I feel more confident, motivated, and better prepared to make improvements in our risk management process.

Daniela Borontiș

Educational Programs Coordinator, Scout Leader, Romanian Scouts, Mehedinți, Romania

A well developed and comprehensive approach to risk management…engaging and effective.

Dylan Harry

Science Teacher, Outdoor Program Director, Fryeburg Academy, Maine, USA

Viristar’s book on Risk management is a gift to our outdoor adventure profession. It is a logical road map to how risk management should be…

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Dr. Christian Bisson

Professor of Adventure Education & Adventure Education Program Coordinator, Plymouth State University, New Hampshire, USA

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] a great resource…I know that I will use it often.

Beta Eaton

Director of Global & Experiential Learning, Kents Hill School, Maine, USA

Very informative! Especially since our program is new, we want to make sure we have the right tools to properly develop our risk management plan…

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Samantha Dimitraki

Assistant Manager, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, British Columbia, Canada

I feel confident that the knowledge and experience gained during this course will help me stay calm and help no matter how stressful the situation.

Tjaša Metličar

Keilir Academy Adventure Studies Program, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

Great program. Amazing teachers.

Andri Svansson

WFR student, Keilir Academy Adventure Guide Studies Program, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

An insightful look into risk domains and tools. Well-structured and expertly facilitated…a great way to gain multiple perspectives and share knowledge and ideas.

Louise Melville

Coordinator of Experiential Learning, St. Clement’s School, Ontario, Canada

This course provided me with the language, direction and information that I needed in order to help improve my organization’s current Risk Management approach.

Allison Hill

Director of Programs, Momenta, Manitoba, Canada

This course is a must for every outdoor program manager to attend.

Hjh Sofinaz Hj Abd Majid

Training Officer, Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

I found this course incredibly useful…I was surprised and impressed with how much I learned and how applicable everything was.

Dave Payne

Director of Experiential Education, Sparks Rowing, Washington DC, USA

Very helpful. I learned a lot about systems thinking and the different domains of potential risks.

Shi Jinhui (Kelly)

Co-Founder & Director, Fun & Learn Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Viristar textbook is well organized and clearly written containing real-life examples of incidents that clarify the Risk Domains, Risk Management Instruments, and the Systems…

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Katie Rogers

Founder & Director, Baden-Powell Scoutcraft Fellowship, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany

It’s stimulating, useful and practical. I highly recommend it to field instructors and program managers.

Dr. Guan-Jang Wu

Department Chair, Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Management, National Taiwan Sport University, Taiwan

Very comprehensive and focused on identifying and limiting risk in the real world. I appreciated the focus on theory and real world application, not just…

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Reid Burland

Owner, Geronimo Construction, North Dakota, USA