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
Valued Beginnings: An Emotionally Intelligent Approach to Developing Youth Leadership Programs Join us for John Grund’s “Valued Beginnings” the first offering in our Experience Learning Sessions. No matter if you teach in a classroom, after-school, or wilderness setting, developing leadership skills with youth can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Using experiential methodology, Valued … Read more
Social Justice at the 24th Annual International ACCT Conference January 30 to February 2, 2014 in Orlando, FL The largest gathering of challenge course professionals in the world. Tara Flippo, Youth Programs Director and Challenge Course Manager, will be attending and presenting on behalf of the Browne Center/UNH. Her topic is Social Justice Education. Tara’s … Read more
Meeting Space at The Browne Center If you are looking for a site to host your next staff retreat or workshop, see what we have to offer in this video:
Workshop: A Gamesmith Shares Activities You Should Know We are excited to host this High 5 Workshop on Friday, February 7, in conjunction with the Northeast Open Air Conference, February 7-9, 2014. Join us for one event or both! From High 5: Description: We are excited to offer this one day workshop just before the … Read more
