New York City Outward Bound would like to heartily welcome BCS to the Sharpe Reservation for the very last week of Crew Orientation 2009. Though this week is only 4 days and we are staying in Camp Hidden Valley, most of the course elements are still the same. We always start with a large group circle and then pose for a whole group photo before we separate into crews. Afterward, crews visit the dining hall (a gift of the Sulzberger Family, a mere coincidence with Arthur O. Sulzberger as one of our esteemed board members) for clothes issue. Typically, crews participate in team building initiatives and games, which will lead into lunch along Deer Lake.
This afternoon, crews all migrated to the low challenge courses here at the Reservation. This is where the group definition of crew starts. By this, I mean that this is where a crew begins to examine itself and each other as an entity. They learn how best to communicate with one another and the ways in which they can become a well-oiled machine.
Tonight after dinner, crews are getting ready for tomorrow by practicising knots for climbing, learning how to read maps, learning about training, main and final and beyond.
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