 Outdoor adventure activities like rock climbing and backcountry navigation provide strong metaphors for everyday life. Good communication, problem
solving, goal setting, determination, cooperation, and teamwork are critical for success.
The Cochise County Adventure Mentoring Program (CCAMP) was developed to instill positive living skills and a positive self-image in children through outdoor adventure activities. While CCAMP will serve traditional at-risk and low income populations, the curriculum will also be
modified to allow kids with cognitive, sensory, and physical disabilities experience the thrill of self-discovery and personal achievement in the outdoors. CCAMP employs an experiential learning model. Kids learn skills by practicing them, by action and reflection. The high-adventure nature of CCAMP activities creates a healthy level of anxiety, perceived risk that enhances the learning environment by focusing student attention toward the task at
hand. CCAMP staff help students relate the lessons learned outdoors to real life.Common themes for all of our outdoor activities are respect for the environment, Leave-No-Trace backcountry practices, and appreciation for cultural diversity. Student safety and fun are our highest priorities. Only when these conditions are met, can
effective learning take place. CCAMP is not boot camp, nor is it therapy. We can't "fix" kids with behavioral problems. CCAMP is a proven curriculum that teaches positive living skills, builds self-esteem, and provides positive role models. It gives kids the tools they need to resist negative peer pressure that can lead to involvement in gangs and drugs. CCAMP is committed to achieving the highest levels of safety and professionalism.
Continued staff training and curriculum improvement are among our highest priorities. For more information on CCAMP, contact Peter Borowski at the Red Metal Miners' Hostel
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