Traverse ; (tra-vurse')
1. To move across; cross over; 2. To move back and forth over a place or wall, cross and re-cross.
Thanks to the overwhelming support from Apollo Elementary parents two years ago, Apollo joined Endeavor Elementary, Challenger Elementary, and Beaver Lake Middle School as the pioneers for bringing this exciting learning tool to our students in the Issaquah School District. Thanks to Principal Christy Otley, I am excited to begin our educational journey at Newcastle with a traverse climbing wall installed in August, 2004.
Indoor rock climbing is
one of the most innovative physical activities today. It is a great
way to develop and enhance physical, social and emotional skills.
Traverse wall climbing
is a rewarding and challenging activity for
many students, not just natural athletes.
Many physical education
teachers who have had experience with climbing walls agree that
climbing attracts a wide variety of students, including those who do
not normally like to
participate in physical education classes.
Climbing is an inventive way to achieve the national and state fitness and health standards as well as our own Issaquah Essential Learning goals.
--Kris Coleman, Endeavor Elementary