HPE 135 - Adventure Education

1 Cr.
Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab

This course is designed to encourage participants to develop greater self-confidence and at the same time acquire a sense of trust and commitment to their classmates. Students are given the opportunity to test themselves against physical and emotional limits through exploration of a series of group and personal challenges to attain higher levels of performance. The curriculum is connected to participant’s ability to appreciate the application of experiences to the entire Physical Education curriculum. Experiences include: initiatives, trust activities, team building experiences, problem solving and cooperative games. Additional attention is paid to the proper instruction of skill progression in spotting techniques, partner and small group episodes, common misunderstandings and their corrections, and differentiated instruction.
Restricted to Physical Education Majors
Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters

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HPE 135 - Adventure Education