Shattuck-St. Mary’s challenge courses provide an environment for participants to accept new challenges, reach new heights, and set new goals outside their usual paradigm. This activity-based learning method breaks through self-imposed limitations to enhance self-confidence, communication skills, trust in others and acceptance of risk.

The program is available for:

Corporate Groups
Executive Teams
Team Building Programs
Leadership Programs
Youth and School-Age Groups

Participants will learn:

Planning within a group context
Understanding differences between individual and team approaches
Selecting of leaders
Identifying of roles
Supporting each other
Demonstrating the need for a common vision
Setting goals and benchmarks
Learning from one’s mistakes
Interdependancy
Trusting others
Risk taking
Challenging self-limits
Letting go of control
Facing challenges and fears together

Half-day, full-day or two-day programs are available to meet the objectives and requests of your group. Facilitators cater specific challenges and activities to address your organization’s needs. For more information about ropes courses programs, please contact Mike Frankenfield at mfrankenfield@s-sm.org.

“Through this opportunity at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, students and adults learn, grow, thrive and often find the unexpected in themselves.” — Nick Stoneman, Shattuck-St. Mary’s Head of School

For more pictures of the SSM ropes course, click here.