Outdoor Wilderness Leadership Program
www.ridgecreek.orgLocated in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains, Ridge Creek Wilderness is a 28 day therapeutic wilderness program for troubled teens.
Ridge Creek Wilderness is essentially designed for adolescents grades 7th through 12th. Students learn how their actions, thoughts and feelings affect themselves and others. They gain a new perspective dealing with their issues in a more positive way. Students learn leadership skills which contain timely and effective counseling interventions.
The program has an intense physical component, coupled with a counseling and wilderness intervention model. It provides an opportunity for adolescents to think without being mired in the distractions and traps that ordinarily surround them. The goals are to help them consider positive things they can do to eliminate self-destructive behaviors, and to develop confidence, self-esteem, and leadership skills that will help them succeed throughout their lives.
