Flat Wall�

Flat Wall�

15 Degree Wall�

Upside- Down Staircase Wall�

30 Degree Wall�

15 Degree Wall�30 Degree Wall�

Upside- Down Staircase Wall�

Fitness Wall (Bouldering Cave)�

62 ft. Traverse Wall�

Popocatepetl�

Everest •Chomolungma•Sagarmartha�Cerro Torre� Fitzroy� Anconcagua�

Denali•Mt.McKinley� Pikes Peak� Kilamanjaro�

Flat Panel Traverse Wall - Spans 62 feet Across Gym • To Incorporate Art of the world’s greatest mountains�

A�gility�

B�alance�

C�oordination�

1�2�

3�

Literacy�& Math�

Fitness Wall�

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Alphabet Climbing Holds & Numerical Holds will be manufactured by professional companies to be used at the teachers discretion for various lesson�plans. The “Literacy & Math Fitness Wall” incorporates a hands-on learning experience for the students. As we know learning is an emotional�experience, climbing (in this application) takes the student on a transcendental journey that encompasses a unique teaching rubric. Climbing�facilitates many benefits outside of physical fitness, it fosters leadership development, personal growth & development, character building, teamwork�amongst their peers, eliminates social circles that would otherwise be segregated, and with the proper approach can be used as a powerful and�creative aid for teaching in the classroom.�

Letters can be set on the wall and used to build words from each letter; students can use each letter as an anchor point for story telling; the letters can�be set over a background panel (art) to encompass hints to help them actively recall stories they might have read; they can use the background panels�(art) to study history, geology, geography, social science, biology, astronomy, math, etc. - they learn about the world around them and beyond.�Students can write essays about their reflections of their experiences on the climbing wall, accessing areas of personal growth and academic progress�that is unique to using climbing as a tool for education.�

Numbers can be used for teaching how to count; creating math equations (adding, subtraction, division, and multiplication); teachers can use the�student’s height or weight in relation to the length or height of the wall to teach basic geometry but also teach the student about themselves (weight�ratio, height, body awareness, fitness levels, etc); students can study the height of the wall and make comparisons to the height of the mountains�portrayed in the background (art) - calculating distance, time travel, vertical height, diameters, radius, etc.�

Cross-teaching and collaborating with other classrooms can foster an all encompassed approach to learning. Note cards can be set behind the�climbing holds to allow custom tailored teaching plans, allowing teachers to reach students in creative ways all while helping students learn to have�active and healthy lifestyles.�

The wall has been designed by Jason Wilson - an alumni of the Pueblo School Systems and CSU-Pueblo. Jason is a former Olympic Athlete in the�sport of wrestling and has been climbing for 17 years. He left his 15 year career in wrestling to pursue climbing because of the physical fitness�benefits and long-term applications of climbing. It has been a great teacher for Jason, serving as a vehicle to explore various places around the globe.�He is a published author in the climbing world and most recently was part of a Film about climbing that was filmed by photographers from IMAX�Everest. Jason first met Shannan Lane at a seminar that he conducted for District 60 P.E. Programs at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year�hosted by Loretta Burns at Sunset Elementary School. Mrs. Burns can verify the impact and benefit that their climbing wall had on their students.�The climbing wall (used daily) has shown an increase in fitness levels for every student of their program, if used as a teaching tool a climbing wall�can produce benefits to children that far exceed the means by which we measure them. Physical Education teachers face the challenges of managing�the little time they have with their students and making an impact in regards to their fitness levels, climbing maximizes strength training, agility,�coordination, balance, stretching, cognitive processes, kinetic processes, critical thinking skills, decision making skills, etc in the shortest amount of�time compared to traditional physical education methods.