20th Annual Winter Institute - Pre-Institute Workshop

Risk Management for Leaders in Outdoor, Global, and Immersive Student Programs

You have a responsibility to your faculty and students to invest in risk management planning, whether you are running international or wilderness trips, or planning immersive experiences closer to home. Building a comprehensive risk management plan can feel daunting and independent schools face unique needs. This workshop will cover essential topics for any independent school leader running outdoor, international, or immersive programming and will help you identify next steps in developing your school's risk management plan. 

Topics include:

• Evaluating risks of an activity, determining how to manage those risks, and how to communicate those risks to your students

• Building a health review process to ensure students are ready to take on the rigors of wilderness or international travel or an immersive experience

• Evaluating your school's medical treatment plans for trips

• How to evaluate subcontractors

• Emergency and crisis planning

At NOLS, we've spent more than 58 years managing risk in wilderness environments around the world, and have worked with independent schools on expeditions, wilderness medicine, and risk management. Join us to connect and share your valuable experience with peer programs and let us share our experience and lessons learned with you.