SOS Outreach - Programs

Programs

SOS Outreach offers four progressive programs. Adult mentors, or Sherpas, are crucial to the success of the multi-year programs. They provide each participant with a positive role model and the necessary support and guidance for a transformative experience. During program days, students discuss and discover the meaning of the SOS Five Core Values -- courage, discipline, integrity, wisdom, and compassion.

  • Adventure programs are one day programs that expose youth to an outdoor sport. Students are provided with all the necessary gear and are able to experience such outdoor activities as rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, peak ascending, team courses and snow shoeing. The primary goal of the Adventure programs is to transition students into SOS’s perennial multi-year trainings.
  • Academy programs are two to seven day programs in which a new SOS Core Value is introduced and coupled with an outdoor activity each day. Academy programs empower students to make concrete connections between their outdoor activity and the meaning of the SOS Core Values. Students can participate in activities like five day learn to ski/snowboard programs, seven day wilderness trips, two day hut trips, or the 4th grade Monument trip.
  • University programs are the most intensive program requiring students to commit to a four-year program. Each year demands an increased time commitment to community service and personal growth. Students engage in year-round values-based leadership training with a consistent adult mentor, take part in service learning and life skills workshops in addition to skiing, snowboarding, and summer wilderness experiences.
  • Junior Sherpa program is offered to graduates of the University program. These students act as peer mentors to the current SOS University program students by practicing and instilling leadership qualities.

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