Do you find that you need to energize your group with some teambuilding or leadership activities? Are you looking for an exciting activity to get your group to communicate better? Maybe you are just looking for some activities to help your group get to know each other better? Balancing on a huge teeter-totter, passing individuals through a massive spider web, squeezing everyone onto small platforms, balancing on cables, and helping each other over a 12 ft. tall wall are just some of the things your group could be doing on the Challenge Course. Most activities are no more than a foot and a half off the ground. With the large number of activities available, we can pick and choose which ones are best for your group.
If any of the above applies to you, then you have come to the right place! Our Challenge Course/Low Ropes programming offers activities that are suited to these exact needs.
Our trained facilitators focus on getting groups to work together and bringing out leadership qualities in individuals as opposed to focusing on physical strength. We provide team building programming for participants Junior High age through adults. If you have specific concerns about participation, please contact our office.
Offered April through October, our facilitators lead groups through a variety of different obstacles/challenges. Each activity requires team members to develop and implement a plan to help them over come the challenge before them. This may include getting your entire team squeezed on to a 2.5ft.X2.5ft. platform, balancing a huge teeter-totter, passing everyone through a giant spider web, moving your team across tire swings, scaling a 12ft. wall, and many other obstacles. After each challenge, our facilitators lead a short debrief where we discuss what went well, lessons we can learn, and how we can apply concepts to the real world, be that in school, work, home, or other social settings.
Other Facts
Highly trained facilitators lead all programs. All programs are very flexible and tailored for each individual group according to their goals and the abilities of their participants.
Ice water is provided for all programs. You are welcome to bring your own water bottle to carry along with you.
The Challenge Course is located in the woods. We encourage participants to dress appropriately and wear bug spray.
Participants for Low Ropes programs are required to wear tennis shoes or other outdoor activity type of footwear. No sandals or flip-flops are allowed. Wear comfortable clothes that you can move around in easily.
We try to keep our group size in the 15-20 person range. If you have a larger group, we will have more facilitators scheduled so we can break into the preferred group sizes.
Fees
$21/participant, 15 participant minimum
Making a Reservation
When contacting the 4-H Camp to make a reservation please provide the following information:
Name of group, telephone number, email address, dates, and the number of participants.
Contact:
4-H Memorial Camp
499 Old Timber Rd.
Monticello, IL 61856
Andrew Davis
Camp Director
Phone: (217) 762-2741
Email: ardavis1@illinois.edu