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Adventure
Teams
Adventure
Teams for Intermediate and Middle School students are skill-specific
opportunities that allow ISMS students focused opportunities
to learn, practice (and perhaps compete) in whitewater kayaking,
climbing, archery, and biking skills. Team members meet at
team specific locations immediately after school on scheduled
days. Team size is limited. Cost for membership is team specific
and includes instruction, gear and transportation to most
field sites. Click on Team titles for more detailed information
and registration forms.
Whitewater
Kayaking Team
The
Whitewater Kayaking Team is designed specifically for Intermediate
and Middle school students who are interested in whitewater kayaking.
Team members practice basic whitewater kayaking skills. Team training
sessions move from the Heathwood Pond to class I and II rapids
on the Saluda River. Paddlers learn paddle strokes, self- and
team-rescue techniques, and river reading skills.
Team
size is limited to 10 paddlers. Whitewater paddling training sessions
take place on scheduled Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings
in September.
Cost
is $150 per team member and includes all equipment and
instruction. Cost does not include registration fees for any paddling
competition that a team member may choose to enter.
KAYAKING
TEAM information and registration forms
Climbing
Team
The Climbing
Team is designed specifically for Intermediate and Middle school
students who are interested in all aspects of climbing (rock faces,
climbing walls, ropes courses, climbing competitions...). Team
members practice basic climbing skills on the Alpine Tower and
climbing wall at Heathwood, and on the rock climbing wall at Stronghold
Athletic Club. Climbers learn skills related to climbing, belaying,
and high angle rescue.
Team size is limited to 12 climbers. Climbing sessions take place
on scheduled Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings in October.
Cost
is $150 per team member and includes all equipment (except
climbing shoes) and instruction. Cost does not include registration
fees for any local climbing competition that a team member may
choose to enter.
CLIMBING
TEAM information and registration forms
Archery
Team
The
Archery Team is designed specifically for Intermediate and Middle
school students who are interested in shooting Olympic-style archery.
Team members practice basic archery skills on the Heathwood archery
range. Archers learn to shoot with compound bows and may have
an opportunity to participate in a statewide archery competition
(date TBA). Team size is limited to 12 archers. Shooting sessions
take place on Monday afternoons from 3:05-4:30pm in November.
Cost
is $75 per team member and includes all archery equipment
(archers may bring their own equipment if they like), and instruction.
Cost does not include registration fees for any archery competition
that a team member may choose to enter.
ARCHERY
TEAM information and registration forms
Other
Teams
We are always looking
for new ideas for Adventure teams. There is a possibility for
putting together a cycling team or a mountain biking team
if the intrest is there so LET US KNOW.
If you are interested in another Adventure Sport we would sure
like to know about it as well.
Camping
and Paddling Expedition
Friday, Saturday,
May 25, 26 2007
ISMS students camp at Harbison State Forest and
paddle on the Broad River. Participants meet at the boathouse
on Friday evening at 5pm to pack personal and group gear. After
establishing camp at Harbison, dinner is cooked by instructors
and campers on camp stoves. After breakfast on Saturday morning,
expedition members break camp and paddle a beautiful and secluded
stretch of the Broad River from Harbison State Forest to the dock
at the Columbia Rowing Club, returning to Heathwood by 2pm.
PEAK provides dinner on Friday, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday,
tents, camp stoves, cook gear, and individual meal kits (bowl
and utensils). Sleeping bags and ensolite pads may be available
if needed. Please let us know if your child needs to borrow any
items from PEAK. Cost for the trip is $60. Parents are invited
to attend at the same cost.
CAMPING
and PADDLING information and registration forms
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PEAK
Curriculum Connections
All students
in grades 5-8 take a 6-week Outdoor Education (OE) class. OE curriculum
is consistent with age-level interest and ability. Class objectives
include the development of positive leadership qualities like
effective communication, teamwork and self-confidence as well
as the development of skills related to paddling, climbing, biking,
orienteering, archery and fly fishing.
The
PEAK Outdoor Center, in cooperation with grade-level teaching
teams, facilitates multi-day class trips for students in the 5th,
6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
Fifth
Grade Trip
DIGGING THROUGH THE PAST. . .
