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Join us for the 38th Annual International AEE Conference, November 4-7, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Early Bird rate has been extended to September 10, 2010. Register now.
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Send AEE your photos! 
AEE would like to update the photos on our homepage every week. Our home page sees 15,000 unique visits per month. We will link to your organization from your photo. We are most in need of non-outdoor-adventure photos. Please include the name of the photographer so that we may give them credit. Send to membership@aee.org.
Boojum Institute, photo by Kurt Merrill
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AEE Accreditation News
 By Shawn Tierney, AEE Director of Programs
The Accreditation Council recently approved adding a 10-year continuing accreditation for programs that meet certain eligibility criteria. AEE would like to congratulate the following programs for receiving a 10-year continuing accreditation:
The Council also approved “grandfathering-in” a number of programs that met additional eligibility criteria. AEE is pleased to announce the following programs have received a 10-year continuing accreditation:
AEE commends all of these organizations for their commitment to excellence, sound risk management practices, and outstanding program quality!
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Lots of Good News from the Journal of Experiential Education!
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Members will receive a Special Edition of the JEE in September 2010 focusing on Youth Development Through Outdoor and Adventure Education Programs! This extra issue is edited by Jim Sibthorp and includes articles by Steven K. Wojcikiewicz and Zachary B. Mural; Angela Passarelli, Eric Hall, and Mallory Anderson; Erin F. Smith, Gary Steel, and Bob Gidlow; Kara Sammet; and Anja Whittington and Erica Nixon Mack. Make sure to check your mailboxes and the JEE website for your copy.
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AEE members have full access to the online JEE from August 2007 through the current issue, click here to login. Not a member? Consider joining AEE to receive a free subscription to the Journal while supporting the development and promotion of EE worldwide!
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Interested in seeing more content online? Please consider donating $100 for the upload of one issue of the Journal, or $300 for the upload of an entire volume. Contact Anaya Drew at publications@aee.org or 303-440-8844 x 15 for more information on donating.
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The Journal of Experiential Education is looking for new editors to begin this fall. Check out the Call for JEE Editor for more information.
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AEE Welcomes Leslie Stevens to our Team! 
By Paul Limoges, AEE CEO
We are happy to welcome Leslie Stevens to our team. She brings a strong background in business administration and marketing which make her a great match for AEE's financial duties and member support. Her demeanor and attention to detail have already proven her to be a great team player and asset to the Association. Please join us in welcoming Leslie.
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AEE Accredited Member Profile |
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Second Nature Blue Ridge, Andy Dunn, Field Director
At Second Nature Blue Ridge, we work with families in crisis. Our students are often struggling at home behaviorally, emotionally, academically, or all of the above. The parents have tried “everything” but nothing has worked.
We create an environment where self awareness is built into the fabric of the family. A significant part of the process involves creating a space for the students to motivate to want things to get better. On the other side, we work with the parents keeping them on top of their end of the deal.
I am proud of the quality of our programming. A quality program will release kids that are doing better and our program does that. Second Nature was founded on the idea that struggling adolescents and their families deserve quality clinical treatment, combined with sensitivity and compassion, and this approach works. Read more.
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News from AEE Partners |
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Make Your Marketing Experientia with Quark Promotel!
Change the way you create printed materials to promote your organization. Immerse yourself in rich, eye-catching designs you can customize. AEE has partnered with Quark to bring you a set of 35 educational templates for postcards, brochures, flyers, and other materials you can customize for your organization using the free, downloadable QuarkPromote.com editor.
Try it for FREE! Drag-and-drop images onto the page, change color themes with a single click, browse a broad selection of free professional stock photos and insert directly in your layout, and more. You pay only when you order professionally printed materials.
