The First Year Outdoor Adventure at UC Santa
Barbara is a week of actively exploring the greater Santa Barbara environment
before UCSB Move In, Week Of Welcome, and the beginning of classes. It
is an opportunity to get to know other first year students so you’ll
have some familiar friends and close bonds during your transition to UCSB.
We plan to camp, kayak, climb, hike, and adventure together in Santa Barbara,
UCSB, Ventura, and the Channel Islands National Park.
Why/ what are the goals of FYOA? The First Year Outdoor Adventure combines
some of the most popular local outdoor activities such as rock climbing,
kayaking, hiking, camping and a Santa Cruz Island experience. It is also
a unique opportunity to meet and create relationships for all participants
that will last for all your years at UCSB and into the future.
Our main goals for every participant are to:
-
Ease the transition into the UCSB community
-
Develop relationships with new peers
-
Gain an early sense of community at UCSB
-
Teach environmental stewardship
-
Have a really fun adventure with an acceptable level of risk
When?
Saturday, September 13th 2008, 2pm – Saturday, September 20th
2008.
How much does it cost?
$825. A deposit of $100 is required at time of registration. The balance
is due
one week after acceptance onto the trip. See lottery dates below for the
selection and wait list process.
What does that cost include? FYOA participants will be welcomed by the
trip leaders upon arrival at
Emma Wood State Beach for a week of camping and outdoor adventure. Participants
will have
opportunities that include but are not limited to high and low elements
at the UCSB ropes course,
climbing and belay clinics in UCSB’s Climbing Center, kayaking the
Santa Barbara coast, hiking
though the Los Padres National Forest trails, outdoor rock climbing at
Gibraltar rock and a 3-day
experience on Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park.
Participants will also enjoy
evenings filled with group dinners around the camp fire, various teambuilding
activities, and beach
exploration.
More specifically, the cost includes:
-
7 nights of camping
-
3 meals per day (while camping)
-
All group cooking equipment
-
Trip leaders, ropes facilitators, kayak and rock guides
-
Transportation to and from all activities
-
Ropes Course, including low and high elementsBelay Clinic at the
Adventure Climbing Center
-
Guided hikes and team building activities
-
Guided Kayak tour of the Santa Barbara Coast
-
Day of outdoor rock climbing at Gibraltar Rock
-
Round-trip ferry to the Channel Islands National Park
-
3 Days at Santa Cruz Island in the Park
-
Guided Kayak tour of the sea caves at Santa Cruz Island
-
All kayaking and climbing equipment
-
Permit and reservation fees
-
First aid kits/ repair kits
-
All group cooking equipment
Please download the FAQ sheet
for further details
|
