activities. Upon completion of their 24-day course, students will leave with a diploma, a .50 high school Spanish language credit, and a quiver of newly acquired skills and competencies.

“Our Instructors Make the Difference”.

“This opportunity benefits a high

school student seeking a high school

Spanish credit and a life-changing

international adventure”.

Program Overview

We formed a partnership with World Class Academy with over ten years of experience teaching students Spanish in many locations throughout Latin America. Together Cascadia and World Class Academy collectively crafted a course that immerses high school students in language, culture, service learning and more. This is guaranteed to be a life changing experience for students ready to improve proficiency in Spanish, while exploring the culture and geography of Costa Rica.

“The fun began when we made this dream a reality.”

Students on the Cascadia Spanish immersion course will eat traditional meals and utilize homestays with Costa Rican families. The school week will be composed of daily Spanish classes taught by dedicated and experienced instructors. There will be frequent conversational group seminars and students will be assigned Spanish language missions that engage them with the public. Afternoons will be spent wildlife viewing and learning ecological principles while zip lining, rappelling, rafting, kayaking, and exploring with skilled Costa Rican guides. Group chore rotation and meal preparation will help keep the group engaged in community living. Travel will be on local country buses, not gringo shuttles. A traditional Costa Rican cooking class will help the students gain a great skill to share for the rest of their lives.

Highlights

This course brings students on a three-day rafting trip into the wild Pacuare River Valley. From a riverside tent camp students will hike to an isolated Cabecar indigenous village to participate in a service project and learn some basic Cabecar language. Later on in the course, in the remote Vereh Valley, students will get to practice their Spanish at a rural farm while helping with traditional Tico farm chores.

Students are encouraged to participate in morning workouts, which will help prepare them for the soccer matches with the locals in San Isidro during their homestay. In fact, you might want to start that workout routine now.

While based in Turrialba, students participate in a zip line and canyoneering adventure and will live close to the guides that work for ExplorNatura, our adventure outfitter for much of the summer session. Towards the end of the program we take the group to the astounding Pacific coast to practice surfing the popular waves of Dominical and meet local and international pros.

“Costa Rica is one of the friendliest, most adventurous, and beautiful countries in the world.”

Who Should Apply?

This course is designed for high school, in good standing, who want to enhance their skills and become globally engaged. In addition to seeking Spanish credit, applicants would desire to learn more about Latin American culture and interact with communities and host parents. The Costa Rica Spanish Session is not for the loner who wishes to spend free time in isolation and it is not for those who lack an interest in outdoor sports or recreation.

Cascadia’s Costa Rica Summer Session combines fun, active learning with intentional personal growth. Students will have to support each other as comrades on an expedition and everyone must hold themselves and their teammates to high behavioral and academic standards. Students who have no background in Spanish, outdoor education, or foreign travel are as highly encouraged to apply as those who do.

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Course Details

In partnership with World Class Academy, Cascadia Adventure Education School is currently enrolling for our 2013 Costa Rica Summer Session. To request an application or to find out more about the Costa Rica Summer Spanish Course contact info@cascadia.org or call our Trout Lake, Washington office @ (509) 637-5494.

Course Dates: July 1, Sunday to July 24, Tuesday

Completing Grades: 8+

Arrive/Depart: San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)

High School Credit: .50 (equivalent to one semester and transferable to most high schools)

Accreditation: World Class Academy is accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission

Community Service Hours: 8

For more information visit:

www.cascadia.org

www.worldclassacademy.com

www.worldclassacademy.info/blog/

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FIELD TRIP ADVENTURE Kayak Paddling Instruction – Map and Compass – Backcountry Hiking – Native American

Petroglyphs

Outdoor Learning Experiences -- unlike others -- that

your students will remember and cherish.

CAMPCRAFT AND OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS

ADVENTURE EDUCATION AT YOUR SCHOOL

Sioux Indian Tipi – Micro Shelters - Fire Making – Outdoor Living Skills

– Archery – Map and Compass – Knot Tying plus Presentation: “The

Nerd Family Goes Camping” – Leave No Trace

Outdoor School

Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve

Adventure Education Engages Students

Outdoor Skills on the Klickitat River

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Cascadia Adventure Education School, headquartered in Trout Lake, Washington, operates environment-based programs for schools in grades four through twelve. Cascadia School is located in a beautiful valley surrounded by forest, rivers, and wetlands with towering snowcapped Mt. Adams as the backdrop (12,246’). While at Cascadia students are immersed in adventure and education activities, each aimed to bring a greater understanding and connectedness to the natural world,

oneself, and others. The school has established innovative courses and programs that engage students in experiential activities that focus on adventure education, service learning, environmental science, S.T.E.M. and leadership.

Personalized Planning for your School. We are ready to work with your staff, your special needs, schedule and budget. We would be pleased to submit a proposal or make a planning visit to your school as you wish.

We recommend registering for your course or program far in advance as possible to secure your first choice date. To apply, register for a program, or if you have questions, contact:

Jim Wells, Director Telephone: (509) 637-5494 Cascadia Adventure Education School Email: info@cascadia.org P.O. Box 240 Website: www.cascadia.org Trout Lake, WA 08650-0240

Partnerships Two organizations in our Pacific Northwest Region exemplify missions that are distinctive and work toward creating positive change. Both are committed to education and advancing public service. Cascadia School is proud of its close working relationship and affiliation with:

Mt. Adams Institute 2453 Highway 141 Trout Lake, WA 98650 (509) 637-4903

www.mtadamsinstitute.com

Mount St. Helens Institute

42218 NE Yale Bride Road Amboy, WA 98601 (360) 449-7883 www.mshinstitute.org