The Snowboard Outreach Society runs a Learn to Ride program with Hunter Mountain. This program is offered to children at risk, between the ages of 10 to 18. The cost per child is $75 for five Saturdays. Clothes, equipment, snowboard instruction, and lift tickets are provided. I need volunteers who will assist with transporting and supervision of the children. Volunteers do not pay for sessions. Below I have some information of this non-for-profit program. Please visit the website http://www.sosoutreach.org/
Contact me, Alex Drakontaidis drakspano@hotmail.com or at 658-9156.
The largest, most fundamental winter program we offer is called Learn to Ride (LTR). Beyond learning how to snowboard, the SOS Learn to Ride curriculum promotes a positive self-image and teaches social competency and positive values.
Learn to Ride participants are provided with five days of professional instruction, equipment rental, lift tickets and clothing. Utilizing the fast learning curve and “cool factor” of snowboarding, students are able to overcome fears, reach new goals and discover new possibilities in a relatively short time frame.
As part of the SOS curriculum, the five-day LTR program focuses on one of the five core values each day: Courage, Discipline, Integrity, Wisdom and Compassion. The morning begins with a discussion about the core value, and the activities of the day elicit examples of that value in action. The day ends with another discussion of the core value and SOS adult mentors encourage students to look for ways these values impact their everyday decisions.
The culmination of the program is a graduation ceremony where students and instructors acknowledge strengths in each other and express gratitude in front of a small audience.
Alex Drakontaidis
SOS Regional Program Manager
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