Voices of Youth was the largest poetry reading in ARC’s history on Wednesday night. A virtual audience of over 250 people watched the 2020 ARC participants perform poems. The students shared powerful stories of loss, love, and hardship. The team has been crafting their poems since the first week of the course […]
ARC Students Embark on 1st Expedition! It’s Happening!
Tony Marquez recalls what his summer was like prior to beginning the ARC Summer Immersion Course on July 6th: “I was lying in bed until late at night, watching TV, and eating day-old popcorn.” His teammate on the 2020 ARC summer course, Asucena Valencia, shared a similar sentiment. Speaking in Spanish, she said the month […]
ARC Yosemite Staff Empowers the Voices of Youth
At 6PM tonight at Sierra Meadows in Awahanee (close to Yosemite and Oakhurst), eight ARC students will be performing beautifully-crafted stories of hardship and success. The event is deeply moving and the students have been preparing for Voices of Youth since their first wilderness expedition over a month ago in Hetch Hetchy. Four staff have […]
Tahoe Staff Team Guides Students Through 34 Days of Adventures!
Our Tahoe course is nearing its close and the group is at Sagehen Creek Field Station for their final basecamp! On day 30 of 34, we would like to acknowledge the incredible work of the Tahoe staff team. The team has guided the students on three wilderness expeditions, led them in creative writing exercises, journaling, and […]
Meet ARC’s 2019 Sequoia Staff Team
ARC’s Voices of Youth performance for the 2019 Sequoia 25-day Course will take place in Three Rivers at St. Anthonys Retreat at 6PM this Thursday, July 18th. Three dedicated and hard-working staff members have guided the students through their experience, including two backpacking expeditions and two academic basecamps. The staff helped students navigate through snow on […]
ARC Celebrates its 15th Anniversary with Voices of Youth Events
Thirty high school students embarked on journeys of epic proportions this summer in Truckee, Sequoia, and Yosemite. There are no cell phones; there is no internet; and they are away from home for weeks straight. They are participating in Adventure Risk Challenge’s 25- and 40-day outdoor literacy and leadership immersion courses. The students backpack through […]