CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
One of Ridgewalker's core strengths is taking a program, whether it is a school based or organizational based program and assisting in development and enhancement their experiential and wilderness curriculums. Ridgewalker has both pre-written experiential lesson plans that meet and exceed standards for school based curriculums as well as written dozens of lesson plans and curriculums for youth based experiential and wilderness based programs.
Ridgewalker has developed over two dozen experiential lesson plans for the 5th through 12th grade level that meet and exceed state educational standards and have been approved by schools that have been placed on state academic probation. Each lesson plan includes materials needed, setup and a step by step outline from the introduction to sample processing questions. Moreover, each lesson plan includes benchmark standards listed out by grade for achievable outcomes. A few examples of the outcome standards are communication, interpretation, expression, situational resolution, strategic planning, engagement and reflection.
Ridgewalker Has also worked with dozens of organizations to assist with developing anywhere from 9 week to 12 month experiential and wilderness curriculums. We first look at the available organizational and local resources including experience of staff, topography of area, available facilities, transportation, time, population served, dosage, funds and deliverable outcomes and requirements. Then, we work with the staff making sure they understand the core elements and the development of the systematic program outline. Ridgewalker has worked with educators and child development psychologists in order to develop a cutting-edge planning model for curriculum development. The curriculum planning model is designed to take all factors into account and develop a challenging yet achievable goal while meeting all requirements and standards along the way. The model also inherently and naturally develops within the participants a whole person that encompasses the intra and inter personal skills while the participants unknowingly recognize that they are in a leadership or prevention based program.
If you are would like more information on the development or enhancing of your all ready existing lesson plans or curriculum, please contact us and we would be more then happy to assist you with your requests.