Activity Courses

Alpine ski instruction for all students. Offered for beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Focuses on knowledge, techniques, equipment, and safety necessary for participating in and enjoying alpine skiing, snowboarding, and telemark skiing.

Focuses on knowledge, techniques, equipment, and safety necessary to participate in and enjoy winter recreational activities, including cross country ski touring and snowshoeing.

Designed to help the recreational player become more familiar with the basic skills involved in the game of basketball. During the course, games and/or a "mini" tournament will be played.

Designed to help students develop and understand the skills and strategies of recreational flag football through active participation.

Designed to help students develop and understand the skills and strategies of soccer through active participation in drills and games.

Designed to help students develop and understand the skills and strategies of recreational softball through active participation.

Designed to enhance each student's skills and abilities in ultimate frisbee. Emphasizes cardiovascular and muscular fitness. Course is progressive, with increase in intensity as the individual improves abilities.

Designed to help students enhance their basic volleyball skills and enjoyment of the game through active participation. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels are offered.

Through active participation, students learn basic skills, rules, and strategies of singles and doubles badminton.

Conditioning class emphasizing training. Introduction to road safety principles, various riding techniques, and cycle maintenance. Sections of road and mountain cycling offered. Beginning and intermediate classes are offered for both road and mountain cycling.

Designed for the beginning and novice golfer. Basics of individual grip, set-up, posture, and swing. Includes putting, chipping, weight transfer, and balance. Beginning and intermediate classes are offered.

Designed to enhance current abilities and teach skills according to the individual student's abilities. Skills taught through drill work and lecture.

Designed to help students understand the general rules and strategies of racquetball, improve competitive skills, and play safely and effectively. Beginning and intermediate classes are offered.

Designed for students desiring a basic understanding of tennis. Improvement of skills and strategies through active participation in drills and games. Beginning and intermediate level sections are offered.

Designed to develop basic knowledge and concepts for playing a variety of games. Focuses on stroke mechanics, shot selection, and strategy. Beginning and intermediate levels are offered.

Provides students with the knowledge, skills, and strategies for successful participation and enjoyment.

Provides students with the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and strategies for successful participation and enjoyment. Classes are offered in beginning and intermediate fly tying, rod building, and casting.

Provides skills and knowledge in the fundamentals of handball.

Provides students with the opportunity to achieve and maintain personal fitness through jogging and/or walking.

Designed to improve overall flexibility, strength, and endurance capacity of the body.

Demonstration of proper weight training techniques. Helps students understand basic concepts related to weight training in order to gain strength, improve muscle tone, and start or continue a healthy lifestyle.

Fitness program primarily designed to improve cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance, and flexibility.

Intense cardiovascular conditioning class performed on stationary bikes.

Provides students with opportunity to maintain personal fitness with an emphasis on non-weight-bearing cardiovascular activity in water.

Provides a simultaneous path to and discovery of ineffability, utilizing physical and mental techniques derived from and inspired by the Ati tradition of Tibet, as well as from other sources.

Designed for swimmers and nonswimmers desiring to improve swimming skills and enhance cardiovascular and muscular fitness. Emphasizes swimming safety and enjoyment in a variety of water activities. Beginning, intermediate, and lap swim sections offered.

Covers skill development in terms of defensive apability, environment assessment, situation management, and the legal ramifications of the use of force. Class offerings include Akido, Ta'i Chi, Karate, Aerobic Kickboxing, and Rape Aggression Defense.

Provides skills and knowledge in hiking, with an emphasis on leave no trace techniques and safe operations in an outdoor environment.

Provides skills and knowledge in the fundamentals of orienteering with an emphasis on wilderness travel techniques and safety in the outdoors.

Provides skills and knowledge in basic rock climbing, teaching safe judgement, and proper techniques in a climbing gym.

Provides skills and knowledge in the fundamentals of outdoor survival and developing a wilderness ethic to allow for safe participation in wilderness activities.

Provides outdoor leaders with an introduction to wilderness first aid. Upon completion of course, students may receive a two-year wilderness first aid certification.

Provides basic skills and knowledge in kayaking.

Provides skills and knowledge in the fundamentals of sailing and water safety.

Provides skills and knowledge for safe winter camping using backpacking equipment. Assists in the development of high outdoor ethics.

Provides skills and knowledge of snowshoeing, with an emphasis on leave no trace techniques and development of safe winter activity skills.

Provides skills and knowledge for safe winter camping using a yurt for shelter. Assists in the development of high outdoor ethics.

Teaches basic, intermediate, conditioning, and competitve skill development. Includes sections of ice hockey and curling.

Designed to help students enhance their basic skills and enjoyment of dance through the following forms: jazz, modern, ballet, ballroom, social, Latin, western swing, etc.

Introduces students to African dance using live drummers. Each class incorporates a series of warm-up exercises, followed by specific dances inspired by traditional African ceremonies and events, all accompanied by a traditional African drum ensemble.

Designed for students and prospective members of varsity teams, as well as for the student/athlete requiring a personalized program.

Designed to develop positive health practices in the areas of physical activity, diet, rest, and relaxation of living through classroom, laboratory, and activity experiences.

Designed to prepare students as pool or nonsurf open water lifeguards. Presents knowledge and skills necessary for lifeguard functions. American Red Cross certification available.

Attention given to methods of teaching swimming and lifesaving. Presents knowledge and skills necessary for lifeguard functions. American Red Cross certification available.