Sierra Club Austin

outings leadership training - 2007

class dates: saturday, january 27th and sunday, january 28th

San Juan Mts. Trip

The Austin Sierra Club is always interested in training new leaders to assist with our growing outings program. Any club member with outdoor skills, a knack for leadership, and an interest in helping others explore the wonders of the outdoors is welcome to attend this training and to join the Outings group. Cost for this one and one-half day course: $30 - tuition is refunded after you lead five outings for the club. The curriculum for the course is listed below. Contact Outings Becky Patterson at rpatterson16@austin.rr.com or Chuck Byrd at cbyrd4@austin.rr.com to register or for more information.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The INTERMEDIATE course is the full, 1 1/2 day class and prepares leaders for more extensive and demanding major trips and fund-raisers. The class is structured so that BASIC class students (leaders interested only in leading local and day trips) need only stay for the first part of the class. (Discuss this option with Chuck or Becky) For both BASIC and INTERMEDIATE certification, students must complete the training class (this class), complete a Wilderness First Aid class, complete a CPR class and serve as an apprentice leader on at least two trips (local trips for BASIC, major trips for INTERMEDIATE) before they will be fully certified to lead a trip solo or as a trip leader.

TRAINING INSTRUCTORS:

Becky Patterson................................................278-0360
Chuck Byrd ......................................................292-6985

CLASS COST: $30.00
This charge covers the cost of reproduction of materials and handouts in addition to the cost of all provided meals. Tuition cost will be refunded to participants who continue with the program and lead five Sierra Club outings within one year of taking the leadership training class.

First Aid and CPR certification

The Outings Leadership Training course DOES NOT include two components that are required before leaders are qualified for leading Sierra Club trips. Those components are a WILDERNESS FIRST AID course and AN ADULT CPR course. Additional information about available FIRST AID and CPR classes can be found by following this link: FIRST AID LINKS

REGISTRATION FOR THE COURSE

Checks should be made out to: The Austin Sierra Club

Registration fee ($30) should be mailed to:

Austin Sierra Club
c/o Chuck Byrd
4207 Iriona Bend
Austin, TX 78749

prior to the first day of class.

NOTE: This class is limited in size and participation will be based on receipt of the registration fee on a first-come/first-served basis. Once the class limit has been reached, late applicants will be placed on a waiting list in the event of a cancellation but their registration checks will not be cashed and they will not be enrolled in the course.

Sea Kayak, San Juan Islands

Basic Outings Leadership Training - AGENDA (Draft - subject to change)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH

TIME .....TOPIC..........................OLT101......Austin man.

09:00 Welcome
09:15 Introductions
• Who you are
• Sierra Club experience
• Your goals for the class
09:45 About the Sierra Club
• Structure…………….......................... p. 2
• Mission and Goals…………..............… p. 3
• Austin Group Goals…………………...... p. 1.1
• History……………………………………...… p. 3
• Conservation…………………………...….. p. 4
• Outdoor Outreach program…...............…………… BROCHURE
Outings Leader Requirements……….….Skip
10:00 Austin Outings Leader Reqs...............……… p. 2.1 – 2.3
10:15 Planning an Outing……………......p. 5 – 9
10:30 Austin Outings Planning…………...….......…… p. 3.1 – 3.5
• Celeste’s Top Ten Tips…………......................……… p. 3.6
• Trip Planning checklist……………..................……….. Sec. 3;
• Ft. Davis Trip report………………....................……… Sec. 3
• Sawtooth 2005 Trip report….....................………… Sec. 3
• Goose Island Trip mailout……….................………… Sec. 3

11:00 Hike to the Karst/Longhorn pipeline ………… ACTIVITY

11:45 Meal Preparation……………................…………… p. 4.1
12:00 Using Master ………………… ……………HANDS-ON
12:20 Using the Sierra Pantry……….. ………HANDS-ON
12:30 Equipment Resources (the S…. ……..HANDS-ON
• SHED USAGE RULES.............................POCKET
13:00 LUNCH PREP USING Master Cook.…EXERCISE
13:30 LUNCH – GROUP MEAL ……….........HANDS-ON
14:00 LUNCH clean-up.……………………….… EXERCISE

14:15 How To Lead an Outing…………........VIDEO
14:50 Conducting an Outing………….………. p. 9
• Liability Waivers…………………................. p. 10;.... FORMS
• Medical Information forms…………..........…………… FORMS
15:10 Transportation……………………………. p. 10
15:20 BREAK / STRETCH……………….……… TEN MINUTES
15:30 Trailhead Talk…………………………….. p. 10
15:40 Leave No Trace…………………………… p. 10 – 11; VIDEO

16:00 Emergency Response………………….. p. 11
16:20 First Aid Kit review……………………… HANDS-ON
17:00 END OF FIRST DAY

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH

10:00 On-Outing Issues……………………………p. 12
10:30 Three Articles from Backpacker
• Lost and Found……………………………............……… Sec 5 – p. 20
• Reading the Night Sky………………….............……… Sec 5 – p. 60
• The Tools, the Rules and the Hunch ……..............Sec 5 – p. 52
10:20 Group Management……………………..…………… Sec 6 – p. 55
10:40 Group Discussion: difficult people…….Group Exercise

11:00 BREAK / STRETCH………………………… TEN MINUTES

11:10 Ending an Outing………………………….. p. 12
11:20 After an Outing…………………………….. p. 12

11:30 Online Resources………………………….. p. 12
11:40 Austin Internet Resources……………………………… p. 7.1

12:10 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION……CEREMONY
12:15 Workshop conclusion and Evaluations

12:00 – END OF SESSION

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