Developing Students & Young Leaders
For schools and youth organizations ready to build confidence through movement and meaningful outdoor experience.
Schools & Youth Organizations We’ve Served
Our Schools & Youth Programs
Our programs are designed to meet students where they are and help them grow in confidence, character, and leadership. Each experience blends movement, mentorship, reflection, and outdoor exploration to create meaningful growth that extends beyond the school day.
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This multi-session program is designed to build confidence, character, and accountability over time. Participants engage in dynamic movement, team-building challenges, reflection practices, and a culminating outdoor experience.
Our work is rooted in three pillars:
• Respect
• Effort
• AttitudeEach cycle may include:
• Weekly on-site sessions
• Strength, coordination, and movement development
• Mental fitness and self-regulation tools
• Leadership and team challenges
• Guided reflection and journaling
• A culminating hike or outdoor experienceParticipants don’t just attend. Growth becomes visible in awareness, discipline, and connection.
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For organizations seeking deeper impact, our year-long partnership provides consistent structure and measurable growth across the calendar year.
This extended model allows us to:
• Reinforce habits over time
• Track growth in mindset and engagement
• Build stronger peer-to-peer connection
• Integrate outdoor experiences throughout the year
• Support team alignment and cultureWhen programming is consistent, transformation compounds.
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For many participants, this is their first time on a trail.
We offer structured, guided hiking experiences that blend:
• Movement preparation and safety
• Team-building activities
• Outdoor awareness and stewardship
• Reflection on growth and gratitudeThese experiences can stand alone or serve as a culminating event within a longer program.
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We deliver high-energy sessions designed to re-engage participants through movement, connection, and interactive learning.
These sessions are ideal for:
• Summer school programming
• Staff and student breakout days
• Leadership workshops
• Physical activity enrichmentEach session blends dynamic warm-ups, collaborative challenges, and practical wellness tools students can apply immediately.
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Every school community is different. We work alongside administrators, teachers, and youth leaders to design programming that aligns with your goals and culture.
Whether you’re seeking short-term engagement or long-term transformation, we build structured experiences that meet students where they are and help them grow from the inside-out.
The Hike & Hit Standard
Every Hike & Hit youth partnership includes:
• Structured leadership facilitation
• Movement-based experiential learning
• Guided reflection and integration
• Outdoor or service-based application
• Impact storytelling and professional documentation
(Included by default. Opt-out available.)
We believe growth should be experienced and remembered. Our storytelling captures both transformation and the moments that make it meaningful, giving your organization tangible proof of impact and participants a story they’re proud to be part of.
HOW WE DEVELOP youth FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Every experience follows this arc.
Build Awareness
Before growth accelerates, we slow things down. Youth begin to recognize their habits, mindset, and the role they play within a team.
We build shared language around respect, effort, and attitude so growth has structure.
Move with Purpose
Growth moves from conversation into action. Through strength, coordination, and team challenge, youth experience discipline and accountability in real time.
Growth becomes something they feel, not just hear about.
Reflect & Connect
We pause to reflect. Participants identify what surfaced during challenge and how it connects to relationships, leadership, and everyday life.
Reflection turns activity into understanding.
Beyond the Program
The experience does not end when the session does. Insight turns into ownership, accountability, and habits that carry into school, sport, and community.
That is where real change sticks.
Featured School Partnership
Grant Union High School
After-School Community Leadership Program
As part of our after-school programming, students participated in a leadership-based community cleanup designed to build communication, strategy, and ownership.
We divided the class into two teams and asked for volunteer leaders. Those leaders were given intentionally limited instructions and just two minutes to relay the rules back to their teams.
The challenge:
15 minutes to collect the “most” trash.
With safety guidelines in place and equipment provided, students quickly discovered that leadership isn’t just about effort - it’s about clarity, tone, and communication.
During reflection, student leaders shared what they learned about:
• Giving clear direction
• Listening for comprehension
• Setting team energy
• Encouraging peers under pressure
What began as a simple cleanup became a real-time lesson in leadership and pride in community. We closed by reinforcing a simple principle:
Leave it better than you found it.
On campus. Outdoors. At home.
Because leadership isn’t just stepping up.
It’s being mindful enough not to step over.
2 Teams | 15 Minutes | 25 Pounds of Trash Removed
See the Engagement in Action
Building Leaders Through Service
Grant Union High School After-School Community Program
We partner with schools, youth organizations, athletic programs, and community groups across the region.Bring Hike & Hit to Your School or Youth Program
Tell us about your students, your youth community, and what you’re hoping to strengthen. We’ll review your inquiry and connect within 48 hours to explore the right fit.