I have chosen to discuss the clothing company Russell Outdoors formerly known as Mossy Oak Apparel (Hoover’s Inc., 2015). Mossy Oak is strongly associated with outdoorsman and women who use camouflage for outdoor sporting activities or for fashion purposes. Their brands include Elements, Mossy Oak, and APX. Hunting products are sold through mass merchandisers, sporting good retailers, and catalog sales in the US (Hoover’s Inc., 2015). Customers who seek products are looking for a specific…
Look no further than your own backyard. There are a variety of leisure activities available at Tennessee’s state and national parks for little to no expense at all. Advanced preparation is essential to assure a successful outing while keeping the cost down. One of the local favorites is Rock Creek Park, located in Unicoi County, Tennessee. Rock Creek Park offers a surprising number of inexpensive and enjoyable outdoor activities for everyone. Having a well-thought out plan before embarking on…
Consequently, the outdoors have taught me to enjoy the little things, both literally and figuratively. Digging up bugs, climbing trees, and playing catch with my father seem simple, but are actually cherished memories.…
Students Engaged in Eco-Defence, the Outdoor Pursuits LLC, Environmental Action, Garden Club, the Platteau, the Environmental Affairs Symposium, the Feminist Student Union, and College Outdoors. I have spent a lot of my time at Lewis & Clark working with College Outdoors, where I have both a work study job in the office and assist as a trip coordinator. I have always seen the outdoors as a classroom, and work to bring both social and academic aspects to the College Outdoors program. Recently,…
Description Capital Outdoors is an amazing place for those who love going outdoors. The store offers an extensive selection of outdoor equipment and accessories, from high tech gadgets and electronics, to sleeping bags, tents, motor homes and stoves for camping as well as a vast collection of essential gears for cycling, hiking, gardening, fishing and pets. They want to help you make your next trip as memorable, comfortable and enjoyable as possible, so no matter what outdoor activity you wish…
inquiry-unit plan, I chose the topic of forests because I believe that there is a lot children from learn from being outdoors and by experiencing nature. In my unit for a prekindergarten classroom, the students will learn from the things they experience by being outdoors in a forest. We will learn about different animals and plants found in the forest as well as the different recreational activities that can be done in a forest, such as hiking or fishing. We will use these topics to learn about…
they contribute to the creation of this promise. Of these arts however, photography and outdoors/sports are the best for exploring the connection between promise and the arts. The utilization of photography and the outdoors as an outlet to express the promise in California is a great technique that Starr uses in his article. The way Starr examines the promise of California through photography and the outdoors is very intriguing but one might not be able to realize how these relate…
The idea of basketball created by a man named James Naismith in 1891 for an outdoor learning program for a school known as YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. Many thoughts of the activity of basketball are to create an activity to play in the indoor and outdoor environments. Basketball allows males and females of all ages to engage in the game. With basketball coming widely popular throughout the states variations of games in basketball were later introduced. One variation of the games in…
Most of these activities are outdoors and rely on what nature has to offer for fun. Most children who go away to summer camps come from cities and suffer from “nature deficit disorder” to the narrow experience of modern indoor life. Outdoor experiences enrich kid's perceptions of the world and support healthy child development. The outdoors also offer the opportunity for diverse activities, most of which are physical. Although the children may not immediately…
Chester Elementary Teachers Preparation for Outdoor Core/NGSS Rollout Over the last three years, Chester teachers, Kellie Bainbridge, Janae LaGroue, Aletha O’Kelley, Meghan Whalen, Brooke Geer, Nicholle Crowther, Susan Tantardino, and Camille Klimek, have taken on a huge responsibility in our district, by agreeing to pilot Next Generation Science Standards ( NGSS).They have been the pioneers willing to dissect and deconstruct NGSS to create a curriculum guide and instructional plans that would…