> High Mountain Institute Presents Dec. 3 at 8 pm @ OCC (Weston Hall) > > The Rocky Mountain Semester Apprentice Program is a professional > residency in traditional and outdoor education for college > graduates. Apprentices will be immersed in an intense, semester-long > seminar that combines formal lessons in educational techniques and > philosophies of outdoor education, with a hands-on apprenticeship. > Apprentices will participate, as both students and teachers, in the > wilderness, academic, and residential components. > > > > Specifically, apprentices will participate, as both students and > teachers, in the wilderness, academic, and residential components of > the RMS. Graduates of this program will be well prepared for > employment in: outdoor or experiential education, boarding and > traditional high schools, adventure recreation, and residential > programs. Graduates will also be in an excellent position to pursue > an advanced degree in education. The apprentice program has a > partnership with Prescott College, allowing us to offer graduate > credit to apprentices. > > The HMI Apprentice Program offers: > - Apprentice Wilderness Expedition Training: a two-week wilderness > training course in the Sawatch Range of Colorado or the canyons of > southeastern Utah. > - Apprentice Seminar: Theory and Practice in Experiential Education: > a seminar on educational techniques and philosophies. > - Mentorship with an RMS faculty member in a specific subject area: > American Literature, U.S. History, Natural Science, Spanish, French, > Mathematics or Wilderness. > - Telemark skiing instruction and avalanche awareness. > - Instruct three two-week wilderness expeditions for the RMS. > - Firsthand experience in a residential education environment. > - Option to receive graduate credit. > Components of the Apprenticeship: > WILDERNESS: Apprentices will participate in a two-week wilderness > training expedition and help facilitate the three RMS wilderness > expeditions. These expeditions consist of backpacking, canyoneering, > and backcountry skiing, as well as formal academic and wilderness > classes. The wilderness curriculum includes, among other skills, > leadership and communication development, basic camping, navigation, > judgment, and decision-making. > ACADEMIC: Apprentices will work closely with their academic mentors, > honing their teaching style and skills, and enriching their > knowledge of the subject matters. In order to gain exposure to a > wider range of techniques and curricula, they will observe other > academic classes every two weeks. They will also participate in a > weekly class entitled Apprentice Seminar: Theory and Practice in > Experiential Education. The curriculum will include, among other > topics, leadership and communication skills commonly used in a > classroom setting, teaching techniques, and risk management theories > and practices. > RESIDENTIAL LIFE: Outside of the classroom, apprentices will play an > active role in the residential life of the RMS by cooking meals with > the students, helping with daily chores, facilitating daily > activities, and acting as a Cabin Head for one student cabin. > > Scott Lewis Director Williams Outing Club 39 Chapin Hall Dr. Williamstown, MA 01267 WK Ph # (413) 597-2317 Cell Ph# (413) 884-5222 FAX # (413) 597 - 4742 To remove yourself from this list send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message body "signoff outing-news-l" or go to http://listserv.williams.edu and follow the instructions there. Note that if you are subscribed with your [log in to unmask] style e-mail address, you may need to get a password for this address as well.