Outdoor school training courses in Arvada, CO (public, in-house or online)

is a group expedition covering seven to ten days combining hiking, backpacking, climbing, or paddling in remote North American regions. The course includes the rationale for organizing and conducting wilderness trips.

Students completing the Outdoor Recreation Leadership Certificate Program will have a well-rounded outdoor education experience and a high degree of training specific to employment within the outdoor industry. Types of organizations that may employ graduates include alpine/cross country ski areas, flyfishing guide services, summer adventure camps, community nature centers and outdoor programs, whitewater river outfitters, outdoor equipment purveyors, and companies employing wilderness guides. In...

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is designed to provide the serious photography student with hands-on tools and techniques to explore the art of outdoor portraits. Students will learn about controlling natural lighting, backdrops to enhance the subject and the use of format and lens selection to best fit the desired outcome.

Using a Compass
Using a GPS (Global Positioning System)
Day/Night Navigation

Learn the essential skills you need to survive in a remote and/or stranded condition. In this course, you will learn how to shape your attitudes so you react appropriately during emergencies. You will develop a survival kit; learn the proper usage of a map and a compass; discover the secret to making fire without matches or lighters; share in the construction of a solar still; learn how to purify any water source; understand how to construct shelter; identify a wide variety of wild plants that c...

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