Outdoor Club Leadership Conference
2023 OCLC
Outdoor Club Leadership Conference
Were you not able to join us this year? Maybe you attended and want to have access to more information. Click below to access valuable information from our presenters.
Running your outdoor club - recruitment, training & student leadership
Miles Bisher & Samantha Andrews
Miles Bisher, Outdoor Club Advisor- Tips & Tricks
Risk management in the outdoors
Gerben Scherpbier, gerben.scherpbier@gmail.com
Risk Management Tool Kit
DEI within your outdoor club- connecting ALL Maine teens to the outdoors
OUT Maine - Katie Lutts , katie@outmaine.org
Maine Association for New Americans- Moon Nguany, moon@mana-maine.org
Katie Palano Consulting- Katie Palano, kpalano@gmail.com
Mental Health and the benefits of time spent outdoors
Olivia Griset, olivia@meeassociation.org
Maine Environmental Education Association
Outdoor Club Budgeting and Fundraising
Alicia Heyburn, alicia@teenstotrails.org
Letter to Potential OC Sponsors
Overnight Camping 101
Megan-Mack Nicholson, mnicholson@hyde.edu
Canoe Instruction
Jeff McCabe jeffmccabe77@gmail.com, Christopher Corey christophercorey@gmail.com
Maine Canoe Symposium
Outdoor Club Leadership Conference 2023
This annual convening has taken on a new name as we focus on providing Outdoor Club Leaders with the skills, network, and tools necessary for a successful school year. This year’s theme is improving the whole body health of Maine teens by creating fun, inclusive, non-competitive outdoor experiences.
The conference is open to current or interested Outdoor Club advisors, we are not offering a student learning track this year. We hope this offers the opportunity to build deeper connections within our network, and with the generous partners who are offering workshops throughout the day. We hope you’ll join us!
This conference qualifies you for six contact hours. You will receive a certificate after the conference.
Theme
Improving the whole body health of Maine Teens by engaging them in fun, inclusive, non-competitive outdoor experiences.
Objective
Provide Outdoor Club Leaders with the skills, network, and tools necessary for a successful school year spent outdoors together.
Registration includes:
Teens to Trails welcome kit packed with useful information to guide your Outdoor Club on a year of great adventures
Lunch
All sessions
Resources and guides provided by our partners
Pre-conference fireside chat Thursday evening from 6-9 p.m.
Overnight Accommodations
Are you interested in learning more about Teens to Trails? Want to learn how to train for the Educational Trip Leader Permit? Are you interested in connecting with other outdoor leaders, and learning more about their clubs?
If so, consider joining us on Thursday night!Overnight accommodations are just $10 per person for a bunk in one of the many cabins
at the Y Camp.
Enjoy an evening around the fire with friends,
new and old, and fall asleep to the soothing
sound of loons on Lake Cobbosseecontee.Kitchen space is available to make your evening and morning meals, or show off your campfire cooking skills!
