“Chris Anthony presented to our students, faculty, and staff during our weekly assembly. His “Geographical Journey Around the Planet” presentation using his Warren Miller footage was first rate and entirely appropriate for our Kindergarten - 8th grade audience. He met with our middle schoolers following the assembly to share his “Peer Pressure and Group Think” presentation. It was powerful and impactful to the age group who needed it most. In it, he recounts the pressure on him to film an extreme ski run in spite of his “gut brain” sending signals of warning. The lessons he learned as a result served to empower our kids to listen to their minds and bodies and to speak up/out when they sense danger.”
CHRIS ANTHONY SCHOOL VISITS
Free Classroom
Presentations
Chris Anthony is the founder and Executive Director of the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project.
Under the mission’s goals are 3 objectives:
SCHOOL / CLASSROOM VISITS:
The foundation for the Chris Anthony Youth Project grew from the program’s originally engagement which took place in through requested classroom visits over 29 years ago.
Chris Anthony quickly designed educational multi-media programs for the visits. The program has become extremely popular with educators.
The themes of the visits originate from Chris Anthony’s extensive background as a professional skier, guide, and filmmaker.
The experiences have been packaged into interactive presentations. The FREE Programs are filled with entertaining and inspiring information intertwined with material that provides teachable moments.
COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE / GROUP THINK
This presentation has become one of the most popular from the menu of topics selected by educators and corporate groups. A sensitive topic that plagues youth and adults alike, Chris discusses maintaining individuality while using common sense in a group, team, or community environment.
A multi-media presentation with a wonderful lesson entangled in it deals with a real-life back country ski story while Chris Anthony was filming with a group of Women in Alaska.
While working as a team the balance between conformity and individuality is a fine line to walk without creating division and still accomplishing a goal. From the playground to the office, who we are as individuals is surrendered because of pressure.
It is a challenge to hold onto our own beliefs and values while in a group setting made up of different personality types.
HISTORY of the 10th Mountain Division
American and World History through the story of the 10th Mountain Division. American’s first ski troop and fathers of the modern-day American Ski Industry
Chris Anthony has co-produced as well as individual produced two documentaries surrounding the History of the 10th Mountain Division during WW2.
“Climb to Glory” was produced as a partnership between Chris Anthony, Colorado Snowsports Museum and Warren Miller Entertainment. Chris has been touring this film for over 15 years taking it into hundreds of schools as well as utilized from private, corporate and public events. Climb to Glory has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a variety of non-profits. The 42 minute documentary is a favorite amongst educators as it spikes interest in History.
“Climb to Glory” inspired the production of the second documentary Chris Anthony produced on his own. This one is titled “Mission Mt. Mangart” and goes much deeper into the history of the 10thMountain Division.
Chris Anthony wrote, directed, narrated, and edited this award-winning documentary. He has been touring the film in its entirety to raise money for the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project.
Recently Chris Anthony has started to break out portions of the documentary and utilizing those cuts for Elementary School visits. The impact has been amazing.
A GEOGRAPHICAL, CULTURAL & SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY
Chris takes the audience around the planet utilizing material from 28 years of traveling with the Warren Miller Film Team as well as a few of his own projects. This talk provides material that will transport the students from their desks to various geographical regions on our planet. This provides the opportunity to visit different cultures and environments. During the 50-minute presentation, Chris is usually able to visit three locations. Teachers can inquire about the locations to prepare their students for the visit.
ECUADOR - Climbed and skied 19,300 feet on the Cotopaxi Volcano.
IRAN - Traveled into the Middle East with a team of skiers and cameramen to climb, ski, and experience the Islamic culture of Iran.
KAZAKHSTAN - Traveled into the former Soviet Union to ski, climb and experience the culture in 1996 and 2014.
NORWAY - Skied above the Arctic Circle in the middle of the night amongst golden lite fjords.
BRIDGEPORT NEVADA U.S. MARINE CORP - Chris and a group of four other Freeskiers were inserted into active winter training with the US Marine Corps winter training.
THE USS NIMITZ, AIRCRAFT CARRIER (location unknown) - An amazing opportunity evolved from Chris speaking on the aircraft carrier to be brought back at a later date and live amongst the men and women while shooting a comical segment for the Warren Miller Film segment. Chris eventually ended up in Alaska for the famed “Arctic Man Race”.
ALASKA - Points North in Cordova, Alaska, where Chris has guided for 17 years. This time around he travels to the Chugach with three amazing women to film a Warren Miller Segment. This story is used in his Peer Pressure and Group Think talk.
North Eastern Italy - Chris has been bringing people to this part of the world for years. One of his early visits was to shoot a Warren Miller Segment. Chris is currently working on a new film about the region.
CHINA / ALTAY - “The Long Cold Walk” - The crew went on one of the most epic journeys a Warren Miller crew has ever taken into northwestern China in search of an ancient tribe of skiers.
COLORADO / 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION - This is a look back at the winter division of the Army’s Greatest Generation and its impact today.
“That was one of the best assemblies I have had in almost 20 years of teaching. Thank you so much for bringing Chris in and telling us about the 10th Mountain Division. I’ve looked for information about it before but have never been able to find much. That was awesome. Please pass that on to him.”
