OE program does some rock climbing training

Faculty in the outdoor education program at Woodberry Forest went out and did some rock climbing training over the last couple of days.  During our time we focused on learning how to build anchors used in top rope climbing and how to effectively manage a top rope climbing site.  We were lucky to have a couple of beautiful days for the training!

Swift Water Rescue Video

Swift Water Rescue (Enhanced) from Nolan LaVoie on Vimeo.

Sports camp hikes Old Rag

The outdoor education program headed out with the sports campers today for a great hike up Old Rag!  The boys did well and their counselors offered continual encouragement along the way.  It was really a great day to be on the mountain!  Way to go guys.

Woodberry faculty take part in swift water rescue course

Woodberry's outdoor education program is hosting Landmark Learning out of North Carolina for a two day swift water rescue course. Taught by industry leader Justin Padgett swift water rescue is the industry standard in learning river rescues and safety management in moving water.  The curriculum is developed by the American Canoe Association and requires 16 hours of instruction culminating in a mock scenario.  Huge kudos go out to the members of the WFS faculty who are willing to spend a couple days of the their summer learning these valuable skills.