Leadership Two

Leadership Two students will apply the foundational leadership skills taught in Leadership One to camping trips and community leadership initiatives, practicing their skills with their peers. The program features ten weeks of classroom learning, complemented by weekend excursions at Sasamat Outdoor Centre, and wilderness camping trips in Whistler and Stave Lake.

Running from January until April each year, students typically meet weekly in a local community centre for student-driven classroom sessions. Leadership Two students will be challenged in many areas, including group collaboration and creative problem solving, children and youth instruction, and outdoor wilderness camping.

As a more focused program, Leadership Two students will enjoy a winter out-trip with a snowshoeing component, a spring multi-day paddling out-trip, volunteering with Sasamat’s children’s March Break day camps, and running their very own children’s day camp on the April Day Camp Weekend. Leadership Two students can also participate in certification course offerings, including First Aid, Food Safe, Recreational Canoeing Association of BC Flatwater Canoeing Levels, and High Five certifications.

Graduates of Leadership Two often carry their skills onto post-secondary education, part-time jobs in leadership positions in their communities, or even seasonal employment with Sasamat Outdoor Centre. After two years of playing and learning with their peer cohort, Leadership Two students often graduate the program having formed a special community of long-lasting friendships.