ATREC
The College and Life Preparation
Jamaica Reef Survey - June 10-24, 2009
Succeeding in college is a crucial step towards succeeding in life, but along the way there are many hazards that can thwart students during their freshman year and again during their transition to adult life upon graduation. The College and Life Preparation Course can assist participants with the successful transition into the dynamic world of college student and responsible adult. Join us June 10-24, 2009 for an indispensable experience in education, life preparation, and environmental improvement. You will spend time learning, discussing, working projects, eating, sleeping, and improving your body right on the ocean in a beautiful foreign location. Your confidence level, skills, and abilities can improve as the experience unfolds for you at an unhurried pace, which will provide you a head start in college and life. Participants will also receive college credit for their participation in the College and Life Preparation Course.Anatole France said "an education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't."; in our increasingly intricate world, it can be incredibly difficult for students entering college, and their greater life as an adult, to find their way through the complexities of life decisions, be prepared for the very different expectations of the college learning process, and understand the decisions of a responsible adult. Moving from the environment of home and high school to the soaring pressures of life on one’s own and the demanding university environment; the College and Life Preparation Course allows participants to prepare for college by developing their judgment, honing their decision making skills, and increasing their educational base while experiencing life away from home in a safe and beautiful location.
The College and Life Preparation Course is designed to provide a three prong approach to the preparation of the participant:
The June 10-24, 2009 course will be held at one of the finest resorts in the Caribbean. Grand Lido Braco is a five star resort situated on the North Coast of Jamaica; this completely secured facility is far from the party atmosphere of the southwest and is one of the top 20 resorts in the Caribbean. This course will feature the educational and preparatory aspects of the College and Life Preparation Course; participants will also contribute daily to a reef survey project, for a world reef conservation agency. The participants will also be learning about the local culture and conditions from people of the north shore communities.
$7,200.00 usd is the all inclusive pricing for this course, which includes: round trip airfare from departure airport (ATLANTA), accommodations (double occupancy), all meals, 24-hour ATREC Inc staff availability, airport pickup and drop off, daily educational sessions, all text books, daily life preparation sessions, professional skin diving instruction, equipment (snorkel & ID equipment), t-shirt, activity fees, group photo, local history sessions, evening activities, and relaxation time. A valid U.S. passport and the ability to swim are required for this course. A minimum of 12 participants is required for this course to occur.
Course Staff:
Dr. Trish Lichau, MS, PhDFrom serving as an EMT/Community Health Aide in a floating logging camp on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska to being a licensed pilot, sometime tugboat operator, certified scuba diver and king salmon fisherman, Trish has followed a rather non-traditional path into formal education. Prior to moving “down south” to Oregon, Trish taught OSHA-mandated BFA and ELS courses to loggers and fishermen, an experience that inadvertently prepared her for an exciting career teaching high school and understanding resistant learners. Trish has been a life-long social activist, which has included flying medical mission trips deep into the heart of Mexico, designing and implementing after-school programs for at-risk learners, and organizing and training a cadre of tutors who served over 330 students. Her after-school programs won national recognition and became the subject of the Policy Institute, Inc. research initiative on outstanding student literacy models. Trish’s formal education experiences include serving as a high school math and Spanish teacher, high school administrator, adjunct faculty at MHCC for 10 years and as an associate professor for four years at Concordia University. Her interests include neuropsychosocial studies, allopathic and emergency medicine, naturopathic medicine, transformative education, and online teaching and learning.
Dave Shields, MS
Dave Shields is a retired Mount Hood Community College instructor and retired CEO/President of EASTCO Machining. Throughout his two decades of college instruction, Dave taught manufacturing, automotive, sociology and education courses. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University and Master of Science degree from University of Portland. Shields was a member of the Gresham City Council from 2001 to 2005 and has held volunteer offices with the Gresham Chamber of Commerce, Gresham City Finance Committee, Gresham City Planning Commission, Gresham Police Advisory Committee, Gresham Environmental Committee, East Metro Economic Alliance, City of Gresham Transportation Committee, Metro Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC), and Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT).
Mike Christie, BS, EMT-P, Dive Master
President of ATREC Inc, he manages a wide variety of client needs. Mr. Christie has 28 years experience in a variety of EMS and rescue roles, from rescue/paramedic to state and regional education. Mr. Christie also has 27 years experience and training in mountain rescue, high angle rescue, water rescue, dive rescue, boat operations, avalanche evaluation and rescue, SAR management, air rescue, and EMS. In addition to serving as a mountain rescue, air rescue, SAR medicine, avalanche, ocean rescue, swiftwater rescue, wilderness skills, and climbing instructor at both the undergraduate and graduate level since 1982; he has also served as Training Director for mountain rescue units, water rescue groups, and the American Medical Response - Reach and Treat (RAT) Program in Oregon, as well as, numerous smaller organizations. Mr. Christie originated the RAT team concept, training standards for mountain rescue, water rescue personnel, and several swiftwater rescue programs. Mr. Christie developed the first river lifeguard program in the world. He recently developed, managed, and implemented an air rescue system for support of personnel in the Southern Philippines. Mr. Christie has assisted with outdoor education programs for hundreds of students in the Western United States for many years. He is an active rescue paramedic, diver, climber and kayaker, with experience in the mountain ranges of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and California; as well as the waters of the Pacific, Caribbean, and South Seas. Mr. Christie has contributed to Response, JEMS, Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, Rescue, Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine, and Prehospital Emergency Care magazines; as well as serving as a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences. Mr. Christie has lead and/or participated in over 1000 SAR missions in the USA and other countries.
Sara Christie, BS, RN, Master Diver
Ms. Christie is a critical care and flight nurse with 20 years of experience in those areas. Educated at Oregon Health Sciences University, she has functioned in all areas of nursing, from field nurse and emergency nurse, to nurse educator and nursing administrator. She is a multidisciplinary health educator with broad experience with different learning types. As a field provider she has over 20 years experience in search and rescue, mountain rescue, dive rescue, rescue management, and air rescue. She is experienced at safety supervision and interface with foreign health professionals on medical care decisions for patients outside of the USA. She has been a contributor to several scientific publications with original research and given numerous lectures in the USA and the Philippines. She is an active diver and kayaker, with experience in the waters of the Pacific, Caribbean, and South Seas.
