Promoting Student Interest in Outdoor Recreation
Based Upon a Nationally-recognized Model |
The Colorado Archery in the Schools Program (CASP), through partnerships among middle- and high schools, local communities, and the Division of Wildlife (DOW), promotes student interest and skills development in outdoor recreation activities.
CASP accomplishes this by
- Developing mutually-beneficial partnerships among the participants;
- Providing Colorado-certified secondary teachers with professional, high-quality archery instruction skills and lesson plans to teach archery to their students;
- Assisting Colorado-certified secondary teachers with curriculum develop to meet Colorado educational standards and personal teaching objectives;
- Hosting an annual, statewide archery tournament, exclusively for participating CASP schools.
The Colorado Archery in the Schools Program, incorporating the National Archery in the Schools Program, teaches Junior Olympic Archery Development-style (JOAD) target archery in middle- and high school grades. CASP is for Colorado-certified secondary teachers who teach physical education, designed to incorporate an archery-unit into the curriculum. Core content covers archery history, safety, technique, equipment, mental concentration, and self-improvement.
What Others Say
Educators, Teachers, Students |
Educators say that the program *
- adds diversity and interest to the classroom;
- teaches a life skill to PE students;
- complies with state and national physical education standards;
- and is accessible to all students.
Teachers say
- school attendance is improved;
- student behavior is improved throughout the day;
- kids, regardless of gender, stature, or ability have success;
- students are buying personal archery equipment;
- after-school archery clubs are being formed.
And the students, themselves?
(Taken from a pilot program survey. Figures are accurate to +/- 2.7%. Fifty-five percent of the students surveyed were male, forty-five percent female.)
- 89% enjoy the class
- 62% had never shot a bow previously
- 73% did not own archery equipment
- 49% want to own their own equipment
Most of the student archers wanted to pursue their new interest and life-skill:
- 59% want to be target archers
- 38% are interested in bow hunting
* As published on the Web site of the National Archery in the Schools program.
Learn How to Involve Your School
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These schools participated in a November, 2005 pilot program for CASP, and helped in lesson plan design integration into school curricula. The Division of Wildlife and CASP partners, with these schools as the foundation, plan to enroll 100 or more schools in the program! Find out how!
Lewis Palmer High School • Ellicott Middle School • Ellicott High School • Creekside Middle School • Discovery Canyon • Lewis Palmer Middle School • Skyview Middle School • Sand Creek High School • Timberview Middle School • Horizon Middle School • West Grand Middle School
The following schools have already joined the CASP program. Your school can be added to the list! Find out how!
Aurora Central HS • Aurora Hills MS • Aspen Valley HS • Mapleton Expenditionary School of the Arts • Bishop Elementary • Buena Vista HS • Canon City Middle School • Casey Middle School • Cenauri Middle School • Clayton Elementary • Clear Creek MS • Conifer HS • Cripple Creek-Victor • Eagleview MS • Erie MS • Euclid MS • Everett MS • Fairmount Elementary • Falcon MS • Fort Morgan HS • Gunnison HS • Harrison MS • Hill Campus • Jefferson Elementary • Kallerdtand Elementary • Kiowa MS • Kiowa HS • Kinard Junior High • Laredo MS • Lyons HS • MLK Jr. Early College • Minnequa Elementary • McGinnis MS • Montrose HS • Niver Creek MS • Northglenn HS • North HS • North Arvada MS • Oak Groove Elementary • Ridgeview Elementary • Salida MS • Salida HS • South HS • Stanley British Primary School • Somerlid Elementary • St. Thomas More • John W. Thimmig