Sarah Parlier PhD, Lead Educator at Trails Momentum, discusses the importance of getting young adults back into a classroom environment below:

It's back to school season, a time when many young men and women who have struggled to succeed in school or who have dropped out of college may be wondering what their next steps might be.

At Trails Momentum, students have the opportunity to earn six college credits from Western State Colorado University, an accredited university. The two courses students participate in, Principles of Outdoor Recreation and Introduction to Communication and Leadership, are completely integrated into therapeutic programming.

Both of the classes we offer at Trails Momentum are directly tied to the work we are doing in therapy sessions and on expedition. Academic and therapeutic programming are designed to help students build goals and a purpose for themselves. Many feel lost and without direction before joining us. We work with them to feel comfortable in a classroom setting and transform their beliefs about themselves as students.


Learn more about academic programming here.

About Trails Momentum
At Trails Momentum young adults 18 – 25 who were previously lost and unmotivated find perspective, direction, and renewed energy to venture into adulthood.