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Inspiring Hope through Life Changing Adventures
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We set out on a journey in the Fall of 2020 to build High Point Youth Ranch. We knew the journey would be long, but we had no clue what all it would entail. In April of 2022, we felt the need to begin offering programs to young people now - we couldn’t wait until the Ranch was built!
I heard the owner of Oasis Market speak at a Tulsa Rotary Club meeting, and I was moved by his story. One Saturday, I wanted to go visit the grocery store, so I made my way north on Peoria Avenue. As I passed the HelmZar Challenge Course, I wondered, “What’s going on with HelmZar? It looks like it is empty.”
Our Story
After a lot of research and a few months had passed, we moved into the facility on October 7, 2022! I knew we wanted to have a challenge course on the property at High Point Youth Ranch, and this gave us the opportunity to learn so much about how to operate a course like this. And over the next 22 months, we would meet many wonderful people and serve over 1,200 guests in experiential education - from youth facing adversity to corporate teams.
In July 2024, Tulsa Public Schools decided to use the HelmZar Challenge Course for their own programming. We are in a season of evaluating how we can best serve in Tulsa next. More to come!
The amazing facility that High Point Urban Adventures calls home was built in 2007 as the HelmZar Challenge Course. It was constructed and operated by Tulsa Public Schools through the generous contributions of Mr. Henry Zarrow and the Helmerich Foundation. Over the past fifteen years, the thousands of program participants that have attended HelmZar all testify to the same impactful experience.
High Point Urban Adventures carried forward that legacy of experiential education and instilled hope in the life of each participant that visited the HelmZar Challenge Course facility. We will continue to do that in the future!
Building on a Legacy of Impact
High Point Urban Adventures is a part of the 501c3 non-profit organization, High Point Youth Ranch, Inc. Our mission is to provide a safe haven for empowering youth to overcome adversity and realize God’s purpose for their lives. Click here to learn more about High Point Youth Ranch.
The High Point team is excited to build on the legacy of those that have served at HelmZar in the past. We are grateful for the opportunity we had there, and we are excited about what the future holds!
“Our time at the course helped our students begin to understand how to work together to solve problems and how if we don’t work together, then we can’t accomplish our mission.”
— Youth Pastor, Evergreen Baptist Church
“Going to the Ropes Course was really cool. A lot of people conquered their fears.”
— Middle School Student
“My goal was to solidify our team and instill trust in each other. The Challenge Course was a perfect venue for this and fully lived up to the challenge.”
— Senior Recruiting Coordinator, BOK
“We took a reluctant group and started the day with games to get to know each other better. During the day, it was evident the dynamics of the group changed. They developed a great working relationship and now we see an environment where each individual is enforcing concepts learned at the challenge course.”
— Director of Safety and Health, John Deere Coffeeville Works
According to over 2,000 studies, hope is the single greatest predictor of success in education, work, health, mental health, social relationships, family, and trauma recovery. The Science of Hope gives us a research-backed approach to measuring our success at inspiring hope in our participants’ lives. We are partnered with Dr. Chan Hellman and the University of Oklahoma Hope Research Center for measuring the Hope Score of our program participants before and after their experience at High Point Urban Adventures.
Past results of program participants at the HelmZar Challenge Course showed statistically significant increases in hope, self-efficacy, group cohesion, leadership, trust, and goal orientation. The Hope Score will be a key measurement of the effectiveness of our program. We want our to leave knowing that tomorrow can be better than today and they have the ability to make it so!
Inspiring Hope in Every Life
The Adventures
Adventure-Based Storyline
An experience at High Point will take you on a journey that feels real. Exciting, emotional, and fun. You’ll never forget it!
Something for Everyone
Ages 10+ will enjoy an experience that will push them out of their comfort zone in a fun and rewarding way. We have team building games, ropes course, kayaking, archery and more!
In an experience at High Point, you’ll be challenged as a group to develop skills such as communication, teamwork & trust, and as an individual in personal courage and confidence.
Individual & Group Challenges
Get Connected
Email us for general questions or interests in joining our team!
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Tulsa & Surrounding Areas | 918-807-1150 | info@highpointyouthranch.org