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Adirondack Experience, Inc. (AE) is a non profit organization located in Lake Placid, NY offering year round adventure based programs. Our location within the six million acre Adirondack Park provides us with immediate access to hundreds of miles of wilderness, including mountains, lakes and rivers, and an extensive network of hiking trails. The grounds include 230 acres of mostly forested land, a 100 year old farmhouse, a 40 foot climbing wall and a low and high ropes course. |
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- Programs
- Staff
- History
- Board of Directors
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| Our Programs include |
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| Youth & Families in Crisis |
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A 10 day therapeutic intervention program, which includes a year of our aftercare services, is specialized for at-risk youth ages 10-18. |
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| Visually Impaired Teens |
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A 10 day adventure program, which includes a year of our aftercare services, is specialized for visually impaired teens. |
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| School Groups, Youth Groups, Athletic Teams and More |
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A variety of youth groups participate in customized programs of adventure activities to develop trust, self-confidence, team work and positive memories.
*meals provided upon request |
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| Adult Treatment Providers |
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Through the use of both our low-ropes course and camping trips in a beautiful secluded wilderness setting, a local drug rehabilitation center is provided an additional approach to treatment.
Their unique program includes team building, personal growth and just plain fun.
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| Corporations |
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A variety of businesses invest in a day of team building, staff development and the enjoyment of a positive environment through participation in our adventure activities.
*meals provided upon request |
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AE has been successful in establishing itself as a lead agency in blending adventure programming with traditional therapy. Staff interaction with program participants is key to the success of the AE programs. high staff-to-participant ratios allows maximum interaction of staff and participants, and ensures the high safety standards set for the organization, both during adventure based activities and during the overnight stay portions of the Therapeutic Intervention Program and the Program for the Visually Impaired. AE has contracted with a local physician for on-call services to meet participant medical needs.
- 6 Full Time Staff
- Criminal justice, psychology, sociology, physical education, social work degrees
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Crisis Intervention Training
- Back Country Search & Rescue
- Licensed NYS Guides
- Adventure programs annual safety training
- 6 Part Time Staff
- Certified Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Evening Staff
- Night Staff
- Chef
- Physician On Call
- Existed as an adventure based counseling program from 1973 to 1989 within a residential treatment center known as Camelot - The Saint Frances Academy, Inc (SFA).
- Due to persistent requests from referring agencies for a preventative program that they could access directly, AE became a stand alone program within SFA in 1990.
- in 2004, AE incorporated as a stand alone non-profit organization
| Greg Peacock |
Chair |
Lake Placid, NY |
| Charles Whitney |
Sec/Treas |
Altamont, NY |
| Bernard Dayan |
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Lake Placid, NY |
| Peter Vanbrunt |
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Long Valley, NJ |
| Glenna Aldrich |
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Stony Creek, NY |
| Gretchen Foster |
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Lake Placid, NY |
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