AEE members get a 10% discount (12% for AEE Accredited members). Check it out: www.quarkpromote.com. Contact Kirsten at AEE to receive the discount codes for printing. Tutorial available online. |
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American Camp Association 
By Rhonda Mickelson, ACA Director of Standards
The American Camp Association is accepting session proposals for the 2011 National Conference. Session proposals will be accepted online through September 20, 2010. The conference takes place February 8-11, 2011 at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton. Visit the ACA website.
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Upcoming Risk Management Training Schedule from NOLS 
October 13-14, 2010 - Colorado Springs, CO (pre-conference to WRMC)
November 2-3, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV (preconference to AEE)
November 9-10, 2010 - Keystone, CO (preconference to AORE)
Mar 5-6, 2011 - Seattle, WA
April 2011 - Atlanta, GA
May 11-12, 2011 - San Francisco, CA
November 1-2, 2011 - Jacksonville, FL (preconference to 39th International AEE Conference)
AEE accredited members receive a 25% discount on registration. All other AEE members receive 10% off. Visit NOLS or email Liz Touhy for more information.
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News from AEE Leaders |
Risk Management Preconference with OAEP
From Ali Lien, OAEP Professional Group Co-chair
Join the Outdoor and Adventure Education Programs (OAEP) professional group for a day of enhancing your understanding of risk management in the outdoor and adventure education fields. This preconference will provide you with the opportunity to create/tweak your current risk management systems, discuss best practices and learn from Rick Curtis (OutdoorEd.com), Patrick Weaver (Appalachian Mountain Institute), and other experts about what risks many outdoor programs face and how they mitigate those risks. The full day preconference is only $75. For more info contact Ali Lien.
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AEE OFAs (Old Folks and Allies)
By Philo Elmer, Chair
Dear Fellow Elder,
The AEE OFAs are among our most treasured assets in experiential education. Thank you for being part of the group. Drop me a line and let me know if you would like to be a mentor to new experiential educators.
Please join us in Las Vegas, Friday, November 5, from 7:30AM to 8:30AM to have breakfast with old friends and meet new members. We will also have a space to meet and hang out during the conference. I have a challenge for you - bring one "long lost" member back to AEE or the conference and you will be recognized by the community - just let me know.
Other exciting things happening at the conference in Vegas include:
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AEE Elder, Lee Gillis, along with his wife Jude Hirsch, will be giving the Kurt Hahn Address on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at noon.
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Dr. Tom Smith, will be offering a preconference entitled "Raccoon Circles and Raccoon Droppings: A Mentoring" on Wednesday, November 3, 2010.
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Tom Lindblade will be presenting a workshop - The Living History of Experiential Education
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Karen Warren (along with Tara Flippo) will be presenting a workshop - Being a Social Justice Ally McClellan Hall (along with Bart Crawford, Neal Ferris & Heather Yazzie) will be presenting a workshop - Project Venture - Evidence Based Prevention Programming
Hope to see you there - I look forward to many OFA's hugs in Vegas.
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AEE Rocky Mountain Region Hopes to see you in Vegas!
From Sarah Councell, Rocky Mountain Region Chair, Albuquerque Academy
Join Rocky Mountain Region! We are psyched to reconnect with the Rocky Mountain regional membership at the International Conference in Vegas. We have a gathering in the works for a regional meeting so keep your eyes peeled for updates and location. We hope to have a strong regional presence at this year’s International, as we are lucky to have it in our backyard! See you there!
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News from AEE Members |
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8th Annual Wilderness Therapy Symposium, September 24-26, 2010
Naropa University's Wilderness Therapy Symposium attracts people interested in the fields of Adventure Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Ecopsychology, and Wilderness Guiding. Participants share a love of the wilderness and a desire to work with the psyche, soul, and spirit. Clinicians, wilderness guides, field instructors, program personnel, consultants, students, and university faculty come together to share specific skills through hands-on, experiential workshops. The Symposium is held at the Millennium Harvest House in the heart of Boulder Colorado. For more information, please visit our website. AEE members receive a 10% discount. AEEACU53
Note: The Early Bird Rate ends soon!
