Rock Climbing

During the month of January, the students at MAES have been working on rock climbing in their PE classes. Rock climbing is an individual activity that is non-competitive. Climbing is one of the few activities that we do in PE that is not group/team based and competitive. The students get to climb across the wall working on basic climbing skills. After the first week, the wall is set up with some challenges (eagle's nest, hoola-hoops, etc.) to add a little more pressure to the climb. Rock climbing is all about decision making, and thinking on the fly! It is amazing watching the students make their way across the wall and seeing their thinking patterns. Pictures will be up soon!