"The instructors were so much fun to be with. They made everything as safe and as fun as possible. I was as close to the instructors as I was to the students."
- Andrew Herman
Dix Hills, NY
Including self-confidence, teamwork, effective communication, leadership, self-responsibility, personal organization, perseverance, inventive thinking, problem solving, initiative, living in a community, and connection with the natural world.
As educators, we know that the wilderness can be the best classroom. We capture our students' attention through fun and exciting adventure activities in some of the best scenery in the world. But the activities are merely the medium!
A small group experience in the wilderness allows students to join a powerful inclusive community, form friendships with outstanding role models, develop leadership skills, improve self-confidence, thrive without electronics, and slow down and gain a wider perspective on life.
It is an honor and a privilege to help shape young lives. We have dedicated ourselves to Adventure Treks so that each one of our students can come away from our summer experience not only having had one of the most exciting adventures of their lives, but having evolved and grown in ways that they didn’t know they could. Witnessing growth and increased self-confidence, and knowing that we have played a role, are rewards that keep us going year after year.
Adventure Treks specializes solely in summer wilderness adventure programs for outstanding young adults. We want to focus on one thing and do it extremely well!
We live in a time when few children really get to be immersed in the outdoors. As our world becomes more complicated, the need for youth to spend formative time in wilderness has never been so urgent. Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv, documents the positive academic, social, and character-building benefits of time spent in nature as well as the disturbing societal trend towards Nature Deficit Disorder.
Become Your Best Self
Our wilderness Adventures provide students an opportunity to become their best selves. We hear time and again that students enjoy being outdoors because substantive relationships become more important than material possessions and appearances. Students love being in a place where “people don’t judge you.” At Adventure Treks students find peace, challenge, community, incomparable beauty, and leadership opportunities. By exploring wilderness in their youth, they develop the habits that make outdoor activities and adventure a part of their lives forever.
Great Accomplishment
The challenges of outdoor activities also provide opportunities for great accomplishment. When students experience the satisfaction of an incredible mountain-top view after striving all day to reach a mountain’s summit, priorities often shift.
Fun and Extraordinary Adventure
Developing an appreciation of nature, experiencing some of the most beautiful scenery our planet has to offer, taking time to unwind and unplug from a busy world – all of these things are important, and too infrequent, in the life of a successful young person.
Our trips are loaded with fun and extraordinary adventure. Our goal is for each student to come away from their Adventure Treks experience not only having had “the best time of their life,” but having grown in ways they didn’t know they could. These stories are the rewards that keep us going year after year.
