Custom Groups
Custom programs are for groups of ten
or more and are tailored to your group's needs. In addition to the programs
listed below, other trip types described on the OE website can also
be booked as custom programs. For more information or to book a custom
program, please call Outdoor Explorations at 781-395-4999 or 781-395-4184
(TTY).
Adventure Education
Outdoor Explorations is partnering with schools and community organizations to provide intentional and inclusive Adventure Education programs. The goal of Adventure Education is to teach social and life skills concepts through indoor and outdoor adventure. The specific concepts for this program will depend on students' needs and will be derived through collaboration with staff. Some examples of these concepts include teambuilding, communication, perseverance, resiliency, work force development, and self-determination.
The sequenced design allows for consistency and repetition in the concepts as well as an opportunity to establish relationships of trust among the participants and facilitators. Experiencing challenges through adventures while in a trusting and supportive environment allows people to transfer these social concepts back into their everyday life.
Family Camps
Treat your family to a relaxing weekend getaway. Take a guided hike, play games, go for a swim, roast marshmallows over a campfire, and sleep under the stars. Create a new family tradition while meeting other families and making new friends.
WildWorks Community Service Days
Make a difference in your community. During our WildWorks community service days, OE partners with a corporate sponsor and community volunteers to beautify and make outdoor areas more accessible. In the past we have worked with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bear Brook State Park, and Hale Reservation. If your company is interested in sponsoring a WildWorks community service day please contact us so that we can share our current project offerings with you. We look forward to working together to make a more inclusive environment.
Inclusivity Training
Break Down Barriers
-Michael Muehe, Executive Director of the Cambridge Commission for People with Disabilities and Outdoor Explorations Board Member.
Outdoor Explorations has been a leader in the disability community for over 15 years and has provided interactive Outdoor Inclusivity Trainings for organizations throughout New England. OE's training helps to make an organization's existing programs more inclusive and welcoming to people with developmental, social/emotional, physical, and/or sensory disabilities. Our training module can be applied to a variety of outdoor programs found at schools, universities, outfitters, non-profit organizations, community programs, and camps. A typical training includes an interactive session on including people with and without disabilities in adventure and recreational programs. We teach the specific skills to adapt your programs through hands-on activities. Sessions emphasize the importance of focusing on people's capabilities and not their limitations. Professionals will come away from the training with increased confidence and flexibility, knowing how to break down barriers to recreation.
Adventure Education
Outdoor Explorations is partnering with schools and community organizations to provide intentional and inclusive Adventure Education programs. The goal of Adventure Education is to teach social and life skills concepts through indoor and outdoor adventure. The specific concepts for this program will depend on students' needs and will be derived through collaboration with staff. Some examples of these concepts include teambuilding, communication, perseverance, resiliency, work force development, and self-determination.
The sequenced design allows for consistency and repetition in the concepts as well as an opportunity to establish relationships of trust among the participants and facilitators. Experiencing challenges through adventures while in a trusting and supportive environment allows people to transfer these social concepts back into their everyday life.
Family Camps
Treat your family to a relaxing weekend getaway. Take a guided hike, play games, go for a swim, roast marshmallows over a campfire, and sleep under the stars. Create a new family tradition while meeting other families and making new friends.
WildWorks Community Service Days
Make a difference in your community. During our WildWorks community service days, OE partners with a corporate sponsor and community volunteers to beautify and make outdoor areas more accessible. In the past we have worked with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bear Brook State Park, and Hale Reservation. If your company is interested in sponsoring a WildWorks community service day please contact us so that we can share our current project offerings with you. We look forward to working together to make a more inclusive environment.
Inclusivity Training
Break Down Barriers
The problem is that accessibility is more than just removing physical barriers. What's missing are the tools and know-how to extend beyond physical accessibility to full inclusion of people with disabilities, including training for staff, marketing, and programming areas.
-Michael Muehe, Executive Director of the Cambridge Commission for People with Disabilities and Outdoor Explorations Board Member.
Outdoor Explorations has been a leader in the disability community for over 15 years and has provided interactive Outdoor Inclusivity Trainings for organizations throughout New England. OE's training helps to make an organization's existing programs more inclusive and welcoming to people with developmental, social/emotional, physical, and/or sensory disabilities. Our training module can be applied to a variety of outdoor programs found at schools, universities, outfitters, non-profit organizations, community programs, and camps. A typical training includes an interactive session on including people with and without disabilities in adventure and recreational programs. We teach the specific skills to adapt your programs through hands-on activities. Sessions emphasize the importance of focusing on people's capabilities and not their limitations. Professionals will come away from the training with increased confidence and flexibility, knowing how to break down barriers to recreation.
"We learned that we can do things that other families do. Since our trip with OE last year, we have tried camping on our own, something we never thought possible."
-OE Participant
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