GC announces Spear-O-Wigwam Mountain Campus schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                                      March 30, 2012

Contact:              Wendy Smith (307) 674-6446 ext. 2801/Email wsmith@sheridan.edu

Dennis Jacobs (307) 674-6446 ext. 2802/Email djacobs@sheridan.edu

Gillette College announces Spear-O-Wigwam Mountain Campus schedule

Gillette College is looking forward to the second season of activity at the Spear-O Wigwam Mountain Campus.

“The purpose of our Mountain Campus is to enhance existing academic programming as well as provide new opportunities for students and the community,” said Campus Director, Micah Olsen.  “In addition to the menu of courses and lectures open to the public we are thrilled to have included in our full schedule groups of students and educators from our region coming to Spear-O for various educational activities. This is exactly the intent and we can’t wait for the summer to arrive.”

Events happening throughout the summer include a full menu of Learn Outdoors courses open to the public, leadership workshops, small group activities, a series of three mountain lectures, educational retreats and skills training.

“We are excited about the menu of courses available this summer,” said Learn Outdoors Coordinator, Julie Davidson. “We had so much positive feedback after our short season last year; it was easy to craft this year’s menu . We invite everyone to surrender to what nature can teach you; embrace the experience of learning out of doors – enjoy the absence of a computer and a desk and let the experience be your textbook!”

Registration is now open for the following classes:

Course Title                                                     Instructor                                          Dates

Dutch Oven Cooking                                      Sue Scott                                           July 6-8

Photography                                                    Adam Jahiel                                      July 6-8

Landscape Painting                                        Joel Ostlind                                       July 14-15

Intro to Rock Climbing                                  Tom Johannesmeyer                      July 14-15

Wilderness Survival Retreat                         Mark Andersen                                 July 18-22

Watercolor for Hikers & Travelers              Randy Stout                                      July 20-22

Intro to Night Sky & Telescopes                  Tom Johannesmeyer                      July 20-21

Horse Packing                                                 Dave Clarendon                               July 25-29

Map, GPS & Geocaching                               Rob Livingston                                 August 4

LASER of Consciousness                               Valerie Collins                                  August 4-10

Women’s Retreat                                           Karen St Clair                                    Sept 14-16

To register for classes, please visit www.spearowigwam.com or contact Davidson directly at 686-0254, ext. 8350.

We look forward to seeing you this season!

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