PE 1663 Ropes Course Programming
Course description
Students learn and apply the technical, safety, leadership and facilitation skills essential to safe and effective ropes course programming. Technical skills such as knot tying, challenge course belaying, and more will be taught during this course. Students will learn low ropes team integration activities as well as high ropes facilitation skills. This course can contribute towards completion of the CU Leadership Minor.
Fees -- Students: $200, Community: $245, CU Faculty/ Staff: $220. Fill out the Fee Waiver Application on the COE website to apply for a free or reduced PE course.
Prerequisites
No previous experience
Summer 2024: Ithaca campus
| Section ID: | PE 1663 003-LEC |
| Number: | 1579 |
| Session: | Summer Extra-session |
| Class dates: | July 11-14, 2024 |
| Final exam/project due: | Sunday July 14, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM / TBA (see Final exams) |
| Time / room: | R 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM / TBA SU 10 AM - 4 PM / TBA |
| Mode of instruction: | In person |
| Credit: | 1 |
| Grade: | S/U |
| Instructor: | Froncek, S. (scf32) |
| Max. enroll: | 14 |
| Notes: | First Class is mandatory. Students must attend all classes to receive PE credit. |
| Notes: | Students learn about leadership, teamwork and pushing past perceived limits during this 3-day course at Cornell's Hoffman Challenge Course. We meet on campus for the first class to get to know one another and do some group activities that will prepare students for the full days ahead. The 2nd class is a full day of low elements activities that involve outdoor team challenges like building log bridges, balancing on cables and swinging on ropes. The 3rd class is on the high ropes course where students rely on trust and teamwork to climb up 10-60 feet in the air, swinging/balancing, jumping off platforms and ziplining. This experience is founded on the principle of Challenge by Choice and the outdoor ropes course environment offers fantastic opportunities to learn, grow and try new things with many ways to adapt the experience to every unique person. The course is taught off-campus at the Hoffman Challenge Course, and transportation is provided. |
| To enroll: | Enrollment for this class is closed. |