We shouldn’t bubble wrap our kids

Bringing the power of the outdoors to kids from ages three to seventeen is a mission Avid4 Adventure takes very seriously. Our seasoned Adventure Educators are charged with bringing our mission to life every day with unparalleled safety and skills training, and a devoted desire to challenge young campers.

Governor’s Healthy Small Business Award celebrated

DENVER - Friday, Feb. 2 - Boulder-based Avid4 Adventure has received the Governor’s Healthy Small Business Award of 2017, presented by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Representatives of Avid4 Adventure were honored yesterday at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Leading Edge Graduation Ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. The Governor’s Healthy Business Award is part of the OEDIT statewide initiative, "For Colorado: For the Health of It!,” focused on integrating health and wellness into the places Coloradans live, work and play. The award honors one small business making great strides supporting the health and wellness of their employees, while simultaneously impacting their business vitality.

Our campers explore the meaning of grit and determination that possibly help develop children's emotional intelligence. These skills may play a role between the correlation between success and kids through outdoor experiences.

According to Paul Tough, author of “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character,” the qualities kids need for success aren’t taught in a classroom. Instead, Tough identifies a very different set of skills he believes are crucial to success and kids, including perseverance, curiosity, resilience, optimism and self-control. You and I might call them “character skills.” Tough calls them “grit.” And if you’re trying to figure out how to develop grit in your kids, outdoor sports are a great place to start.