REC 263 - Outdoor Recreation Practicum

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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Description:

6 Credit Hours Summer Sess. This course will provide hands-on learning opportunities for the application of recreation concepts, outdoor leadership skills and techniques that were introduced in Outdoor Recreation Leadership (REC 120). The Outdoor Recreation Practicum offers both mental and physical challenges; students typically carry 50-75 pound backpacks and canoes, climb 4,000-foot peaks, complete rigorous off-trail navigation exercises, and are required to spend extended stays (7-12 days, 21 days total) in remote wilderness locations. Small groups will travel by canoe and foot in the back-country, away from immediate medical assistance. Class meetings on campus will involve skills assessment, planning, preparation, instruction and evaluation. Components of this course will include the development and refinement of camping skills (minimum impact techniques, sanitation, personal hygiene, cooking and baking, navigation, trail techniques, environmental ethics), travel skills (travel techniques and navigation, canoeing skills), and outdoor leadership skills (judgment and decision making, teaching techniques, group development and group dynamics, facilitation and debriefing techniques, etc.). The course uses the Wilderness Education Association curriculum and offers an optional WEA certificate of participation. (5 weeks, including mandatory weekends). Prerequisite: Outdoor Recreation Leadership (REC 120) or permission of the instructor.

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6.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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