Show Colorado Outward Bound School Giving Girls Course in Basin Area Since the last week of June large blue vans have been seen on the streets of Vernal either empty or filled with young women on their way to a unique program program program pro pro- gram the Colorado Outward Bound School THERE ARE two courses running for girls this summer from the schools school's base in Vernal By August 26 there will be bea a total of young women from allover all allover allover over the United States Stales who will have completed the day 26 program according according accord accord- ing to the course director Robert Hope Hope- well Outward Bound Mr Hopewell said is a profit non national organization with headquarters in Washington D. D C. C which pulls together the six U. U S. S schools located in Maine New Hampshire North Carolina Minnesota Colorado and Ore Ore- gon The Colorado school headquartered headquarter headquarter- ed cd in Denver provides a wilderness adventure to somewhat over 1000 students students stu stu- dents a year THE ORGANIZATION is not new however however how how- ever having originated in 1941 in England England Eng Eng- land as a method to prepare British Merchant seamen to be psychologically ready to lo meet the physical d emotional emotional emo emo- stresses encountered if torpedoed torpedoed torpedo oed at sea Today there are 0 O. B B. B schools in many parts of the world still employing employing em em- the concepts of character building building building build build- ing and personal evaluation initiated so long ago The first U. U S. S school began at Marble Colorado in 1961 Why are arc you working out of Vernal and Roosevelt if you are arc a Colorado school the director was asked The girls girl's course he replied unlike the boys boy's course that Is entirely in the mountains mountains moun moun- has two parts to lo it The first is rafting on the Green and Yam Yampa pa Rivers and the other is mountain climbing Rather than transport the women all the way back to the Colorado Mountains Mountains Moun Moun- from Dinosaur National Monument it was decided to use the magnificent High Uinta Ranger north of Roosevelt It has been a successful decision especially especially es es- with the services and support of the merchants and people in both Vernal and Roosevelt and the fine personnel personnel personnel per per- of oC the U. U S. S Park and Forest Service all the way from the Flaming Gorge to Moon Lake They have all made an exciting experience possible for these women WHAT EXACTLY Is this Ibis adventure Mr Hopewell was asked training to live in the mountains Not really rather it is using the river and the mountains as a vehicle to achieve a degree of oC individual growth in the areas of oC self-discovery self the building of self confidence and human relations Working as a member of a 8 patrol of nine in this wilderness environment Mr Hopewell went on a young persons person's persons person's persons person's per per- sons son's false faces fall away strengths and weaknesses emerge and they relate relate re reo late to each other othel as they really are and thereby discover previously hidden qualities During the day and around the campfire campfire campfire camp- camp fire at night attitudes and values are explored and discussed A unique learning learning learning learn learn- ing takes place a type difficult to develop develop de de- in the usual classroom setting Rock climbing rappelling camping map reading and river rafting skills certainly certainly certainly are taught but we feel these are secondary to our primary goal whereby whereby whereby where where- by the individual discovers latent potential potential poten poten- develops deeper feeling and responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities re re- toward others and has a chance to re-evaluate re attitudes and values values val val- ues which are meaningful to her as an Indi individual vidual THE OUTWARD Bound programs have now been expanded to include courses for adult teachers business managers and college students Logistics Coordinator John Ensign is assigned to Vernal and will be glad to give anyone further information concerning concerning concerning con con- Outward Bound |