When the Classroom Has No Walls...

Twice each month, WBA students step outside the traditional classroom and into experiences that challenge them to communicate, persevere, take healthy risks, and discover what they are capable of achieving.

OVER 40 YEARS

Adventurelore has been part of the WBA experience since the school’s founding in 1985.

TWO DAYS EACH MONTH

Lower and Upper School students participate with Adventurelore counselors throughout the school year.

WE'RE ONE BIG TEAM

WBA teachers participate in the activities and help students carry what they learn back into the classroom.

ADVENTURE-BASED LEARNING

An experiential learning program that uses the outdoors to challenge students to develop confidence, physical competence, and environmental awareness.

Not a Field Trip. A Different Kind of Classroom.

At WBA, meaningful learning does not always happen behind a desk. In fact, our partnership with Adventurelore gives students opportunities to practice skills that can be difficult to develop through instruction alone.

A student might have to ask for help while climbing, communicate clearly with a paddling partner, manage uncertainty on a ropes course, or keep trying when the first solution does not work.

The activity is memorable. But the growth is the real purpose.

WBA educators participate alongside students and collaborate with Adventurelore’s experienced staff. Afterward, the confidence, communication strategies, perseverance, and self-awareness developed through the experience become part of students’ work in the classroom and throughout the WBA community.

What Students Learn at ADVENTURELORE

CONFIDENCE

Trying something unfamiliar and discovering, “I can do more than I thought.”

COMMUNICATION

Expressing a need, listening to teammates, and giving clear directions.

LEADERSHIP

Taking responsibility for a role and helping the group move forward.

BELONGING

Sharing memorable experiences that strengthen friendships and the school community.