Youth Adventure Program provides low-income and at-risk youth with local outdoor and environmental education opportunities while simultaneously giving Whitman students training and leadership experiences.  Our volunteer leaders receive baseline training on group dynamic and safety skills, andtraining paths are available, especially for non-traditional leaders, to learn how to teach more technical activities, such as rock climbing and kayaking.  Other optional leader trainings include “Working with At-Risk Youth,” “Natural History of Walla Walla,” and “Games and Team Building.”  Through all of these trainings and the leadership initiatives that our leaders can take, Whitman students are prepared and enthusiastic leaders of all our programs. 

We currently work with five different youth groups in town and the Juvenile Justice Center, and offer programs such as rock climbing, orienteering, plant identification and animal tracking, kayaking, hiking, snowshoeing, stargazing, ropes courses, and group team building. We run both one-time events and bi-monthly events--where we work with the same group of youth over the year.