St. Martin's Episcopal School proudly announces a unique and innovative program which uses problem-solving activities to help our students develop life skills including respect, teamwork, character and leadership.

Conceived at Harvard University as a school-based version of Outward Bound, Project Adventure employs rope-climbing walls and collaborative activities to instill in students the collaborative skills that will make them successful in the world. Whether they are first graders learning "play hard, play fair, play safe" or Seniors helping their peers to scale our 35-foot climbing tower, our students are developing social-emotional leadership skills that will make them better human beings.

More exciting, St. Martin's is the first school in the country to take Project Adventure beyond sport-based activities and into the classroom. By developing and implementing a classroom curriculum using the philosophy of Project Adventure in every grade, St. Martin's is at the forefront of progressive education in the United States.

As a part of our curriculum, our students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of physical and mental challenges designed to develop leadership, teamwork, communication, mutual trust and support. Led by Challenge Course Coordinator Nick Hingel '92, activities are designed with safety and age/developmental capabilities in mind, and range from solving rope puzzles to low and high rope features as well as a climbing wall.

For more information on Project Adventure please see www.pa.org

"I enjoyed the back to school orientation on Project Adventure! I thought the Project Adventure activities were reminiscent of my days at STM at our overnight class retreats: we would all share, problem-solve, take risks (while feeling safe), compete, disagree, laugh, succeed and/or fail and ultimately BOND as a cohesive group. People that you never thought you'd gel with were the exact ones you found common ground with. A lot of times our class was so close after the retreat and for days and weeks after, but then unfortunately the memories and feelings would fade, and we would go back to how we were before.

I think Project Adventure is a caliber above any class retreat. It will constantly keep students and faculty bonded toward common goals. School spirit, teamwork, unity, etc. will be maintained, nurtured and encouraged throughout the school year which will result in better self-esteem, respect for others, and pride in ourselves and school."
--Alma Quiroz Roohi '83, alum, teacher and parent

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