Teens To Trails
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WORKSHOP HAND-OUTS from Outing Club 101: Do's & Don'ts

At Teens To Trails Conference '07, one workshop session was dedicated to sharing experiences in leading, planning, and organizing Outing Club trips.   The group discussed some of the factors that make for a fun and challenging adventure with teens, as well as some mistakes that have made over the years.  Workshop leaders shared a number of forms, procedures, and planning strategies, as well as provided short trip tics for some favorite outings.  We thought we would make them available online and invite additions.  
Bald Face Hike Trip Tic Caribou Hike Trip Tic Precipice Hike Trip Tic Tumbledown Hike Trip Tic Gear Planning List Gear Planning List Planning Form for Outings Planning Form for Outings Planning Form for Outings Planning Form for Outings

Workshop Presenters were ...  Shawn Carlson, Kelley Duffy, Ralph Keyes & Jeff Riddle
Shawn teaches physics at Boothbay Region High School and leads their Outing Club.  He has been the advisor to Outing Clubs at Boothbay, Wiscasset, and Oak Hill High Schools for the past 15 years.   Ralph is an environmental science teacher at Wiscasset and has been the co-advisor for Wiscasset’s Outing Club for the past 5 years.  Kelley is a history teacher at Wiscasset and is the co-advisor for their Outing Club.   Shawn and Ralph have their WFR certification and Kelley is an EMT. Jeff teaches Earth Science, Adventure Physical Education, advises the Windham Outing Club, and coaches both Cross-Country and Track & Field.  In the summer, he uses his Sea Kayaking Guides license to guide for Seaspray Kayaking.
Please send us information on your favorite group outings in Maine and we will post them on our Favorite Maine Outings web page!