This four-day course will include level 1 skills training and assessment in canoeing, kayaking, and potentially paddleboarding. Participants will then go on to attain their Paddlesports Safety Facilitator and Community Paddlesports Leader certifications. These certifications and their criteria are set by the American Canoeing Association, the national accreditation organization for paddle sports, which is internationally recognized. This course will be led by instructor Michael Gray and Lisa Deziel of Uncommon Adventures. Below are links to the ACA pages with more detail on the skills and abilities that will be taught and assessed. Lunch and snacks will be provided each day.
*Please note skills assessments are not certifications and not to be confused with instructor certification. This course does not certify you to be an ACA instructor or teach ACA certification courses. If you are interested in this, you will need to pursue an instructor certification.
For more detail on what the certifications entail please visit : https://americancanoe.org/education/for-aca-instructors/course-curricul…
and read the curriculum guidelines for Paddlesports Safety Facilitator - General & Community Paddlesports Leader
**If you are registering for someone at your summer camp, but you are not yet sure who will attend, we will send out a registration form and waiver in the spring that can be filled out with the appropriate person's information.