BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Students in physical education classes at Fairchild Wheeler Magnet High School in Bridgeport are climbing to new heights as the take part in an Adventure Education Program.
A student finds a path up a climbing wall at Fairchild Wheeler Magnet High School in Bridgeport.
Photo Credit: ContributedStudents learn about trust and about climbing in the Adventure Education Program at Fairchild Wheeler Magnet High School in Bridgeport.
Photo Credit: ContributedA physical education class at Fairchild Wheeler Magnet High School in Bridgeport.
Photo Credit: ContributedA student makes it to the top.
Photo Credit: ContributedStudents use their teamwork skills to make it to the top.
Photo Credit: ContributedStudents go through a series of trust and teamwork-building activities before climbing, where they then put to use the skills they have learned together.
The high school students learn to run a climbing element with the teacher as a facilitator. Through the exercise, students learn about the knots used in climbing, how to put on harnesses and check one another for safety, and how to belay a climber.
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