COOPERATIVE ADVENTURES

I am an independent trainer and consultant specializing in organizational culture and climate*.

Cooperative Adventures are group challenge activities designed to facilitate team-building, communication, conflict resolution, mediation, and collaboration.

I started my company, Cooperative Adventures, in 1989 and I provide a wide variety of services to clients interested in developing and nurturing the skills of trust, risk-taking, and cooperation to positively enhance their organizational culture and climate.

 

Cooperative Adventures
P.O. Box 1129
Sausalito, CA  94966-1129

415-723-7112 (fax)

dave@cooperativeadventures.com

 

*The Definition of School Culture/Climate

The sum of the values, cultures, safety practices, and organizational structures within a school that cause it to function and react in particular ways. Some schools are said to have a nurturing environment that recognizes children and treats them as individuals; others may have the feel of authoritarian structures where rules are strictly enforced and hierarchical control is strong. Teaching practices, diversity, and the relationships among administrators, teachers, parents, and students contribute to school climate. Although the two terms are somewhat interchangeable, school climate refers mostly to the school's effects on students, while school culture refers more to the way teachers and other staff members work together.

Source: From The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms, by J. L. McBrien and R. S. Brandt, 1997, p. 89, Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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