Date: Fri May 30, 6:30 PM EDT - Sun Jun 01, 5:30 PM EDT
Category:
- Outdoor
Level:
- Volunteers
Please read this entire column for additional information BEFORE selecting your number of girl and/or adult participants in the right-hand column on the registration page.
Members Only
Event Description: Join us for a 2-night, 2-day weekend training, where you can certify to take Girl Scouts on the water. There are three sessions offered for this training weekend that you will choose from: Basic/Council Properties: Canoe, Kayak, and Paddleboard; Basic/Council Properties: Sailing; or for those that are advanced boaters and want to join our watercraft facilitator team to teach future classes: Watercraft Instructor Training.
Please read descriptions carefully, as well as the attached PDF
to understand what you are signing up for. Ask questions to lmathews@nccoastalpines.org.
If an ambassador would like to register for this Session 1 Combination Basic Skills Plus Watercraft Leader: Council Properties -Canoe/Kayak/Paddleboard or Session 2 Combination Basic Skills Plus Watercraft Leader: Council Properties - Sailing, please email Lizz Mathews at lmathews@nccoastalpines.org for assistance with registration.
Class Options:
* Combination Basic Skills Plus Watercraft Leader:
Council Properties - Canoe/Kayak/Paddleboard
Description:
This class is for registered adult
volunteers and Ambassador Girl Scouts age 16 and over. ("If an
ambassador would like to register for this class, please email Lizz
Mathews at lmathews@nccoastalpines.org for assistance with
registration")
Learn all of the basic boat handling and
rescue skills for canoeing, kayaking, and paddleboarding covered in
both the Basic Skills class and in Paddling Watercraft Leader: Council
Properties.
Participants may go from beginner to" take
girls out" on council properties.
Successful
demonstration of both paddling and rescue skills, and completing all
portions of this class, meets the Safety Activity Checkpoints for
leading paddling activities at GS-NCCP council properties.
This course includes both online and in-person training that must be
completed to be considered certified.
Credentials are good
for five years from the completion date.
This class is a
mandatory prerequisite for the Watercraft Leader - NC Waterways
training.
Fee: $40
* Combination Basic Skills Plus Watercraft Leader: Council Properties - Sailing
Description:
This class is for registered adult
volunteers and Ambassador Girl Scouts age 16 and over. ("If an
ambassador would like to register for this class, please email Lizz
Mathews at lmathews@nccoastalpines.org for assistance with
registration")
Learn basic and intermediate boat handling
and rescue skills for Sunfish sailboats.
This class is
recommended for beginners as well as those with little experience
teaching girls how to sail.
Successful demonstration of
both sailing and rescue skills, and completing all portions of this
class, meets the Safety Activity Checkpoints for leading Sunfish
sailing activities at GS-NCCP council properties.
This
course includes both online and in-person training that must be
completed to be considered certified.
Credentials are good
for five years from the completion date.
This class is a
mandatory prerequisite for the Watercraft Leader - NC Waterways training.
Fee: $40.00
* Watercraft Instructor Training - Canoeing and Kayaking
Description:
This class is for adult
volunteers.
This weekend-long class is designed for
volunteers who are excited about boating and are interested in
becoming a paddling instructor for GS-NCCP.
Mandatory prerequisites: 1) Completion of
Watercraft Leader classes for both Council Properties and NC
Waterways; 2) Demonstration of solo canoe and kayak skills by
successfully paddling a figure-8 course; and 3) Willingness join the
Council's instructor training team and co-teach a boating class at
least once per season.
In this weekend-long class, participants will refine rescue
skills, learn how to teach paddling strokes to new boaters, and
practice teach elements of the Watercraft Training classes.
Digital access to instructor materials will be provided prior to the
class and participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with
the basic water rescue skills, paddling skills, and rescue skills
taught in the Council Properties and NC Waterways classes. A hard
copy of the instructor materials will be provided at the beginning of class.
* Fees: $25.00
Location: Camp Graham, Vance County, 27537
Registration: February 17, 2025 - May 20, 2025
Event Confirmation Packet/Details: All the details that you need to attend this event can be found in the event confirmation packet. Once it is finalized, you will see it when you go to the My Events page of your My GS account and select the event from the list. All registered participants will also receive a copy via email closer to the event date and after registration closes for the event. Please review the packet at least several days prior to the event so you will have time to adequately prepare for the event and to ask questions, if needed.
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations received by May 15, 2025, we will refund to original method of payment.
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For cancellations received between May 16, 2025 and May 29, 2025, we will refund to original method of payment minus $0 cancellation fee.
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In case of illness or family emergency, cancellations received by June 9, 2025 will be refunded to original method of payment minus cancellation fees and costs as applicable.
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Please send all cancellation requests to helpdesk@nccoastalpines.org. Requests will be processed based on the date received.
