Remember to bring a printed and signed waiver when participating in any program!
Year Round Programs
Road Shows
Enjoy the benefits of our Teams Challenge Course in the comfort and convenience of your own facility.
Caring Classroom
What if your students could work together without fighting or using “put-downs?”
Do you wish you had the skills to give your students a tune-up after their visit to Irons Oaks?
This training changes you and your students!
The “Building a Caring Classroom” program will give you the skills to make this a reality.
This program was designed for teachers by Irons Oaks experienced staff and is based off Laurie Frank’s book “Journey to a Caring Classroom”.
Our staff will train your teachers on how to implement games and activities within their classrooms and give them the props to do so.
These games and activities are designed to get students to work together in a cooperative and caring manner, by recognizing their unique strengths.
Fee Structure
-$100 per participant
-Training available on-site at Irons Oaks or at your own facility. ----Minimum ten people per program.
-FREE to each participant!
One Basic Teamwork Activity Kit
Includes instruction and six teambuilding activities
Outdoor Education Experience
Irons Oaks is the perfect place to bring your students for Outdoor Education in IL. Through the Outdoor Education program your group will experience the best of everything that Irons Oaks has to offer.
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Tower By The Hour
The Irons Oaks Climbing Tower can be renter by the hour. Program fee covers two instructors and all the gear needed to climb safely. You choose the format: recreational, educational or private lessons. Subject to availability, so plan ahead! Programs are available seven days a week by appointment only.
See more about our Climbing Tower.
Special Events
* Residents of Homewood-Flossmoor and Olympia Fields receive discounted rate.
** Sign up for all three sessions and receive $5 off each session!
March
Women’s Adventure Day
Come to Irons Oaks for a day full of adventure, fun and feminine support in honor of Women’s History Month. Gather your family and best girl friends to conquer our High Ropes Course & Power Pole together!
When: March 30, 2008 / 9am-3pm
Age: 13-Adult
Fee: $75* price includes lunch
Registration Deadline: March 17, 2008
Online Registration Code: 191503-01
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May
Teams Trainings
Consider training to be a Teams Challenge Course facilitator. You’ll learn experiential education teambuilding concepts you can apply to your particular area of interest. Or get your certification and work at Irons Oaks, Chicagoland’s premier adventure center, and qualify for 100% reimbursement!
The hands-on Teams Challenge Course training covers everything you need to know to be a successful Teams Challenge Course facilitator: the teambuilding principle, program design, group dynamics & facilitation strategies, logistics, standards of excellence, policies & procedures, and more. Completing the course prepares you to seek certification to work in this exciting field or use the skills you learn to add value to your resume!
When: May 24-25, 9am-5pm each day
Fee: $180 per person (includes lunch, materials, and expert instruction.
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2008
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June-August
Open Climbing
Irons Oaks opens our Climbing Tower every other Wednesday eve for community climbers! Come out from 5pm to dusk to scale the face of our 36 foot tower. Please, show up no later than 6pm if you’d like a chance to climb. Waivers are required for all (17 & under must be signed by parent or legal guardian).
When: June 4 & 18
July 2, 16, & 30
August 13 & 27
5pm-dusk (please arrive not latter then 6pm)
Age: Entering grade 3 to adult
Fee: $10 per person per day
Summer Adventure Series
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This 3 part Summer Adventure Series is a great alternative to average summer camp but still has all the adventure. Only 3 days, spread through out your summer break, gives you time to hold a job, go on vacation, or hang out with friends and family, and still have the fun and excitement only an Irons Oaks Summer Camp can give you. Sign up for all 3 Summer Adventure Series and get $5 off each program! Waivers are required.
Part I:
Start your summer 35ft in the air. Come out for our Summer Adventure Series and treat yourself to the challenge of our High Ropes Course. Waivers are required.
When: Monday June 16th, 1-5pm
Age: Entering Grades 8-12
Fee: $30 per person* **
Registration Deadline: May 30, 2008
Online Registration Code: 291503-01
Part II:
In the second of three parts of our adventure series, you have the chance to do both our Climbing Tower and Power Pole. Experience the freedom of jumping into the open air (fully harnessed) on our Power Pole; and then the exhilaration of conquering the tower. Don’t worry if you missed the first program, new adventurers are always welcome! Waivers are required.
When: Monday July 14th, 1-5pm
Age: Entering Grades 8-12
Fee: $30 per person* **
Registration Deadline: June 27, 2008
Online Registration Code: 291503-02
Part III:
Get your mind ready for school with a thrilling day of challenging games and initiatives at our Teams Challenge Course! This final adventure tests where your limits are, and finds ways to push them further. Don’t worry if you missed out on our other programs in the series, new adventures are always welcome. Waivers are required
When: Monday August 18th , 1-5pm
Age: Entering Grades 8-12
Fee: $30 per person* **
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2008
Online Registration Code: 291503-03
Summer Camps High Adventure
Ready for an adventure?! Irons Oaks offers three days of outdoor living skills training, our Teams Challenge Course, Climbing tower and High Ropes Course, all before heading out for an overnight trip to the Kankakee River State Park. We leave Thursday for a full day of canoeing and camping. (Friday is a short day ending at noon)
When: July 7-11, 9am-5pm Mon. - Thurs. Friday ends at noon
Age: Entering Grades 7-9
Fee: $220 per person
Registration Deadline: June 16, 2008
Online Registration Code: 294402-01
Explorers Camp
Take on our Teams Challenge Course and Climbing Tower in the same day. Then the adventure really begins! We will spend three days hiking, kayaking and exploring an Indiana State Park and its waterways, before returning to end the week with our own High Ropes Course.
When: July 21-25, 9am-5pm Mon.-Thurs. Friday ends at noon
Age: Entering Grades 7-9
Fee: $230 per person
Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008
Online Registration Code: 294403-01
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