Karl Rohnke

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name = Karl Rohnke


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Karl Rohnke is a key figure in the development of adventure education, and was instrumental in the creation of Project Adventure in the early 1970s. [ [http://wilderdom.com/games/BooksAboutGames.html "Books about Adventure-based Group Activities, Games, Exercises & Initiatives."] Wilderdom.com. Retrieved 8/18/07.]

Biography

After graduating from Washington & Lee University in 1960, Rohnke was drafted into the U.S. Army. Afterwards he taught outdoor education programs in the Southern California. After working for Outward Bound in Maine and North Carolina, Ronke became one of the founders of Project Adventure in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He worked there until 1996, serving as director and president of the company. Afterwards, Karl co-founded the High 5 Adventure Learning Center in Brattleboro, Vermont. In 1990 Ronke received the Association for Experiential Education's Stratton Practitioner's Award. [ [http://karlrohnke.com/ KarlRonke.com] . Retrieved 8/18/07.]

Bibliography

* "Bag of Tricks" newsletter, ran 16 years
* "Cranking Out Adventure" (1976)
* "Cowstails and Cobras" (1977)
* "High Profile" (1981)
* "Silver Bullets" (1984) ISBN 0-8403-5682-X
* "The Bottomless Bag" (1988) [collection from "Bag of Tricks"]
* "The Bottomless Baggie" (1991) [collection from "Bag of Tricks"]
* "Cowstails and Cobras II" (1991) ISBN 0840354347
* "Slightly Skewed Vignettes" (1992) ISBN 0-8403-7852-1
* "Forget Me Knots" (1993) ISBN 0-8403-7138-1
* "The Bottomless Bag Again" (1993) [collection from "Bag of Tricks"]
* "Quicksilver" (1995) ISBN 0-7872-2103-1
* "Top Tricks" (1997)
* "On the Edge Games for Youth Ministry" (1998)
* "Back Pocket Adventure" (1998) ISBN 0-536-01419-1
* "101 of the Best Corporate Team-Building Activities" (2000) ISBN 1-932298-01-0
* "A Small Book About Large Group Games" (2002) ISBN 0-7872-9704-6
* "The Complete Ropes Course Manual" 3rd ed (2003) ISBN 0-7872-9309-1
* "Funn 'n Games" (2004) ISBN 0-7575-0846-4 [compilation of "Funn Stuff" 1-4]
* "The Bottomless Bag Revival" (2004) ISBN 0-7575-0878-2 [revamp of "Bottomless Bag Again"]

References

External links

* [http://www.karlrohnke.com/ Karl's site]
* [http://www.high5adventure.org/ High 5 Adventure Learning Center site]
*http://teamtraining.ning.com/ Social networking community for adventure-based experiential learning practitioners.