Outdoor Activity Club

Programme de certificat en service communautaire et leadership en plein air

Le Outdoor Activity Club du CCPA est une opportunité de développement du leadership en plein air basée sur le service communautaire pour les jeunes âgés de 16 à 30 ans, située à Calgary, en Alberta.

Les participants acquerront 120 heures d’expérience bénévole dans leur communauté, apprendront encadrer d’autres personnes en plein air, développeront des compétences en gestion de projet et recevront des certifications en leadership en plein air et en premiers soins, ainsi qu’un certificat d’achèvement pour l’ensemble du programme.

Pour leur projet de fin d’études, ils concevront, avec leur équipe, leur propre expérience de plein air pour un autre groupe.

Quand: Septembre 2022 – Mars 2023

Il s’agit d’un programme à temps partiel, les soirs et les fins de semaine.

***Veuillez consulter le calendrier complet des dates au bas de cette page.

Conditions préalables: La maitrise de l’anglais est essentielle, puisue c’est la langue d’offre du programme. Participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30 years old, be either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have been granted refugee status in Canada, and be able to complete a criminal record check and be able to work with vulnerable sectors.

There is no wilderness, outdoor leadership, employment or volunteering experience required, although it is welcomed. Participants are expected to have a positive and respectful attitude, open mind, willingness to learn, and a high level of reliability.

This is a physical program and participants will be hiking, paddling, biking and expected to go long periods of time walking or standing.

Participants must be able to make their way to different location all around Calgary.

What: This program uses outdoor activities/ sports as the vehicle to teach essential life, leadership, volunteer, and outdoor skills.

Through a combination of instruction, volunteerism and participant-led experiences and planning, this multi-faceted program strives to foster community connection and confidence in local youth. Participants will become outdoor literate, while learning to communicate and collaborate as part of a multi-cultural team co-managing projects from inception to execution. Participants will leave feeling empowered and inspired by the benefits of being active community members.

Certifications and skills gained:

• 120 hours of community service experience
• Wilderness First Aid Certification
• Outdoor Council of Canada Field Leader Certification
• Outdoor competence & confidence
• Map and compass
• Leave no trace
• Animal awareness
• Fire building
• Group management
• Paddle skills – seasonal
• Climbing skills – seasonal
• Camping skills
• Safety & risk management skills
• Project management skills
• Communication, collaboration, and relationship building
• Self-efficacy and resiliency

Why:

Employability: Participants will be learning and practicing essential employability skills such as leadership, followership, giving and taking feedback, respectful communication, conflict resolution, debriefing, project management and initiative taking. Participants have the chance to leave with an employment reference.

Volunteerism: This program will introduce participants to the value of community service, and different types of options that are available to them in the city. Participants will also gain experience volunteering for different local organizations.

Community: This program will create a cohort of participants from different backgrounds who will collaborate to complete projects. This cohort community will also integrate with the Calgary community at large to create meaningful connections.

Leadership: Whether it is group management, assessing risk, influential leading, public speaking & instruction, participants will learn and practice many different ways to lead.

Outdoor Literacy: This program will instill the essential skills, knowledge and motivation required to become physically active in low-risk outdoor settings. This cluster of attributes can be a fundamental asset for those who want to be ‘active for life’.

Varied focus: Unlike some other programs, this program has a multi-faceted approach where participants are learning many skills that not only help with outdoor literacy, but also who are empowered to take on future initiatives and leadership within their community.

Cost: Unique to any other outdoor leadership program, this one has no monetary cost. This gives the opportunity to participants who might not otherwise be able to attend to take part. The cost of a professional outdoor leadership course like this might cost up to $3000 normally.

Participants will sign a contract to establish their intent to be reliable, respectful, and commit to planning and executing both a self-led activity for the cohort as well as a self-led activity for another group.