Outdoor Environmental Education program goals are:

• To enable students to understand and experience the relationship between themselves and the natural environment, and their roles as stewards of the earth
• To strengthen social relationships between the students and their peers and teachers
• To give students a sense of independence and self-identity
• To give students a chance to succeed in a noncompetitive environment
• To foster an attitude of inquiry in the student
• To encourage openness and active participation in outdoor activities
• To promote the values of faith, caring, honesty, respect and responsibility

In addition, the Youth Leadership Program strives to:

• Help students understand how their actions can affect their communities
• Compel students to identify ways they can have a positive impact
• Build trust, mutual respect and commitment
• Practice good decision making skills