Founder Brigitte Denton has been immersed in education since 2000 in both traditional and outdoor classroom settings. Her innovative style caters to various learning preferences, keeping learners engaged. Brigitte specializes in the following:
- Experiential education
- K-12 science and math education
- Outdoor education and leadership
- First aid, CPR, EMS, & wilderness medicine training
- E-learning management systems
- Instructional design
Brigitte typically handles all aspects of a project and, occasionally, will work with a team to get the job done. Projects can take weeks to months to complete, depending on the scope. The ADDIE and SAM models are two approaches to map out a project. We recommend choosing a model that will work best for you. Like both? No worries. We can blend the two models. Here are links to a few articles to help you choose:
Founder Brigitte Denton actively uses the projects she develops. Some projects are used solely by BLE, while others have reached a broader audience through the facilitation of others. Projects have included, but are not limited to:
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- Overhaul & administration of online learning management system (Moodle).
- Over 100 e-learning activities for WMA’s hybrid WFR & certification extension courses.
- Multiple hands-on curriculum activities.
- Staff professional development training in online learning management systems and hybrid programming.
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- Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra
- Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps
- Fire Districts throughout Mono County
- June Mountain
- Mammoth Mountain
- Manzanita School & Institute
- Tahoe Expedition Academy
- White Mountain Research Station
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- Custom hands-on training programs for various organizations to meet their safety training needs.
- Staff professional development training.
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- NOLS
- Archer School for Girls
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- Leadership journals for Archer Arrow Week (grades 7, 9, 11).
- Leadership journals for backpacking, mountaineering, and sea kayaking courses.
- Staff professional development training.
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Eight-week weekly after-school program educates student-athletes in life skills via team building, goal setting and tracking exercises, visualization exercises, nutrition activities, and more.
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- PEAK
- John Adams Middle School
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- Energy consumption evaluation project developed for grade 7.
- Staff professional development training.
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- University of California Los Angeles SSWIMS Program
- COSEE-West
- John Adams Middle School
- Santa Monica Science Magnet)
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- Middle school field research programs developed for grades 6-8.
- Grade 6: Ecology – the effects of biotic and abiotic factors on community development and succession.
- Grade 7: Beach Profiling and Channel Islands Sand Crab Study – the effects of erosion and deposition on the abundance of sand crabs.
- Grade 8: Environmental Chemistry and Biology – the effects of ocean conditions and water quality on plankton growth.
- Staff professional development training.
