Academics

Overview
Physical Education
Cross-cultural Communications
Spiritual Formation
Community Development
Applied Missions
Participating Schools
Program Summary

Educational Goals

Build strong cross-cultural skills
Provide students with a better understanding of nature and themselves
Provide practical personal, social and spiritual disciplines
Guide students into a deeper relationship with God
Make a positive impact among the local people through cooperative development projects.

Physical Education

This is Physical / Outdoor Education like you've never experienced before! Adventure activities serve as vehicles for learning. Students develop their physical fitness and are given frequent opportunities for various adventures. These activities, though exciting and "fun" in themselves, are designed to stretch and challenge the student both in terms of the cognitive and affective areas of learning. The activities will differ between programs based on their geographical locations. EV Mexico focuses on rock-climbing, rafting and horsemanship, whereas EV Fiji and Indonesia have an emphasis in snorkeling, sea kayaking and trekking.

Course Themes:

To provide an introductory experience in developing the fundamental skills, safety, and philosophies of: horsemanship, backpacking, climbing, and outdoor living skills.

To provide an opportunity to develop an understanding of personal fitness and its value as pertains to an active lifestyle in the outdoors.

To unite as a faithful community of relational believers, learning to be servant leaders, through respect and trust of each other through team adventures and activities.

To provide challenging opportunities, integrated with principles from other courses, for personal growth and development of faith.

To provide opportunities to value, enjoy, and practice good stewardship of our lives and God’s beautiful creation.

Course Goals: At the end of the term, each student will be able to:

Properly perform the skills involved with all facets of horsemanship, climbing, backpacking, and outdoor living (setting up camp, starting fires, cooking, waste disposal, safety, equipment care and use, knots and hitches, etc.)

Implement a personal fitness program oriented for outdoor activities.

Adopt and demonstrate philosophies and techniques of effective leadership.

Appreciate the lifetime fitness benefits of outdoor activities

Adopt and demonstrate environmental stewardship ethics.