COMPANY OVERVIEW
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, S.T.E.P.S., Inc. was founded in 1991 by a group of professionals in education, mental health, and organizational development. The founders all shared a strong interest in using outdoor activities to enhance and support the work they were doing in more traditional settings.
S.T.E.P.S. has taken a leading role in developing adventure challenge course programs for agencies and organizations throughout southeastern Michigan and metropolitan Detroit. In addition to on-site programming and consulting, the company currently has management partnerships with a variety of agencies, including the Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse in Shelby Township, MI and Detroit, MI; Camp Lakeland in Franklinville, NY; and other camps in southeastern Michigan.
In conjunction with its challenge course activities, S.T.E.P.S. provides frequent training opportunities for teachers and other professionals who wish to incorporate the techniques of adventure challenge programming into their work.
In recent years, S.T.E.P.S. has expanded it scope of business and moved beyond the Midwest, taking a lead in developing adventure challenge programs. Partnering with ropes course builder John Walker and Bonsai Designs and AdventureSmith, Inc., S.T.E.P.S. is focused on aiding schools, camps, and other agencies in developing educational programs that will endure and prosper. In addition to providing ropes course construction and inspection services, S.T.E.P.S. can also provide web design services, production of promotional materials, creation of program standards and guidelines, curriculum design, and operation management tools.
