National Outdoor Leadership School - Index

National Outdoor Leadership School - Nols - Index

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NOLS SEMESTERS THREE
NOLS, WHERE THE OUTDOOR SEMESTER
WAS BORN
In 1974, NOLS invented the outdoor semester. Now, each year,
800 students spend a semester at NOLS learning new skills, exploring
new ideas, and making new friends while surrounded by
wilderness. These 800 students, more than all other outdoor semester
programs combined, benefit from more than 40 years of
NOLS curriculum development and innovation. One of them
could be you.
LEARN A VARIETY OF SKILLS
All NOLS semesters are broken into a series of expeditions,
called sections. These sections run from two weeks to a month
in length and cover a wide variety of outdoor skill areas. They
are as varied as your desire to learn. This variety means you'll
leave your NOLS semester with a series of valuable outdoor
skills and experience in a number of different environments.
EDUCATION COMES ALIVE
On your NOLS semester you'll learn about the ecology of your
wilderness classroom while you earn natural history and other
credits from the University of Utah. Your lab will be the outdoors,
and the rivers and trails will be your syllabus.
LEADERSHIP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WILL NOTICE
Spending several months as a part of an expedition means you'll
be both a leader and an active follower. Unlike campus or work
where some issues can be overlooked, on a NOLS semester the entire
group is reliant on one another for safety and comfort. Communication,
conflict resolution, motivating yourself and
motivating others cannot be ignored. You'll return home changed.
THE PERFECT "TIME-OUT?
Most students on NOLS semesters come to NOLS as a semester
away from their college campus, but we are increasingly seeing
young people enrolling as a transition period between high
school and college. Additionally, more adult learners are taking
a NOLS semester as a "time-out? between careers.
Three months of outdoor living, college credit and much more.
The outdoor semester is uniquely NOLS.
MONTHS OF OUTDOOR LIVING,
COLLEGE CREDIT AND MUCH MORE. THE
OUTDOOR SEMESTER IS UNIQUELY NOLS.