Wednesday-Friday, May 2-4
This year
fifth grade students embark on a 3-day archaeological and anthropological
adventure as they participate in activities that relate to the
theme Discovering the Present by Digging Through the Past.
With the help of educators at the South Carolina State Museum
and professional archaeologists and anthropologists, students
encounter opportunities to become involved in actual digs throughout
the state as well as activities that foster leadership and teamwork
development.
The PEAK staff
and fifth grade teaching team plan the curriculum and activities.
Cost for the Fifth Grade Trip is soon to be announced. A limited
amount of financial aid is available.
5th
GRADE TRIP information and registration forms
Sixth
Grade LOW COUNTRY DISCOVERY Trip
Wednesday - Friday, October
31-November 2
The
entire sixth grade class travels to a camp near Awendaw, SC where
they begin their search for the answer to the essential question
How does natural history influence human culture?
Throughout
the year sixth graders study South Carolina history. During the
trip students learn about coastal ecology that has shaped the
low country of the state by traveling by ferry through the Cape
Romain National Wildlife Refuge to Bull Island, and visiting Sewee
Environmental Education Center. Students learn of low country
human culture by visiting Hobcaw Barony near Georgetown where
they learn about life before the Civil War, searching for artifacts
in Friendfield Village, one of several slave villages at Hobcaw.
Students tour Hampton Plantation, the boyhood home of Archibald
Rutledge many of whose stories are read during sixth grade humanities
class. A native basketweaver teaches students how to weave sweetgrass
baskets while they learn about the historic significance that
basketweaving continues to play in the culture of the low country.
The
PEAK staff along with the teachers on the 6th grade team plan
the curriculum and activities. Cost for the Low Country Discovery
Trip is soon to be announced. A limited amount of financial aid
is available.
6th
GRADE TRIP information and registration forms
PHOTO
ALBUM of last year's trip
Seventh
Grade Trip
Wednesday-Friday,
October 3-5
The
entire seventh grade class travels to Camp Arrowhead in North
Carolina where they participate in experiential learning activities
designed to foster self-confidence, self-reliance, and team building
by taking advantage of a 7th grader's inherent energy, and desire
for adventure and challenge.
Climbing, paddling, hiking, camping, adventure racing, and other
activities offer physical, intellectual and emotional challenge
and opportunity for reflection, group discussion, and journaling.
The PEAK staff and seventh grade teaching team plan the curriculum
and activities. Cost for the Heroes Quest Trip is $230. A limited
amount of financial aid is available.
7th
GRADE TRIP information and registration forms
Camp
Arrowhead RELEASE form
SLIDESHOW
of last year's trip
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Eighth
Grade RAFTING ADVENTURE Trip
Friday, August 31
We hope you’re
enjoying the summer of your life! It’s hard to believe that
the start of school is only a few weeks away. Sorry to deliver
that reality check, but the start of school often brings excitement
and adventure. It’s exciting to reunite with old friends
and begin making some new ones. The adventure this year is going
to hit you in the face like a splash of cold river water –
water from the US National Whitewater Center in
Charlotte to be exact. For the past few years, 8th graders at
Heathwood have started the year with a rafting adventure in an
effort to integrate new class members with old ones, build a sense
of community among the class, and strengthen individual and collective
confidence through a fun and challenging experience.
Students leave from the Alpine Tower Field at 8am sharp
on Friday, August 31. Students should arrive to board
the buses no later than 7:45am. The group travels to the
U.S. National Whitewater Center located in Charlotte, NC. The
recently opened Center boast the largest man-made circulating
whitewater river in the world and, along with the Saluda River
in Columbia, was home to the Junior International Wildwater Championships
in July. Students should bring a lunch to be eaten at the Center
during the day. After rafting our group returns to Heathwood.
Students may wish to bring money for snacks at the Whitewater
Center. We intend to return to Heathwood by 4pm Friday afternoon.
The PEAK staff along with the 8th grade teaching team will accompany
the students. Cost for the Rafting Trip is $60.
A limited amount of financial aid is available; those interested
in applying should contact Mr. Jones. Payment for the trip
is due on or before Friday, August 24.
8th
GRADE RAFTING information and
registration forms
Rafting
WAIVER for the National
Whitewater Center
PHOTO
ALBUM of last year's trip
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