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Leadership
Students run the Bowdoin Outing Club, from the four student officers through the student trip leaders to the student participants. A full-time professional staff, consisting of the Club's Director and two Assistant Directors, guides the students through their training. Trips are led by student leaders that have completed the Leadership Training program. The Fall Leadership Training course takes place from September to November, with a focus on sea kayak skills. The Winter Leadership Training course takes place from January to March, with a focus on winter camping and mountaineering. The Spring Leadership Training takes place from March to May, with a focus on whitewater canoeing skills. Students apply for Leadership Training each semester, and interview with the BOC staff and officers for a spot in the competitive program, with 12-16 students accepted for each course.
The Leadership Training program requires more than 350 hours of lecture, demonstration, and fieldwork. Students devote eight full days to training with instructors from Wilderness Medical Associates to achieve certification as Wilderness First Responders (WFR). These days include classroom, practical and field experience. In addition, prospective leaders learn and must demonstrate proficiency in map and compass navigation; trip planning and logistics (food, gear, emergency preparedness, transportation); gear use, maintenance and repair; cooking; natural history; and low-impact camping techniques. By the time they're through, students in the Leadership Training program have learned the leadership styles and acquired a knowledge of group dynamics, and teaching and learning styles required to lead people as safely as possible in the field. The program culminates in a five- to seven-day wilderness expedition, during which each LTrainee is involved in planning, serves as leader for a portion of the trip, and teaches a class to the other leaders. Only after successful completion of LT can a student lead a trip for the Bowdoin Outing Club.
Current opportunities:
May 17, 2008
May 16, 2008
May 06, 2008
May 01, 2008
April 29, 2008
April 26, 2008
April 22, 2008
April 19, 2008
April 18, 2008
April 17, 2008
April 15, 2008
April 11, 2008
April 10, 2008
April 08, 2008
April 05, 2008
April 04, 2008
April 03, 2008
April 01, 2008
March 29, 2008
March 25, 2008
March 07, 2008
March 06, 2008
March 04, 2008
March 01, 2008
February 29, 2008
February 28, 2008
February 26, 2008
February 22, 2008
February 21, 2008
February 19, 2008
February 15, 2008
Intermediate Winter Mountaineering
February 14, 2008
February 13, 2008
February 12, 2008
February 08, 2008
February 07, 2008
February 05, 2008
February 02, 2008
February 01, 2008
Beginner Winter Mountaineering
January 31, 2008
January 30, 2008
January 29, 2008
January 26, 2008
January 25, 2008
January 22, 2008
January 11, 2008
Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
November 13, 2007
Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008 LT Meeting
November 02, 2007
November 01, 2007
2008 Winter & Spring LT Info Meeting
October 30, 2007
October 23, 2007
October 16, 2007
October 05, 2007
October 04, 2007
October 02, 2007
September 28, 2007
September 27, 2007
September 25, 2007
September 21, 2007
September 20, 2007
September 18, 2007
September 10, 2007
May 25, 2007
Spring LT Expedition Clean Up, Dinner and Slideshow
May 19, 2007
May 18, 2007
May 10, 2007
May 08, 2007
April 27, 2007
April 26, 2007
April 24, 2007
April 20, 2007
April 19, 2007
April 17, 2007
April 15, 2007
April 14, 2007
April 10, 2007
April 07, 2007
April 06, 2007
April 05, 2007
April 03, 2007
March 31, 2007
March 30, 2007
March 29, 2007
March 28, 2007
March 27, 2007
Winter LT Dinner and Slideshow