Youth Outdoor Leadership Program
COE’s
6-level Youth Outdoor Leadership program aims to create leaders for the
outdoors and for life. From the
development of entry-level outdoor skills to professional-level mastery,
participants will be challenged to achieve their full leadership potential. Throughout the program, participants
will receive mentorship, encouragement and feedback from professional outdoor
instructors and guides.
While
COE’s Youth Outdoor Leadership program focuses on bringing youth to a
professional standard of outdoor proficiency, the character development which
participants will undergo is of value in all areas of life. Self-awareness and interpersonal insight
are natural results of outdoor leadership training.
COE’s
Youth Outdoor Leadership program will ignite a passion to reach one’s
fullest potential in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
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Level |
Goals |
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Level 1 |
Level 1 is designed to lay the foundation for COE’s 6-level leadership training program. Through this three-week course, instructors will introduce participants to the nature of the Youth Outdoor Leadership program and set an example of Professional outdoor leadership standards. Participants will spend time practicing personal care and equipment management as they develop entry level outdoor skills. Successful participants will graduate from Level 1 with capable self-management abilities and a general awareness of outdoor technical skills. New Skills: Basic
field note taking, Leave No Trace principles, Tent setup, Outdoor cooking,
Natural History, Map orientation, River crossing techniques, Top-rope
belaying and climbing, Flatwater kayaking, Equipment care, Deportment,
Punctuality & Preparedness, Teachability, Engagement in Learning |
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Level 2 |
Level 2 will build on the basic foundation of
self-management developed in Level 1.
This four-week course is designed to reinforce the importance of
efficient self-management.
Instructors will focus the attention of participants on the finer
points of operating safely and competently as an outdoor recreationalist,
while introducing basic group management skills. Participants will be expected to
exhibit the strong personal management skills developed during Level 1, and
will spend time practicing additional skills and techniques which will
promote their safe and competent operation as an individual in the outdoors. New Skills: Basic & Intermediate compass
skills, Recreational trip planning, Situational awareness, Tarp setup, Fire
building, Rapport |
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Level 3 |
Level 3 is a 4 week program during which
participants will notice a significant shift in the focus of the Youth
Outdoor Leadership program.
Instructors will assume and rely on a proficient level of personal
management upon which fundamental guiding skills can be taught. Participants will thoroughly explore
the elements of hospitality and service that characterize a developing
outdoor leader. In addition to
keeping a daily logbook, Level 3 participants will be required to do the
morning group addresses during breakfast. This will allow participants to
practice vital public speaking skills, as well as provide Instructors with a
platform for evaluation.
Additionally, Level 3 participants will manage evening programming
while under instructor supervision. New Skills: Instructional
techniques, Group management, Client care, Top-rope anchor building,
Introductory kayaking, Mock sport lead climbing, Professionalism,
Servant-hood |
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Level 4 |
Level 4 is a four week program that will build
on the strong hospitality and service foundation developed in level 3. Only with a mature understanding of
self and group management is it appropriate to increase one’s technical
leadership responsibility. Instructors will turn the focus of participants to
advanced group management techniques, while offering fundamental technical
skill instruction. Participants
advancing from level 4 will display a mature ability to manage themselves and
others. They will apply their
technical skills and knowledge appropriately with full awareness and
acknowledgement of their limitations. New Skills: Programming flow and tone, Curriculum development,
Situational awareness, 3 option rule, Hazard management, Wilderness First
Aid, Sport lead climbing, Sport lead belaying, Cleaning an anchor,
Intermediate kayaking, Introductory mountaineering |
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Level 5 |
Level 5 is a six week program that allows
participants to test their technical skills and abilities in a
mentorship-intensive structure.
Their goal will be to reach a high level of technical skills mastery,
while maintaining their well-developed personal management and hospitality
and service abilities.
Participants will find that instructor expectations will increase
exponentially during this level.
They must display the abilities of an Advanced Recreationalist in
personal management, hospitality & service, and technical skills &
safety before they will be permitted to advance to level 6. New Skills: Judgment
& decision making, Emergency response, Conditions knowledge, Wilderness
Advanced First Aid, Rock rescue, Mock gear lead climbing, Multi-pitch sport
climbing, Intermediate mountaineering, Intermediate kayaking, Introductory
raft guiding |
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Level 6 |
Level 6 is an intensive eight-week program
that allows participants to display their ability to integrate the three
primary areas of outdoor leadership - Personal Management, Hospitality
& Service, and Technical Skills & Safety. Level 6 participants will be expected
to act as assistant instructors and to assume the full responsibility of that
role. Those who graduate from the
sixth level of the Youth Outdoor Leadership program will be poised to apply
for University and College guiding programs. A self-motivated and mature graduate
may be ready to apply for entry-level ACMG certification courses. New Skills: Wilderness
First Responder, Gear lead climbing, Advanced mountaineering, Advanced
kayaking, Legal liability & risk management, Commercial trip planning,
David Thompson Corridor area specific guiding experience: Canyoneering,
Caving, Backpacking, |
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Dates & Costs 2012 Dates: TBA Level 1: ~$1900 + GST Level 2: ~$2550 + GST Level 3: ~$2550 + GST Level 4: ~$2650 + GST Level 5: ~$2650 + GST Level 6: ~$2775 + GST |
Sign Me Up! Please call or
E-mail
and we will send you an application form and gear list. An interview will
also be required prior to acceptance into this program. If you have any
questions about the program or would like to chat with one of our head
instructors, don't hesitate to give us a call or e-mail. |
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more information about our programs please contact us:
Centre for Outdoor Education, General Delivery,
Phone: (403) 721-2208 Fax: 1-888-314-3690 E-mail:info@coe.ca