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 Student Activities 
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All students participate in a multitude of recreational activities on campus, according to their level in the program.  On campus activities include outdoor group games and intramural sports, board games, and appropriate movies from our video library.  Off-campus activities must be earned by achieving higher trust levels.  Some of these activities include going out to dinner, movies in town, bowling, fishing, hiking, and local plays.

 

As students reach a higher trust level, students work on leadership skills and successfully managing social situations and pressures.  After initially being removed from the distractions of the world in order to focus internally, students at higher levels practice effective social interactions off-campus.  Whether it is being assertive with a waitress or practicing appropriate dress and grooming, all activities are chosen and planned to continue the treatment process.

Activities also provide motivation to students on lower levels, with higher-level students modeling their skills to their peers in all that they do.

Annual High Level Trips

Students on a higher trust level have opportunities to participate in several off-campus, overnight trips each year.

 

Yellowstone National Park

 

The Utah Shakespearean Festival

 

Karate Tournaments

High level Cedar Ridge students have the opportunity to compete in several out of area karate tournaments each year.  The tournaments are held in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.  Students who compete can test their skills against a wide range of competitors from the region and from around the world.

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Work Projects

Students participate in a variety of projects involving gardening, property improvements, animal care, and construction.  Work projects help to build self-confidence by fostering a sense of personal competence.  Students derive satisfaction from completing a project, or in other words "a job well done."  While at Cedar Ridge, students benefit from the experience of reaping what they sow:  gathering eggs, watching fruit and vegetables grow that they themselves tended and now have the benefit of eating, and caring for animals as they come to appreciate the work required to feed them. 

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