WILDERNESS
Residents may be involved with the wilderness program. The Wilderness Program includes activities such as hiking, camping, fishing, rafting, trail construction, snow shoeing, and cross country skiing. Residents will be evaluated on his/her level of participation for graduation and promotion purposes.
C.H.O.I.C.E.S
In 2006 our facility worked diligently to create and implement a new Challenge Course Program. The program is titled “CHOICES” (Commitment Honor Opportunity Integrity Community Experience Success) for all our male and female clients. We are excited to introduce this new “challenge by choice” counseling technique into our current treatment program for your son/daughter to enjoy during their program at China Spring/Aurora Pines Facilities.
The CHOICES Challenge Course consists of several individual and group challenge activities designed to promote teamwork, creative problem solving, trust, respect, positive communication, planning, strategizing, decision-making, leadership development, healthy risk-taking, self-confidence building and much more. The CHOICES Challenge Course offers more than just fun. It is an opportunity for groups and individuals to learn, discover, and explore the inner challenges we all face in our lives.
Our challenge course offers over 17 low elements (0 to 6 feet off the ground), which are geared toward groups or teams working together to solve structured challenges. We also offer 19 high elements (3O - 50 feet off the ground), which present individuals the opportunity to build self-confidence and challenge themselves to go beyond their normal limits with the support and encouragement of their team and facilitators. Our facility is the perfect location for outdoor teambuilding events and programs for all the clients we serve.
Our facility takes safety seriously, the CHOICES Challenge Course is a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), and we meet or exceed the safety standards of the challenge course industry in terms of design, construction, equipment and operations. All course facilitators are trained and certified in ropes challenge course operations and in CPR and First Aid. Course construction and installation was performed by Project Discovery.