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Adventure Education for Physical Education

Adventure Education for Physical Education

OPA’s Comprehensive Adventure Education for Physical Education is a structured, research-backed program designed to enhance physical fitness, social-emotional development, and positive behavior in K–12 students. One of our most in-demand offerings, this hands-on workshop equips physical education teachers with the tools to transform traditional PE into a dynamic, inclusive, and purpose-driven experience.

Through engaging portable adventure based games and activities, PE teachers will learn how to integrate experiential learning into their curriculum — while aligning with both State and National Physical Education Standards.

What You’ll Learn & Experience

Participants will actively engage in a variety of adventure-based activities that promote:

    • Movement concepts and motor skill development
    • Physical fitness and active lifestyles
    • Self-confidence and self-esteem
    • Leadership and goal-setting
    • Effective communication and listening skills
    • Mutual support, respect for differences, and teamwork
    • Group decision-making and problem-solving abilities

This workshop is ideal for educators seeking to create a more engaging and supportive PE environment that not only gets students moving — but thinking, cooperating, and growing together.

Workshop Features

  • Tailored for K–12 physical education teachers
  • Fully aligned with State and National PE Standards
  • Available in Introductory and Advanced Tracks
  • Offered on-site at your school

This workshop can take place at your site or at the OPA Retreat Center.

Program Length: 2 Hour, Half-day, Full day

Program Size: 6 – 100+

The Affordable Portable Adventure Education In-Service

This program is specifically designed for Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Aides, Coaches, and Counselors who are relatively new to adventure programming and want to receive a great introduction into Adventure Education. or if you have you been leading Adventure activities for years and are looking for new ideas for your ‘bag of tricks”? Either way, this in-service is dynamic, very interactive, and fun! You will definitely walk of this training with a new bag of tricks. Participants will:

  • Learn skills to facilitate portable icebreakers, community-building games, and problem-solving initiatives.
  • Use a variety of easily available props, games and materials.
  • Learn to use sequencing, framing and debriefing skills to enhance effectiveness of activities.
  • Be able to implement an effective and fun adventure program using portable games and initiatives.

Program Length: 2 Hour, Half-day,  Full day

Program Size: 6 – 100+

Adventure Learning Adapted Physical Education

As the numbers of general physical educators who, for the first time, are including students with disabilities are rising, so is the number of questions and concerns regarding these inclusionary experiences. This workshop can be geared towards elementary, middle or high school general physical educators. This workshop will include discussion and participation actually “trying-out” ways for including students with disabilities. Our goal is to reduce the anxieties often related to the unknown associated with inclusion of students with a disability into a general physical education class. Participants will go away with practical strategies and activities that will assist them during this inclusionary process. 

PE teachers will experience, first hand, specific activities and initiatives that will promote: movement concepts and the use of motor skills, self-confidence and self-esteem, communication skills, the student’s ability to formulate and achieve goals, mutual support and respect toward differences; develop the abilities that contribute to group decision-making and problem solving. All activities are aligned with State and National Physical Education Standards.

Program Length: 2 Hour, Half-day, Full day

Program Size: 6 – 100+

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