Wilderness Odyssey Tests, Strengthens Boys' Character

Fourteen Brunswick junior boys, along with two members of the faculty, have returned from the third annual Outdoor Leadership Program, taking place at historic Camp Dudley on Lake Champlain from Jan. 13–20.
 
The weeklong program is a key component of the Brunswick Trust, the School’s homegrown character and leadership initiative promoting experiential education and learning.  
 
Participants, all of whom had withstood a competitive application process and been granted approval by their teachers, stepped away from first-semester exams to challenge themselves in a non-traditional educational environment.
 
They learned how to survive in the wilderness — to orienteer, to build a fire, to pitch a tent, to layer their clothing properly and efficiently, to cross-country ski, to make stream water safe to drink, to cook in the backcountry, to ice climb, and to leave no trace for bears or other unwelcome visitors.
 
A five-mile trek to an Adirondack summit served as the culminating exercise in the successful week in upstate New York.
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