Dave
Freeman
Co-Director 
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In the Winter of 2001 Dave completed a 6 week, 225 mile,
solo toboggan trek along the Minnesota/Ontario border. Dubbed the Border Country
Adventure, Dave used a lap top computer and Globalstar Satellite phone to post
journals, photos, and other educational resources to the internet, and connected
with classrooms across the country during his first learning adventure. This first
adventure provided the foundation from which The Wilderness Classroom Organization
and many more Learning Adventures have grown. During the last four years he has
played a vital role in the development and implementation of seven online learning
adventures. Dave graduated from the University
of Colorado at Boulder where he studied Biology and Anthropology. Dave is also
a web master, programmer, and wilderness guide. He has worked as a dog sledding
instructor, sea kayaking instructor, and canoeing outfitter/instructor for 10
seasons, introducing hundreds of participants to wilderness travel.
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Eric
Frost
Co-Director 
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Eric grew up and currently lives in the Chicago area and
works as a public school teacher when he is not participating in learning adventures.
Eric graduated from Ohio University where he studied Education and English and
he as taught students from Preschool to High School in a variety of subjects.
Eric also spent 6 summers introducing students and adults to the wonders of the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness while working for Sawbill Canoe Outfitters
in Northern Minnesota. In the Fall of 2001 Eric participated in his first Online
Learning Adventure, the Big Muddy Adventure, an on-line canoeing adventure from
the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, connecting with
thousands of students and teachers through school visits and theinternet. Eric
has worked diligently for the last three years overseeing the formation, development,
and successful implementation of The Wilderness Classroom's Learning Adventures. |
Adam
Hansen
| Project
Peru will be Adam's second learning adventure with Wilderness Classroom. While
working on the Boreal Forest Project his expertise in web page development and
technology were crucial. Adam has spent most of his life paddling canoes in the
northwoods of Minnesota, so his technical skills will also be important on this
expedition. When not on expeditions with WCO Adam is preparing for his entry into
law school. |
Jesse
Beightol
| This
will be Jesse's first expedition with Wilderness Classroom. A native Minnesotan,
Jesse now makes the outdoors his home. When not leading wilderness trips for Wilderness
Inquiry, Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge, or the National Outdoor Leadership School,
he teaches at Eagle Rock School in Colorado. Jesse is working towards his teaching
license and Masters in Educational Leadership at Colorado State University. | | Jennifer
has always been interested in other countries and cultures and participated in
a variety of travel adventures. In 1998 she took the opportunity to spend a year
traveling around the world, visiting 14 countries. Several classrooms in her hometown
in New Hampshire followed her trip and their enthusiasm and interest inspired
her to found
TravelingEd.org. TravelingEd is a nonprofit organization with
a mission to engage children by creating learning communities that provide experience-based
educational programs that bring the world into the classroom. TravelingEd.org
and Wilderness Classroom have a similar mission, and Jennifer and Dave began discussing
collaboration ideas in 2003, and recently decided to work together on Project
Peru. Jennifer is eager to provide Project Peru curriculum and team up with Wilderness
Classroom for this exciting adventure.
| If
you are interested in joining our staff please feel free to contact
us. |
