mission statement
Twelve:2 Outdoors is dedicated to Renewing the Minds of kids and adults by transforming their outdoor experience.
This transformation process is what we call Twelve:2ing!
This transformation process is what we call Twelve:2ing!
Our vision
Our vision is to help kids break the cycle of a poverty mindset that says "I can't because I have no one to show me how." We renew mindsets by showing kids how to experience the relationship between Green Therapy, Archery, and Breathing & Visualization Training.
a word from the founder, Dr. sanchez
Thank you for seeking more information about our 501c3 Non-Profit Outdoor Health program for Siouxland.
We are in an epic battle that puts Screen Time/Social Media with its instant rewards of emotional comfort against the tried and true system of building Resiliency/Work Ethic with its delayed rewards of emotional grit and seeking a personal best.
Screen time engagement takes very little effort and can be done in the comfort zone of one's home. It costs very little in terms of one's ego and identity because one can sit on the couch and feel fully engaged while fighting an underlying feeling of being fake. Growing a social media following or setting goals in a video game takes no accountability and makes it easier to quit and easier to sustain a fake identity.
In contrast, building resiliency takes a lot of personal effort because it is done outside one's comfort zone and works best in the presence of others. It costs a lot in terms of one's ego and identity because not hitting the mark in front of others means one has to own the lack of effort and KEEP CLIMBING to achieve the stated goal. Building resiliency in the presence of others makes it easier to develop grit and easier to build a strong and authentic identity.
Our main goal at Twelve:2 Outdoors is to get kids off the couch. We do this by encouraging them to STOP CONFORMING to the marketing ideas that sell screen time and social media activity as living an active and connected lifestyle. Our two objectives are to get them to establish an interest for face to face social goal setting, and to spark a love for a lifelong active outdoors lifestyle that Renews their Mind.
Our primary ingredients to our success are to foster the curiosity and contagiousness of Green Therapy and to master the Mental Strength of using stress to propel forward rather than pull backward. Our core vehicles are Archery, Breathing & Visualization Training.
A word of caution: social goal setting, green therapy, mental strengthening, and archery make for a highly ADDICTIVE recipe! Consider yourself warned! :)
Respectfully,
Raul Sanchez, Ph.D.
We are in an epic battle that puts Screen Time/Social Media with its instant rewards of emotional comfort against the tried and true system of building Resiliency/Work Ethic with its delayed rewards of emotional grit and seeking a personal best.
Screen time engagement takes very little effort and can be done in the comfort zone of one's home. It costs very little in terms of one's ego and identity because one can sit on the couch and feel fully engaged while fighting an underlying feeling of being fake. Growing a social media following or setting goals in a video game takes no accountability and makes it easier to quit and easier to sustain a fake identity.
In contrast, building resiliency takes a lot of personal effort because it is done outside one's comfort zone and works best in the presence of others. It costs a lot in terms of one's ego and identity because not hitting the mark in front of others means one has to own the lack of effort and KEEP CLIMBING to achieve the stated goal. Building resiliency in the presence of others makes it easier to develop grit and easier to build a strong and authentic identity.
Our main goal at Twelve:2 Outdoors is to get kids off the couch. We do this by encouraging them to STOP CONFORMING to the marketing ideas that sell screen time and social media activity as living an active and connected lifestyle. Our two objectives are to get them to establish an interest for face to face social goal setting, and to spark a love for a lifelong active outdoors lifestyle that Renews their Mind.
Our primary ingredients to our success are to foster the curiosity and contagiousness of Green Therapy and to master the Mental Strength of using stress to propel forward rather than pull backward. Our core vehicles are Archery, Breathing & Visualization Training.
A word of caution: social goal setting, green therapy, mental strengthening, and archery make for a highly ADDICTIVE recipe! Consider yourself warned! :)
Respectfully,
Raul Sanchez, Ph.D.