Alley Pond Adventure Course

Alley Pond Adventure Course

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Alley Pond Park Adventure Course—Team Building Activities • Program Options • Alley Pond Park Adventure Course • Related Links • Adult Groups • School, Youth, and Camp Groups • Individuals and Families • General Adventure Course Information The Alley Pond Park Adventure Course is a challenge or ropes course, featuring both low– and high–ropes course activities that promote team building and problem–solving skills. The Adventure Course provides challenges and excitement for groups or individuals as they work through physically and intellectually demanding situations. The course is fully accessible; there are activities for all ages and all physical abilities. A series of elements, or obstacles, challenge participants to come together and work as a team to develop and implement solutions. Each element emphasizes different group characteristics such as self–confidence, communication, cooperation, trust, and leadership. Although each element has its own perceived physical and mental challenge, anyone willing to participate can do so through the cooperative efforts of the group. As teams work through the elements of the Adventure Course, they learn about themselves and their relationships to others and develop leadership and problem-solving skills. A highly trained and certified course facilitator guides each group through the course, providing opportunities for participants to discuss and reflect on their experiences. Elements of the Alley Pond Park Adventure Course include a "zip-line", a climbing and bouldering wall, a trust fall station, swings, nets, leaps, and balance platforms. The Alley Pond Park Adventure Course is the first challenge course in New York City, the largest challenge course in the metropolitan region, and perhaps the most state-of-the-art challenge course in the United States. The New York City Parks Department received a $250,000 NYS Environmental Protection Fund matching grant from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic [Google Places type: sports activity location]