The instructors were amazing.

Guadalupe Navarro

Community Engagement Manager, Sonoma County Regional Parks, California, USA

Well written textbook–clearly laid out and to the point. A useful reference resource.

Ben Rowe

Head Rowing Coach, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong

This is one of the most useful courses I have done…gives a real insight to managing risk. Definitely recommend.

Peter Osongti Ayompe

Outdoor Education Specialist, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

Viristar expertly drafted a Risk Management Plan, Emergency Response Plan, and Field Risk Management manual for ISDSI, and also provided a number of other forms…

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Mark A. Ritchie PhD

Executive Director, International Sustainable Development Studies Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand

A must for every outdoor program.

Monica Barrios

Owner, Director, Inside Out, North Carolina, USA

This course was comprehensive, and the most informative part were the weekly self-assessments to reflect on where our organization was in terms of risk management.

Beta Eaton

Director of Global & Experiential Learning, Kents Hill School, Maine, USA

It provides a useful overview of risk management, accompanied by a relevant level of detail.

Danyi Prieto

Biologist, Sustainability Department, Colombia Inedita SAS, FULLSKY, Cundinamarca, Colombia

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] quite thorough and presents knowledge in a well-organized and palatable manner.

Lisette Gachanja

Program Director, Urbanite Camps, Nairobi, Kenya

The course was engaging and insightful. This course provided me with an intentional opportunity to reflect on my organization’s risk management practices and to walk…

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Amanda Preperato

Grinnell Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP) Director, Grinnell College, Iowa, USA

All tour operators should require their vendors to have a Risk Management Plan in place and they could attend this course to make one and…

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Ashwin Thomas

Founder, Coho Earth Adventures, India

The Risk Management for Outdoor programs course has helped us tremendously as we plan our expansion into a new geography.

Johannes Visser

Head of Expansion, OrcaNation, Nairobi, Kenya

Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course was a true game-changer for me.

Thinuwan Gayantha Nanayakkara

Freelance Outdoor Educator, Alpha Experiential, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka

Informative…I greatly appreciated the differentiated learning styles that are offered in this course.

Lesley Pfeiffer

Program Supervisor, Sonoma County Regional Parks, California, USA

Excellent curriculum based on well researched, evidence based, current, up to date content.

Lanny Donde

Outdoor Education Teacher, Calgary Academy, Alberta, Canada

This course provides a comprehensive look at the theory behind risk management.

Anna Beckerman

Head of School Group Travel, Rustic Pathways, Connecticut, USA