Asheville TAASC

The American Adventure Service Corps

Are your kids looking for Adventure?

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Any new interested kids and parents are welcome to join us at one of our regular meetings to find out more about TAASC! It’s the best way to see what we’re about, meet other students and see if it’s something you want to be part of.

TAASC is an exciting and innovative year round outdoor leadership, adventure/service program that allows students to develop confidence, group awareness, leadership skills and personal responsibility, all the while having fun with new friends.

“The greatest thing about TAASC for me as a parent has been that I’ve seen my child’s confidence increase dramatically. He has conquered any fears that he had in the beginning and now his leadership qualities are emerging. The folks at TAASC have given him challenges and experiences that have helped shape his character and develop skills that will serve him well in the future. Also I think it is great that he gets to know other kids outside his immediate circle”. ~Mary Jane Keever, TAASC parent

Join TAASC for adventure and get out and play: climbing, paddling, hiking, caving, mountain biking and helping others through service.

  • Co-ed and open to students aged 8 – 18.
  • Exclusive Girls only TAASC program
  • Weekly meetings – students meet once a week to learn outdoor and personal development skills and prepare for upcoming trips.
  • Weekend adventures – each age group participates in a weekend wilderness adventure or community service project each month. We do fun activities like climbing, paddling, backpacking, caving and service projects.
  • Summer expeditions – 5 and 10 day wilderness adventure trips.
  • Rolling admission – join anytime during the year, we just pro-rate tuition.

TAASC Covid-19 Protocol

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 January 2022 Covid-19 Protocols

During these odd times, TAASC must mandate protocols to keep both students and their families safe. There is an inherent risk in all activities, and that risk is significantly heightened during this pandemic. We are mitigating these risks through the policies below. We believe that these few risks are worth taking to provide a vibrant educational environment for our students. As a program; we will be following all State and Federal mandates concerning Covid-19. These protocols will stay in affect as most children under 12 have not been vaccinated and so all our students will continue to comply during our programs.

  1. The possession of a mask is required during all TAASC events – we recommend a N95 or other high filtration mask.
  2. TAASC meetings and trips will require masks to attend
  3. Meetings will be held outside. In the case of very cold or cold and wet weather we may be indoors for part of the meeting.
  4. We expect full transparency from our community about symptoms, exposure, and testing results.
  5. Students who are sick must not attend any TAASC Events.
  6. Students who have significant exposure to Covid-19 (prolonged proximity to a suspected or positive case) will stay home for 5 days.
  7. If our program experiences an outbreak, TAASC events will be suspended for a minimum of 5 days.
  8. TAASC Bus travel requires masks must be worn + windows all open
  9. We will be running several day adventure and skills trips for each group each quarter
  10. TAASC will not be hosting overnight trips for the younger groups. This will be re-assessed over time.
  11. The Older Teen group will be doing overnight trips as they are mostly vaccinated and or have the skills to socially distance on trips.
  12. Masks and social distancing will be required on all trips

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