Adventure Learning Associates Press Release:

Adventure Learning Associates Awarded GSA MOBIS Contract

Adventure Learning Associates, Inc., the leading provider of government and corporate experienced based leadership and team development programs, announced today that it has been awarded the General Services Administration (GSA) Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) contract schedule. Federal agencies can now take advantage of Adventure Learning’s teamwork and leadership solutions with the ease of purchasing from the MOBIS schedule.

June 28, 2003 – Brattleboro, Vermont – Adventure Learning Associates, Inc., of Brattleboro Vermont, the leading provider of government and corporate experienced based leadership and team development programs, announced today that it has been awarded the General Services Administration (GSA) Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) contract schedule. Federal agencies can now take advantage of Adventure Learning’s teamwork and leadership solutions with the ease of purchasing from the MOBIS schedule.

The appointment of Adventure Learning Associates as a GSA schedule contractor comes at an opportune time given the current reorganization, downsizing, and restructuring of many federal government agencies and entities. This organizational change is most pronounced in the defense and intelligence sectors where Adventure Learning Associates has extensive experience in designing and implementing team, leadership, and change programs in these critical areas. The GSA schedule provides government organizations with a streamlined procurement vehicle to acquire products and services quickly, easily, and at below market rates from companies like Adventure Learning, with the end result being effective change at all levels of a government entity.

“This is a critical time for the federal government and an exciting opportunity for Adventure Learning,” says Paul Kidder, President and CEO of Adventure Learning Associates. “The Federal Government has been working diligently to restructure to eliminate redundancy and inefficiency. Our extensive experience in working with organizations and agencies that are merging or restructuring makes the GSA MOBIS schedule a natural fit to allow a smooth interface between our dynamic program offerings and existing or future organizational needs.  To our knowledge, we are the only GSA Schedule MOBIS provider focusing solely on providing the highest quality experiential learning programs to federal government clients.”

Adventure Learning Associates has been at the epicenter of Experience Based Training and Development (EBTD) since its formation in 1990.  Adventure Learning has been "changing the way people work" with expert consulting services, executive coaching and program solutions that have enabled organizations, in a range of settings, to effectively meet the challenges of a rapidly changing global environment. Its well-known “Team Jump Start Program” for new or merging workgroups and its “Team Spirit Program” for large groups or entire organizations, have set a standard by which to measure corporate team building programs.  Adventure Learning’s unique custom design and assessment process allows each team and leadership program to be built around the achievement of specific organizational outcomes.

Adventure Learning has developed a comprehensive and integrated approach that helps companies manage the complexities of ongoing organizational change. The offerings include organizational assessment including “Myers-Briggs Type Indicator” (MBTI), “Change State” organizational change indicator, and the “Skillscope” 360 degree survey tool, as well as executive coaching, experiential program consulting, team leadership programs, experiential team programs, and leadership development programs.  Adventure Learning also partners with other providers to develop unique program options such as the 3 day “RAN “ experiential change simulation offered in partnership with “Real Life Systems”.

Adventure Learning has developed successful experiential learning programs for over 100 organizations, including the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Federal Highway Administration, Conde Nast Publications, SONY Pictures Entertainment, and Celemi International. “Our experiential programming  methodology and solutions have achieved proven results across various vertical markets,” says Kidder. “We are quite excited about achieving this status with the GSA and looking forward to serving as a resource to the federal market.”

For further information, please contact Paul Kidder, President and CEO, at paul@alrna.com, or visit Adventure Learning’s website at www.alrna.com or call him at 802-254-6160.