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Welcome! Rise Together is a small group of energized professionals who seek to make the world a better place through teaching violence prevention, providing wilderness experiences, and educating through adventure and team-building activities. Check us out!
Bullying and
Teasing Prevention
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Molly Murphy Mercer is a certified trainer in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and provides consultation and training to schools and programs in bullying and teasing prevention. Trainings are a blend of lecture and activity and are tailored to the needs of the school or program. For information on how to get your school or program involved, visit our links page or contact Molly directly.
Wilderness Trips & Outdoor Adventure
Rise Together will be offering Wilderness Trips beginning in the summer of 2004. With certified Maine Guides, Shawn Mercer and Cara Audibert, trips will include components of self-reflection, skill-building, problem-solving, & eco-awareness. Trips will take place in the wilds of Maine and will often include hiking, canoeing, & camping. Please visit our upcoming events page to see our current offerings. We will also organize trips for groups of 5 or more—please contact Shawn directly to organize your own wilderness trip.
All services and events offered by Rise Together will include some aspects of team-building, but we also offer workshops specifically to teach others how to use team-building to create positive group dynamics in the classroom, office, or program. Team building activities help to make everyone in a group feel worthwhile and included, help a group to function more efficiently and respectfully, and reduce communication problems among individuals. To schedule a team-building workshop for your school, program, or workplace please send a request to info@risetogether.com.
Traditional Maine Outdoor Activities
Although many of the experiences we offer will include some aspects of traditional Maine outdoor activities, we also offer trips that focus on the skills and knowledge inherent in the Maine outdoor tradition. These include, but are not limited to, hunting and fishing skills, snowshoeing, white water canoeing, hiking and camping, and survival skills. Our wilderness trips will also include more modern wilderness experiences. Contact us or see our upcoming events page for more information.
Hey kids! This section is for you. Here we offer some links that are just for you. You’ll also get some tips on what to do if you’ve been bullied and submit your work for posting in our monthly anti-bullying newsletter.
This section of our site includes information on class meetings, an example of an activity to use with students and useful links. We'll update this page periodically, so do check back.
A list of sites we’ve found to be wonderful. Here you’ll find links to research, educational materials, programs, interactive sites, and other trainers. Have fun!
Click here to see training and workshop dates, trip topics, and schedules.
About Us
Molly & Shawn Mercer have been enjoying the outdoors and working with people for many years. Molly's background is in early childhood education with additional training in psychology, eco-psychology, group facilitation, adventure education and bullying and teasing prevention. Molly is also a nationally certified trainer in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Shawn is an elementary school teacher, a registered Maine Guide, a talented folk/blues musician and an active outdoorsperson. Additionally, Shawn has had extensive training and experience in ropes course and climbing wall facilitation. Molly and Shawn are parents to three children (Jeb, Ivy, & Maizey) and live lightly in Orland, Maine.