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Presenter:  Simon Jorgenson
Presentation:  NOLS, the leader in Wilderness Education
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For over 40 years, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has been the leader in wilderness education.  More than 100,000 students have learned and mastered outdoor skills, developed leadership and studied environmental ethics in the world’s most spectacular wild classrooms.
From two weeks to 135 days in length, NOLS offers over 65 different course types in skill areas including backpacking, mountaineering, sea kayaking, sailing, canoeing, skiing, snowboarding, fly fishing, caving, horse packing and rock climbing.

Join NOLS instructor, Simon Jorgenson, as he shares an informational presentation complete with stunning pictures and cinematography from snowy Alaskan peaks to dense Patagonian rain forest, the majestic Himalayas to sparkling coastal Baja, and the rugged Rockies to the remote Australian Outback.

Simon Jorgenson is currently a graduate student at The University of Cincinnati studying the social and cultural foundations of education.  Previously, Simon taught seventh grade culture studies at Cincinnati Country Day School, where he also designed an outdoor education program combining organic farming, yoga, and outdoor outings.  Simon has worked in outdoor education on and off for 15 years, as an instructor with the National Outdoor Leadership School and the Cleveland Metroparks Institute of the Great Outdoors.  Simon believes that everyone deserves a wilderness experience. His favorite states are Ohio, Vermont, New Mexico, Oregon, and Alaska.

www.nols.edu