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We are pleased to announce a special after school program at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax VA!  

This program will take place on Tuesdays from Oct 17-Dec 12 2023 (we do not have class on Nov 21st with the short Thanksgiving week).

Our program will focus on leadership development, resiliency, teamwork, goal setting/goal achievement, among other things, in an experiential environment!  

We will be primarily outdoors, but will have a classroom available for inclement weather as well as specific classroom instruction.  

In addition to outdoor activities such as rappelling, zip lining, orienteering, and shelter building, we will also incorporate AI into our program.  After all, even our elite military units focus on old school outdoor skills while maintaining technical proficiency!  Plus it gives us the ability to have some discussions and the ethics, capabilities, and limitations of this technology.

For more information, please email tom@adventuresinleadership.com

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We are proud to announce our revamped Junior Special Forces Camp!  Just as real special forces units are masters of the latest technology while also proficient in old world survival skills, we incorporate the same philosophy for our young leaders!

We build grit, teamwork, resiliency, character, and problem solving skills.  These are critical life skills for success, whether you aspire to succeed in academics, athletics, or the arts.  

Your child will face challenging team building scenarios inspired by founder Tom Coyle's training at West Point and the army.  Each child will have a chance to be the team leader.  Children will also be exposed to survival skills like learning to navigate with a map and compass, or even using the hands of a watch! 

We teach children independence, critical thinking, communication, teamwork, resiliency, character development, grit, and problem solving skills through a series of interactive, hands on scenarios loosely modeled on exercises used to train and assess elite military units.  

Some of our team and individual events include: 

- Find the Spy: This serves as a fun interactive scenario that helps develop communication, listening, and critical thinking skills to "find the spy."   

- Orienteering: Students learn how to navigate with a map and compass, as well as get exposure to principles of celestial navigation.  Students will develop skills in independence, resiliency, and problem solving. 

- Rescue mission: Teams will have to use their land navigation skills acquired during the week to complete a "rescue" mission and recover "treasure." Students will learn to deal with ambiguity, creative problem solving, teamwork, communication, and time management.

- Capture the flag: our spin on this fun game involves using a map and compass to successfully complete the challenge. 

We also expose kids to the latest technology.  We will have a technology day in which we will showcase new technologies such as large language models to give a taste of the future while discussing the ethics of this technology.

We have programs for K-8.  While the essence of the program is the same, we tailor the events to the age group.  Using a Montessori like approach, older students will also serve as mentors for the younger students. Session 1 students (5th - 8th) have the opportunity to serve as assistants for session 2 (K-4th).  

We will divide our learning experience between outdoor and classroom settings at Saint Leo. 

Pickup and Drop off will be in front of St. Leo Catholic Church, 3700 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax VA. Drop will be at 8:30 am and pickup will be at 4:30 pm. Of note, Session 2 (July 10th-14th) has full and half day options.  For the HALF DAY program, pickup will be at 12:30 pm.

For more information, please email tom@adventuresinleadership.com

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