4-H MTN. CHALLENGE : SUMMER CHALLENGE
Location: Burnsville, Yancey County, NC
Oversight: This program receives funding and/or oversight by DPS.
Length of service: 1 to 3 months
A high energy challenge program meeting while school is out for the summer. It uses Project Adventure's Challenge curriculum as well as high and low ropes course initiatives, outdoor wilderness sites and team building and physical challenges. Additional emphasis is placed on volunteering, self discovery and forming healthy relationships.
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Problem Areas Addressed:
- Community and peers - anti-social influences
- Community and peers - community
- Aggression - violence (physical aggression)
- Aggression - bullying/threatening
- Attitudes - victim awareness
- Attitudes - attitudes toward authority
- Skills - social skills
- Skills - self-regulation skills
Minimum Age Served: 11
Maximum Age Served: : 17
Target Gender: : All
After Hours Availability:
NoneEnrollment Requirement: :
- Interview
- Referral form
- Other
Counties Served:
Yancey
Program Classification:
Individual and Family Life> Leisure Activities/Recreation
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