Project+Venture

Hello Project Venture, YLTA ! (includes several weeks of health and PE)  =The program focuses on building leadership and problem solving skills through community and natural interactions. In order to build these skills, we will be creating a culture and climate that is respectful, safe, encouraging, and collaborative to complete many of the activities and projects. =

=Big Ideas: =
 * Risks are necessary for understanding one’s needs capacities, and abilities.
 * Active learners generate their own knowledge and understanding.
 * Traditions found in culture and community relate to quality decision making, action, and practice.

The primary topics students will explore and participate in are:
> ==Culture Google Slide presentation link==
 * Culture and tradition: why does it matter where we are from? - Explore our own New Hampshire north country culture, personal cultures, and research another culture!
 * Service learning: build, create, help, design, etc for our local communities- These are projects organized in the fall and spring within the local communities.
 * Natural world: have class outside, hike, snowshoe, etc.- We will get outside to be active and to explore our natural surroundings as much as possible.
 * Challenge/risk/experience: seek new experiences through exploration in games, adventure, and more- This will be done within the class through a variety of experiences that will build upon one another.
 * Roles: be a leader, an active participant, etc. -Through service projects, at school activities, and in the daily operations, different types of roles will be experiences and reflected upon.
 * Communication: how to be a better listener, speaker, etc.- Key to our human existence, specific activities will target strategies to become an effective communicator.

Calendar for the Year

Health- will focus on drug prevention education and relationship education. PE- will focus on personal fitness (heart rate training zone, etc.) and net sports (badminton, volleyball, etc.)