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4-H MTN. CHALLENGE : SUMMER CHALLENGE

Contact: 828-682-6186 ,

Location: Burnsville, Yancey County, NC

Oversight: This program receives funding and/or oversight by DPS.

Length of service: 1 to 3 months

A high energy challenge program meeting while school is out for the summer. It uses Project Adventure's Challenge curriculum as well as high and low ropes course initiatives, outdoor wilderness sites and team building and physical challenges. Additional emphasis is placed on volunteering, self discovery and forming healthy relationships.

Website URL:

Problem Areas Addressed:

  • Community and peers - anti-social influences
  • Community and peers - community
  • Aggression - violence (physical aggression)
  • Aggression - bullying/threatening
  • Attitudes - victim awareness
  • Attitudes - attitudes toward authority
  • Skills - social skills
  • Skills - self-regulation skills

Minimum Age Served: 11
Maximum Age Served: : 17
Target Gender: : All

After Hours Availability:

None

Enrollment Requirement: :

  • Interview
  • Referral form
  • Other

Counties Served:

Yancey

Program Classification:

Individual and Family Life
> Leisure Activities/Recreation
--> Summer Camps

Payment Type:

  • No charge