Summer Leadership Trip

Project Canoe’s Leadership Trip is an opportunity for youth aged 15-18 to have an extended experience in the wilderness while also building personal leadership, social and emotional skills. Throughout the trip there will be a transfer of responsibility as the staff leaders step back and provide more opportunities for each youth to lead, make decisions, and complete the necessary daily tasks together as a team. There will be time made for goal setting, personal reflection, having fun and experiential learning.

Once back from their trip, they will have the opportunity to continue their leadership development through other Project Canoe programs including our Youth Advisory Council and Urban Program Volunteer opportunities.

Dates

2024 dates coming soon!

How to Apply

Create an account on our registration platform found here to submit an application for the Summer Leadership Trip.

Core Components

Every canoe trip provides the opportunity for participants to build life skills that they can take with them once the trip is over. Our leadership trip has six core components that we focus on, and tailor the learning experience around:

• Responsibility 

• Communication 

• Teamwork

• Decision Making

• Challenge

• Solitude and Reflection

Outdoor Skills

We use experiential learning techniques and provide space for mentorship, peer leadership and coaching to occur throughout the learning experience. Some of the outdoor skills that youth will learn include:

• Navigation

• Knots

• Fire Building

• Paddling techniques and safety practices

• Environmental stewardship 

• Setting up/taking down camp

• Backcountry cooking

• Outdoor risk assessment