Northern Arizona University

What other student organizations are saying about the NAU Challenge Course.

- Austin Shepard
Asst. Director of the STAR Program

- Tricia Fortin NAU EAW

NAU Students

The primary focus of the NAU Challenge Course is service to the NAU students and the campus community. NAU classes, clubs and organizations rely on our programs and services to facilitate their new and returning members’ bonding experience. The NAU Challenge Course is fully prepared to provide you with an opportunity to excite and motivate your group to unprecedented levels!

The NAU Challenge Course is a high intensity experience intended to...

• Deepen respect and understanding of the group
• Raise personal confidence and self-esteem
• Generate greater mutual trust and support within the organization
• Promote fun in community and personal life
• Enhance our ability to work together
• Develop and enhance leadership qualities and potential
• Maintain a strong focus on organizational goals and ideals

Resources for Students and Professors

The NAU Challenge Course is focused on providing the greatest opportunity for NAU's students, Faculty and Staff to have greater access to adventure-based education. Following are a variety resources that may aid you in bringing your class or organization to the Challenge Course or bring the Challenge Course to you.

Standards
In education today, we need to be able to measure and assess the learning in happening in the classroom. The NAU Challenge Course has identified some of the standards that the state of Arizona holds to be important in the learning situations that we provide outside of the classroom. Although we can not guarantee that each of these standards is met within a one day experience, we can provide the opportunity for students grasp the concepts of standards that have been predetermined by the instructor. Click here to view the Campus Activity Standards.

Learner-Centered Education
The Arizona Board of Regents has indenified Learner-Centered Education as a priority in order "to provide support and oversight for each university's efforts to improve student learning." We believe that the NAU Challenge Course can provide a service that aids Arizona's universities fufillment of some of the Guiding Principles for Learner-Centered Education. For more information about Learner-Centered Education and ABOR click here.

Funding Sources
We are currently looking to provide grant and funding resources to help expand the mountain campus on the Challenge Course.  If you have a funding source that you can share with other schools or you would like to contribute to student challenge course programs please contact us.

Trainings
The NAU Challenge Course provides opportunities for students and professors to add to their knowledge and bring a piece of the Challenge Course to their classroom. Experiential Education for the Classroom, Adventure-Based Activities for Teambuilding and Challenge Course Facilitator Training provide unique learning experiences that instill experiential education in action.

Contact Us

NAU Challenge Course
928-523-5010

challengecourse@nau.edu

NAU Outdoors
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
928-523-3229

nauodr@nau.edu