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Wilderness Journey for First Year Students is an extended wilderness experience program that utilizes the wilderness for a personal growth experience focused on your relationship with God, others, yourself and your natural surrounding. It is a unique opportunity to begin your preparation for college as you reflect on your life, the lessons you have been learning and the relationships you have developed. The demands of the wilderness will push you outside of your comfort zone and stretch you to the limit. In the end, you will gain increased honesty with yourself and others, faith in God, discipline and depth of character.
Dates for Wilderness Journey for First Year Students
August 2nd: Wilderness Journey begins with advance reading and physical conditioning before you arrive on campus. When you arrive, students and parents attend a brief orientation and begin to prepare for their expedition with their leaders and members of their expedition group.
August 2nd – 13th: Each small expedition group engages in activities that may include backpacking, canoeing, rock climbing, rappelling, group initiatives, Bible studies, running, map and compass skills, outdoor cooking, camping, wilderness solitude (solo), journaling, and leadership training. Each activity is tailored to the group’s abilities, current weather and other important considerations. Upon completion of the expedition, students return to campus for a reunion with other Wilderness Journey participants and a day of debriefing, celebrating, cleaning and evaluation.
August 14th: Students have a day to rest, do laundry, and take care of personal business before beginning New Student Orientation (NSO) on August 15th, 2008.
 Fees for Wilderness Journey for First Year Students
$1,000. This fee includes 2 Montreat College course credits (OE 181), all group equipment, permits, food, transportation during the program, lodging on campus on August 13th and 14th. Students are responsible for their personal clothing, equipment and course texts. Enrollment is limited; space is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. A $100 nonrefundable deposit is required by May 23, 2008 to reserve a spot. The remaining fee of $900 will be due by June 20th, 2008.
Who Should Attend?
- Any first-year student attending Montreat College (including transfer students.
- Anyone interested in an extended wilderness trip prior to the start of college – no prior wilderness trip experience necessary.
Why Should You Attend?
Student Benefits
- Develop friendships with students and faculty.
- Learn about yourself, others, God, and his creation.
- Complete 2 academic credits before starting the semester.
Program setting
- Montreat’s campus borders the Pisgah National Forest.
- World-class rock climbing and whitewater paddling are within minutes of campus.
- Montreat College is a 14-mile hike from the highest point in the eastern United States – Mt. Mitchell.
Program Leadership
- Montreat College has been offering wilderness programs for over 30 years.
- Your instructors are committed to providing a safe and exciting learning environment.
- Your instructors provide an individual assessment and personalized program activities.
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For more information or to reserve a spot for Wilderness Journey for First Year Students please contact Dr. Andrew Bobilya or print off the registration form (PDF).
Dr. Andrew Bobilya
Phone: 828-669-8012 ext. 3412
Cell: 828-545-1506
Email: abobilya@montreat.edu
P.O. Box 1267
Montreat, NC 28757
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