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CtlM,LE~GE ADVEMTURE EXPERIENCE The Charlotte Outdoor Educational Center ha~ agreed to providm two Challeege orograms and a tubing trio during the summer months for youth referred ~o them from the Cabarrus County i{ilderness Adventure Proeram. The Charlotte Outdoor Educational Center proposes to ~nstitute an outdoo~ program to encourage and build self-esteem, self-confidence, and problem solving. To accomplish these objectives the program will utilize what can be described as m progression course where the children work on £ndividual activities, then small-group sttivi- ties. and them move on to large group activities. The program places emphasis on listening and co~unication, and the instructor and client critique events performed. It is envisioned that this program will serve 16 youth, both male and female,' between the ages of 10 and 17. All participants will be referred from local agencies s~ch as Juvenile Counselor Service and Public Schools. The Task Force will be'responsible for devisinK an appropriate referral form and establishing a screening committee to consider all referrals to the program. At least 80% of all participant~ in the program will actively be on juvenile pro- bation or conditionel release. The summer program will consist of two two-week co-educational ~challenge adventure programs. This program will take place at the Charlotte Outdoor Educational Center in Charlotte. Campers will recieve proper, certified in- structlon in rappelling mountain.climbing, and proper trail behaviors. Peer pressure will be utilized to motivate the camper to perform to the best of his/ her abilities. It is envisioned that 8 youths will be served in each of the two sessions. Each summer Challenge program will las~ ~wo w~eks and run from 8:00 A.M. ~il 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday and Thursday. Campers will be transported to and from the Charlotte Outdoor Educational Center in Charlotte ~ia bus. .~: The second segment of the Challenge Adventure Experience will be a tubing trip. The Charlotte Outdoor Educational Center proposes a tubing trip as an added incentive for those campers involved in the two week summer'segment. It is envisioned to send 12 youth to Charlotte to participate in this segment. This se.~ment will be centered more on water safety and group cohesiveness- The tubing experience will consist of tubing down a river and an overnight campinK exgerience. Campers will he encouraged to learn wilderness cooking, back- pa~king sod practice proper trail behaviors. The campers will be transported to Charlotte on a Tuesday and retur~ to'Concord on Wednesday. Before a child actually participates in a camping experience he/she must attend a minimum of three counseling sessions. These sessions will be staffed by local workers who will be ~oing on ~he camping experiences with the youths. At these sessiod9 all necessary parental and medical consent froms will be reviewed and signed. Efforts will be made to include the campers parents in this phase of the program. Purpose of the pre-trip counseling sessions will be to discuss personal and group goals in relation to the upcoming trip upon completion of the camping phase of the program the c~mper and his parents will be encouraged to attend post-trip counseling sessions to discuss program effec- tiveness. This proKram will be staffed by one employee of the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department and on adult volunteer. Employees of the Charlotte Outdoor Educational Center, who will be in charge of the'program are ~11 certi- fied in their outdoor activity specialty.