Adventure Risk Challenge

ARC has been facilitating leadership, literacy and wilderness experiences for high school youth since 2004.

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In ARC’s outdoor classroom, students have the space to think critically about their stories, their academic challenges, and their post-secondary aspirations. After climbing peaks, exploring nature, and learning new skills, ARC youth envision a brighter future for themselves in school and beyond.

ARC’s innovative year-round programming is rooted in the integration of rigorous academic instruction and outdoor education, and it truly changes lives. ARC inspires youth to become life-long learners, stewards of the environment, and leaders in their schools and community.

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Why We Do What We Do

The Need

The majority of California high school students are not passing the English Language Arts/Literacy component of the CAASPP exam, indicating they do not have basic college English proficiencies.

Research shows that wilderness/outdoor experiences provide learning opportunities that traditional classrooms do not.

What we do

ARC’s common-core aligned English Language curriculum offers hundreds of hours of instruction to address this need for its participants.

In ARC’s outdoor learning environment, with a 6:1 student-to-staff ratio, students change their perception of academics and shift the trajectory of their lives.

How we are making a difference

 
OF ARC SUMMER IMMERSION PARTICIPANTS GO ON TO ATTEND A 2 OR 4-YEAR COLLEGE
 
STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT ON SAT ENGLISH QUESTIONS BY ARC SUMMER GRADUATES ON A PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT
 
Student-hours of leadership, literacy, and outdoor instruction every year
 
GROWTH IN 7 IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS, INCLUDING POSITIVE IDENTITY, SOCIAL COMPETENCIES, AND COMMITMENT TO LEARNING

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