YAP    Youth Achievement Program        
Boomerang Climbing and Adventure Park      ThailandRocks.com/Youth.htm
  1st level 2nd level    3rd level   
to do: climb at least one pitch
figure 8 knot - in itself
what is a caribeener?
What is belay?
How to use the belay tool
one zip, no touch tether
use a frisbee

 

climb medium pitch (5.5)
belay someone else
figure 8 knot - from outside
make a square knot
9 holes frisbee golf
make a hole in one on 'spinning green'
intro to climbing grade system
climb 'Hidden Valley' to summit of Rak Wall.
climb hard pitch (5.7)
self-belay
frisbee golf - score 'par x two' or better
other knots: half hitch, bow hitch
receive zipper
cross fireman's hose tightrope
Go through caves at 'Lion Hill' to other side.
study words:  

go, stop, high, low, top, bottom, rock, bird, mountain, hill, lion, monkey, tiger, zip line, belay, caribeener, climb, climbing, knot, rope, water, high, low, left, right, up, down

 

hold, crag, boulder, pitch, cliff, string, limestone, stone, steep slope, beach, wet, dry, north, south, east, west, far, close, highest, lowest, hold on, let go, clip on, clip off, release, stay, tether, owl, lizard, turtle, bear, elephant, summit, brave, excited, bored, boring, length of rope, do it again, don't try it, peak, farthest, closest, far away, close up, crystal, granite, grip, flake, moderate slope, cave, leopard, eagle, zip trolley, take a picture, make a video, listen, come down, go up, go down, come up, free climb, aid climbing, scared, easy, afraid, difficult, height, crazy, bouldering, safety, harness, continue, swing, traverse, ground level, mountaineering, coast, coastal.
fitness 10 push ups
3 pull ups
walk perimeter of Boomerang
15 push ups
6 pull ups
jog to river and back in less than 20 minutes
21 push ups
9 pull ups
trek around Lion Hill - Pace how many meters
Yoga

stretching

side to side
touch toes
jumping jacks
running in place, knees high
muscle resistance 01
dance the twist
deep knee bends
one leg up, bending to side
scrunch head and neck like turtle
arms straight behind and up while bending
muscle resistance 02
tutsi bounce, basketball shoot
stand on head for one minute
shiva pose, left and right
crack back, side to side
connect hands behind
muscle resistance 03
cossack dance
questions to answer: >>> How did Boomerang get its name?
>>> What is former name of Thailand?
>>> what is an island?
>>>  what is a mountain?
>>> Which direction does the Mae Kok river flow. It's source? In to what bigger river? 
>>> Point to E, W, N, S.
>>> The sun rises and sets in which directions?

>>>  what is a full moon - a new moon?

 

>>> Name the four countries which border Thailand? which direction are they?
>>> Major rivers which border east and west?
>>> Which direction are the biggest mountains in the world? What countries are they in?
>>> Articulate the difference between passive solar and PV panels?
>>> point to NW, SW, NE, SE. What is a peninsula? What are tides, what affects them?
rewards
for each level
'Boo' insignia on T shirt + frisbee
bird:  nok wok (indigenous & flightless bird, the size of a chicken, but handsome)Student Guide
'Me' insignia on shirt + compass
bird insignia:  owl (nok hoo)
Assistant Guide
'Rang' insignia on jacket
name in newspaper + binoculars
animal insignia: Eagle (nok in see) - Guide

YAP    Youth Achievement Program        
Boomerang Climbing and Adventure Park      ThailandRocks.com/Youth.htm