Anatomy of a Course: Online, Outside, Elective!

Long gone are the days of students taking the same PE class over (and over) to earn those required Physical Education credits—Launch’s Outdoor Living & Safety course now includes a workout portion and counts as a half PE credit! Students also learn how to become responsible hunters and boaters in this class, which earns them their Missouri hunting and boating cards. (All students must be 16 at the beginning of the course to enroll).

Get Out & Get Moving!
At the start of this course, students learn how to track their workouts with their Garmin heart rate monitors (provided by Launch). They’ll wear these monitors all day as they experiment with a variety of exercises—there are assignments that educate students on hiking and paddleboarding, and there’s even an assignment about packing a bag and a section on outdoor survival! If hiking or paddling aren’t their preference, though, no worries—they’re able to get their heart pumping with an activity of their choice, too!

Head to the Woods
Ready! Aim! Fire! This course also features a unit that teaches students all about responsible hunting and provides the opportunity to obtain their Hunter Certification. The unit kicks off by helping students set up their official Missouri Hunter Education Course account with the state, then they work their way through 10 lessons and a final.

Hit the Water
All Aboard! In the second portion of this course, students set up their official Missouri Boating Safety Course account with the state of Missouri. Next they work their way through six boating lessons and a final, and voila!—they earn their Missouri boater education card and can legally operate a boat or personal watercraft (PWC) in the state of Missouri!

Extra, Extra, Learn all About it!
There are a few additional goodies packed into this class, including tips on how to identify trees, info on Missouri endangered species and even what to do if you see a snake in the wild (after you scream!).