Arriba! Building Teamwork and a Ropes Course in Mexico.

Autor/inn/en	Fullerton, Jim; Davis, Scot G.
Titel	Arriba! Building Teamwork and a Ropes Course in Mexico.
Quelle	(1996), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adventure Education; College Faculty; College Students; Construction (Process); Cooperative Programs; Foreign Countries; High School Students; Higher Education; Personal Narratives; Service Learning; Site Development; Student Volunteers; Teamwork; Volunteer Training; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Aufbau; Konstruktion; Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Erlebniserzählung; Service-Learning; Freiwilliges Betriebspraktikum; Mexiko
Abstract	A staff member of the Outdoor Adventures Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln relates his experience in supervising the construction of the first low ropes course in Yucatan, Mexico. During 1994, two staff members visited Yucatan to explore trip possibilities for the program and to inquire about a future conference location. While leading the men on a tour of the area, the director of the Yucatan Cultural Foundation discussed her experience participating in a ropes course and the need for such a facility in Yucatan. Consequently, planning of the ropes course was begun. The site selected for the course was Hacienda Tabi, a former sugar hacienda that covers nearly 40,000 acres. Coca-Cola of Yucatan provided funding for the project and members of the Mexican Conservation Corps provided labor. The Mexican Conservation Corps recruits student volunteers to work on community service projects during the summer. A total of 60 students aged 15-25, assisted with construction of the ropes course. During construction, student volunteers were taught about the elements that were being built, the philosophy of team building activities, and the history and development of group challenge activities in the United States. Using only hand tools, the volunteers cleared and prepared the site in 2 weeks. It became necessary to order some materials from the United States, and once the needed materials arrived, volunteers worked another 5 days to finish the project. The student volunteers were trained in safety, spotting, site management, and group dynamics. A University of Nebraska group was scheduled to visit the course in December 1995. (LP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC