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Trip Leader Workshop - How do I get involved? · Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
Warning: This is an old trip - it already happened
- Details Page: Where you can see brief trip details (publicly viewable).
- Wiki Page: For additional information/organization (publicly viewable).
- Message Board Thread: Discuss this trip with other members here.
- Signup Page: Where you can signup, bail, edit participation entries, see/email members on the trip, etc.
- Wikitext Page: From where you can cut and paste information formatted for the wiki.
- Printable List Page: Which generates a printable list of participants.
- Edit Page: Where the trip organizer can edit the entry for this trip.
- Mark Going Page: Where the trip organizer can sign members up as "actually going".
- Modify Signups: Where the trip organizer can change signup classes.
Start: Tuesday, Apr. 19th, 7:30 pm
End: Tuesday, Apr. 19th, 9:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: VOC Clubroom
Description:
Requirements: none; Preparation: Think about a possible trip and maybe, read the suggested wiki page; Please bring your laptop or a tablet (to share within a group of 3).
Location: VOC CLUBROOM
Hello future and current trip enthusiasts!
Have you ever considered running your own (little or big) trip, but don't feel quite ready? Or, maybe you do feel ready but need some beta? Have you lead trips in the past and would like to contribute your wisdom, expertise and share experiences? You are all wanted! Please sign up and let me know if you would like to be a mentor or new trip leader! Thanks.
The goal is that you will be able to walk out of this workshop with a worksheet (and maybe a mentor) that outlines all the necessary steps and ideas to make your own trip happen; or for the experts, that your wisdom and knowledge has been transferred to someone else!
There will be some structure to this workshop, mostly to keep us on time and to cover the “Essentials”, but it will also largely depend on your participation : ) There will be lots of smaller group work (a mix of experts and novices for specific terrain and conditions on various trips), some fun activities, and the hope that this idea will carry forward and more fun and safe trips can take place.
Currently, I'm thinking of the following subdivisions, but it depends on your wishes/ideas/expertise:
- Spring / Summer / Fall Hiking trips
- Climbing Trips
- Skiing / Snowboarding / Snowshoeing Trips
- Workhikes for huts and trails
- Bike Touring
- Trail Running
Please use the message board to suggest other possible trip groups or to ask questions, make comments or to start discussions. The message board is one of your best tools to connect with people and to get any word out, it’s one of your “essentials” for a successful trip J
Lastly, I know it is Finals season. If you want to participate, but this day does not work for you at all, please suggest a better day on the message board. Thanks.
Cheers! Kat
PS: Why do I organize this?
It’s probably the best way I can currently give back to the club and to encourage more trips aka VOC style. I have a passion for teaching and love to put in all the creativity I can’t make use of in science ;) Also, I’m hoping to start a recorded lesson plan series that can be used by anyone in the future to base such workshops on.
Posted: 2016-04-04 14:04:36
Last modified: 2016-04-19 10:08:01