Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center - Massanetta Springs Challenge Course

What is a Challenge Course? A Challenge Course presents a group with a series of obstacles that they must work together to overcome. The difficulty level of the obstacles increases as the group progresses and gains confidence in its abilities. After completing each obstacle, the group will "debrief" as each person will have an opportunity to talk about how they did and what they learned while doing the previous obstacle.

Print a Challenge Course Brochure

Examples of inititiaves on the Massanetta Springs Challenge Course:

Whale Watch: the group attempts to balance a large swaying platform.
Mohawk Walk: the group attempts to walk over a series of steel cables stretching from one tree to another.
Spiders Web: the group attempts to pass each other from one side of the web to another, without touching any of the strands.

The "essence" of the Challenge Course experience:

Challenge Courses are about experiential education. As groups work together to solve the obstacles encountered, the group gets a chance to develop and learn teamwork, cooperation, trust, and leadership. There is so much fun in the process that you do not even know you are learning at the same time! As groups learn together and develop teamwork, cooperation, trust, and leadership, you see that these are essential to be successful.

Goals of the program:

Develop trust and mutual respect and community among a group of people
Develop a closer relationship between ourselves and the outdoors
Build leadership skills
Develop greater agility and control over our bodies, and to know our strengths and limitations
Challenge the limits of what we think we can do
Enjoy and have fun at the expense of no one

Booking and rates:

At least one month in advance of the date you wish to bring your group, call Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center at 888-627-7774 or contact Chris Mitchell, Manager of Reservations and Support, at chrism@massanettasprings.org

The cost of the Challenge Course is $20 per person and covers the cost of a trained and prepared facilitator as well as upkeep and certification of the course.

There must be at least six (6) participants to use the course and the minimum fee is the cost of ten participants or $200.


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Home > Facilities > Challenge Course Massanetta Springs Challenge Course What is a Challenge Course? A Challenge Course presents a group with a series of obstacles that they must work together to overcome. The difficulty level of the obstacles increases as the group progresses and gains confidence in its abilities. After completing each obstacle, the group will "debrief" as each person will have an opportunity to talk about how they did and what they learned while doing the previous obstacle. Print a Challenge Course Brochure Examples of inititiaves on the Massanetta Springs Challenge Course: Whale Watch: the group attempts to balance a large swaying platform. Mohawk Walk: the group attempts to walk over a series of steel cables stretching from one tree to another. Spiders Web: the group attempts to pass each other from one side of the web to another, without touching any of the strands. The "essence" of the Challenge Course experience: Challenge Courses are about experiential education. As groups work together to solve the obstacles encountered, the group gets a chance to develop and learn teamwork, cooperation, trust, and leadership. There is so much fun in the process that you do not even know you are learning at the same time! As groups learn together and develop teamwork, cooperation, trust, and leadership, you see that these are essential to be successful. Goals of the program: Develop trust and mutual respect and community among a group of people Develop a closer relationship between ourselves and the outdoors Build leadership skills Develop greater agility and control over our bodies, and to know our strengths and limitations Challenge the limits of what we think we can do Enjoy and have fun at the expense of no one Booking and rates: At least one month in advance of the date you wish to bring your group, call Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center at 888-627-7774 or contact Chris Mitchell, Manager of Reservations and Support, at chrism@massanettasprings.org The cost of the Challenge Course is $20 per person and covers the cost of a trained and prepared facilitator as well as upkeep and certification of the course. There must be at least six (6) participants to use the course and the minimum fee is the cost of ten participants or $200.	Calendar \| Newsletter \| Videos Since 1922 Massanetta Springs has been providing God's people with welcoming hospitality and a beautiful place for rest, reflection, spiritual growth and renewal. Nestled on 200 acres of woodlands and meadows, our campus and facilities are an idyllic setting for a wide variety of events.