Students from
the University of Idaho now have the option of “studying abroad” in the Idaho
wilderness instead of traveling outside of the U.S., a recent article reported.
The program is
called “A Semester in the Wild” and finished its first session at the end of
December 2013. Students were dropped into one of the most remote locations in
the United States for over two months, deep within Central Idaho wilderness.
The eleven
students enrolled in the program shared a cabin without cell phone service,
thirty-five miles away from any road. Mail, food and supplies were delivered to
students weekly by bush plane and the nearest town was more than four hours
away.
“Students studied
literature of the West, environmental writing,
river ecology, wilderness management and outdoor leadership under professors
who were flown in for weeklong teaching stints,” the article reported.
Students said they were able to actually live the types of subjects they
studied about.
“We read a John Muir essay about climbing a
tree in the Sierra Nevada in a windstorm…and an hour later students were
outside with me climbing trees,” a student said in the article.
Cost of the
program includes normal tuition, room and board and a special fee of $1,500 per
student.
ClearCause urges
all students who choose to immerse themselves in unique experiences like this
one to stay as safe as possible. Download the free ASAAP checklist and get the new ASAAP SOS app! Taking these small steps to prepare for
your experience could help save your life.
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