

Core Purpose
Cultivating Kingdom Leaders
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EXPLORE PROGRAM

PROGRAM FEATURES:
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Group Debriefing: Learning from Experience
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Teaching Lessons & Bible Studies
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Communication
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Decision Making
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Conflict Management
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Relationship-based Leadership
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Responding to Failure
LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT
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22 weeks at Frontier Lodge in the Canadian Rockies, taught with an experiential learning format.
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6 weeks on Prairie College Campus focused on Bible and a classic college experience.
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50 Days of outdoor adventure experience and training including: backpacking, rock climbing, mountain biking, ice climbing, whitewater canoeing, winter survival, backcountry skiing, Search and Rescue, and more.
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Specialized training in Experiential Education Methods.
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4 Outdoor Leadership courses integrated with Biblical principles focused on preparing students for transformational and transactional leadership.
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6 courses focused on Biblical and Theological knowledge and application.
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Fully accredited Certificate in Outdoor Leadership.
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Industry-standard certification courses in Search and Rescue, Wilderness Medicine, Field leading, and more.
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Regular, individualized coaching and mentorship.
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Student practicums where students use their skills and run adventure programming for outside groups.​​
In just one school year, spend 22 weeks in the mountains at Frontier Lodge developing leadership skills like communication, decision making, problem-solving, and conflict management. Receive expert coaching in 6 different outdoor sports, and come away certified in Search & Rescue, Adventure Medicine, and more.
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Spend the shoulder seasons on Prairie College Campus. In Prairie’s classic college setting, deepen your faith through classes about the Bible, Theology, and the Global Church.
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For over 20 years, the Explore Program has cultivated Kingdom leaders prepared for a variety of vocations.
Explore is offered through a partnership between Frontier Lodge and Prairie College, and can be taken as a 1, 2, or 4-year college program.
The Explore Program is a unique leadership incubator in the Canadian Rockies.