Team building exercise: Chip hits the high ropes at Potter's Forest
Chip checks out some of the courses at Potter`s Forest
Chip checks out some of the courses at Potter`s Forest
MILWAUKEE -- Chip spent the morning at Potter's Forest to try out their high ropes course. Various school groups in the Milwaukee Public Schools use the ropes course as a team building exercise for students. Students work with staff volunteers at the ropes course.
Potter's Forest (website)
Potter's Forest is our primary site and home to our high ropes course. The course is located on 50.55 acres of land south of Milwaukee, in Hales Corners Wisconsin, and has been designated as a school without walls by the Milwaukee School Board -- as it serves thousands of students and staff members each year. The course is run by volunteer staff members who are released from their usual duties by principals and program supervisors to serve as facilitators for each outing. Facilitators are expected to work three days each semester, but many serve more often. Currently, this program is supported through budget buy backs, grants and some creativity. The course provides a unique opportunity for our children and staff to get out of the classroom and work on group and individual goals in pastoral outdoor setting.