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AEE Member to Member Discount
Experiential Consulting, Steve Smith, serves the Pacific Northwest and Beyond
Steve Smith offers risk management, staff training, human resources, and organizational development consultation at a 15% discount to AEE members, 20% for AEE Accredited programs. Experiential Consulting is based in Seattle, WA and primarily serves the Pacific Northwest, though phone consultations are available for far-flung members. Contact Steve to arrange a free introductory meeting to assess your needs and explore how he can support you in achieving your program's goals. For more information (and testimonials from current clients) visit the website. Or email Steve. Read Steve's Profile.
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Conference Workshops News
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If you are interested in procedures to manage participants' fear and increase their physiological and psychological safety -The Use of Emotional Rescue In Adventure Based Activities workshop will answer many of your questions. For more information contact Joel Cryer.
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Please join AEE Board of Directors member Jen Payne and AEE Staff for the workshop entitled, "Getting the Greatest Return on Your Investment with the Association." We want to educate members on opportunities to be active in the association as well as ways to interact with relevant resources to promote one’s business or program, network with the right contacts, find a job/employees, save money, contribute, and grow professionally. Join us for an active session to learn about the benefits of AEE membership including White Papers, Find a Program, Quark Promote, the digital JEE, etc. For more info contact Kirsten.
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General News |
Nine States and the District of Columbia Win Second Round Race to the Top Grants. August 24, 2010
The next ICEL (International Consortium for Experiential Learning) conference will be held in Chile from 10 to 14 January 2011. Please consult the ICEL 2011 website for more information.
Books on the Brain and Learning, Blog Listing. July 28, 2010
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New and Renewing Members |
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Renewing Organizational Members
American Camp Association, http://www.acacamps.org/, Martinsville, IN
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, http://www.calfarley.org, Amarillo, TX
Canadian CAdet Organizations, http://www.cadets.ca, Ottawa, ON
Colorado State University - Pueblo, http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/SR/OutdoorPursuits/Pages/default.aspx, Pueblo, CO
Dartmouth College Outdoor Programs, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~OPO, Hanover, NH
Grand Dynamics Inc., http://www.granddynamics.com, Jackson, WY
Kroka Expeditions, http://www.kroka.org, Marlow, NH
Life Adventures Counseling & Consulting, http://www.lifeadventurescc.org, St Petersburg, FL
Northwest Service Academy, http://www.northwestserviceacademy.org, Vancouver, WA
Rio Grande School, http://www.riograndeschool.org, Santa Fe, NM
San Juan College, http://roadtrippin247.blogspot.com/, Farmington, NM
Selwyn House School, http://www.selwyn.ca/, Montreal West, QC
SUNY Cortland, http://www.cortland.edu/outdoor, Raquette Lake, NY
The Aspen Country Day School, http://www.aspencds.org, Aspen, CO
The Leadership School at Kieve, http://www.kieve.org, Nobleboro, ME
The Life Adventure Center of the Blue Grass, http://www.lifeadventurecenter.org, Versailles, KY
New Members
AMIkids Inc., http://www.amikids.org, Tampa, FL
CHAMPIONS, http://www.championsusa.com, Inglewood, CA
Escuela Empresarial, http://www.escuelaempresarial.com, Santa Tecla La Libertad, El Salvador Central America
Faculty Student Association SUNY Fredonia, http://www.fsa.fredonia.edu, Fredonia, NY
Global Expeditions Group, http://www.actionquest.com/, Sarasota, FL
Leadership Development International, http://www.ldichina.com/, Newnan, GA
Loco Ropes!, http://www.locoropes.com/, Batesville, AR
Native Youth Resource Center, http://www.washoetribe.us/, Gardnerville, NV
Proativa Educação Organizacional Ltda, http://proativabrasil.com.br/, Porto Alegre, BR
University of Arizona Navajo County Cooperative Extension, http://extension.arizona.edu/navajo, Pinetop, AZ
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