Professional and Personal Renewal in a Circle of Trust [PDF] Based on the work of Parker Palmer*, this retreat offers a unique opportunity to “Reconnect Who We Are with What We Do”. This retreat will provide: The opportunity to rediscover our own values and integrity, and explore ways to bring this deeper self into our … Read more
A monthly showcase featuring our diverse and talented contract staff. April Featured Facilitator – Allie Birchmeier Please share any experiences of co-facilitating with Allie or having her as your facilitator on our facebook page. Allie Auger Birchmeier has worked at The Browne Center since 2011. She is one of our lead facilitators for Youth & Student Programs. … Read more
White Mountain Swing Shot Every year the White Mountain School visits for a week, staying in the Corroborree yurt and using our low and high challenge courses. This video shows their experience on the swing shot element. Want to know the technical skills required to run elements like this one? Click Here for Advanced Challenge … Read more
Celebration of Bill Coperthwaite’s Life Saturday May 31, 2014 at 1:00 PM Bill was a good friend of Evelyn Browne (1915-1994) and had a long connection with The Browne Center. Bill and Evelyn build one of the first solid board yurts. Bill also designed and built several more with the center over the years. Please … Read more
NEO Air: New Air to Share by Nate Folan, Assistant Director of Corporate Programs So, you are heading to a conference – perhaps its Northeast Regional AEE, AEE International, ACCT, or ASTD. Your anticipation and curiosity manifests in questions. What will I get out the experience? What workshop should I attend? Who should I try … Read more
A monthly showcase featuring our diverse and talented contract staff. March Featured Facilitator: Anita Tucker Please share any experiences of co-facilitating with Anita or having her as your facilitator on our facebook page. Anita R. Tucker, PhD, LICSW, is an Associate Professor at the University of New Hampshire in the Department of Social Work and … Read more
2014 Leadership Seacoast at The Browne Center by Nate Folan Earlier this year the Leadership Seacoast Class of 2014 gathered at The Browne Center to build relationships, self-awareness, and excitement for their journey together as emergent community leaders. Leadership Seacoast is a six-month experiential learning program for those who want to discover how their communities … Read more
A Shrinking Educational and Therapeutic Tool by Tara Flippo The Browne Center staff see the challenge course as a tool rather than the end goal. To inform the program design and achieve the desired outcomes of the personal & organizational goals/objectives, we make it a point to do an in-depth client needs assessment. Challenge courses … Read more
A monthly showcase featuring our diverse and talented contract staff. February Featured Facilitator: Josh Hughes Please share any experiences of co-facilitating with Josh or having him as your facilitator on our facebook page. Josh Hughes, M.S. Kinesiology with a focus on Outdoor Education, joined The Browne Center in 2005. He holds the role of lead … Read more
5 Things Learned Programming to 4,000 Plus by Jeff Frigon, Youth & Student Programs Coordinator In the world of challenge course facilitation, there are small groups, and there are large groups, and then there are what I have recently started referring to as “supermassive” groups. I use supermassive because I’m a science nerd and … Read more
