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The
PEAK Outdoor Center at Heathwood Hall consistently offers high-quality
ENVIRONMENAL
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
WILDERNESS EXPLORATION
and LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
opportunities
to individuals and groups of all ages.
PEAK
Programs offer VALUES that .
. .
Promote
understanding and appreciation for the natural world
Develop
and enhance specific sets of outdoor/wilderness skills including
those associated with paddling, climbing, mountain biking, backpacking,
and Leave No Trace wilderness ethics
Encourage
positive and meaningful decision-making, communication, problem-solving
and teamwork/team building skills
Challenge
and push beyond self-imposed circles of comfort and ability,
and promote opportunity for healthy risk-taking
Instill
feelings of confidence, qualities of leadership, and a willingness
to compromise
Engage
with the local community, encourage social responsibility, and
improve the quality of life for others
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The
PEAK Outdoor Center was formally
established in 1997 as an educational program associated with
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, SC, and is directed
by Stan Wood who has been a faculty
member at the school for 25 years. Elizabeth
Blocker serves as the Associate Director, and many other
faculty members and part-time staff serve as instructors and facilitators
for a variety of programs. Visit our staff
page to meet the qualified individuals who work for PEAK.
Heathwood
Hall
is an independent, college preparatory school with an enrollment
of 800 students in grades K3-12. Heathwood is affiliated with
the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. The school is located
on 133 acres in Richland County and is bordered on the west by
the Congaree River, and on the north, east and south by rich farmlands.
The campus is home to a two-acre pond, a large healthy stand of
loblolly pine, a large field habitat, and a stretch of old growth
deciduous trees. A large area of wetlands is located less than
a mile from campus. Wildlife is abundant as the Heathwood campus
provides a home for foxes, coyotes, deer, rabbits, bobcats, snakes,
eagles, herons, hawks, owls and hundreds of other animal species.
In addition to the pines, native plants include sycamore, maple,
dogwood, wax myrtle, sweetgum, ash, and oak, among others. Such
a rich setting provides a natural outdoor classroom for students
and adults.
Programs
offered by the PEAK Outdoor Center
include school curriculum-based formal outdoor education classes
and ecology trips for students at all grade levels, multi-day
adventure outings and expeditions, afterschool adventure programs,
first aid and CPR instruction (including Wilderness First Aid),
programs and events for special interest groups, corporate leadership
training, and summer camps and expeditions.
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