This is an immersive, community-based learning experience and includes a multi-day wilderness expedition. This course is designed for students without previous outdoor or expedition experience, and who do not hold outdoor leadership positions at Colby.The course will feature in-house training on community living skills from staff in Outdoor Education and Leadership, and FLI and International Student Programs. Students will additionally receive wilderness medicine training, social-emotional leadership training, and participate in a 12 day wilderness expedition with NOLS out of the NOLS Mexico Campus in Baja Sur. Students should expect to participate in long days on campus (8-12 hours) and fully immersive days (24 hours) on the expedition.
Instructor: Misa Beltran-Guzman (mbeltguz@colby.edu)
Info Session: Thursday, 9/19 @ 4:00 PM in PUGH CENTER
Estimated Course Fee: $1,776
Estimated Other Costs: $0
Estimated Total Cost of Attendance: $1,776
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