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* This course is for Australian or New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents who wish to work for NOLS.

The New Zealand Instructor course will take place on the Clarence river on the south island. You will travel down the river in open canoes while learning how to teach a canoe progression to novices. Along the way you will develop and refine the teaching and leadership skills necessary for professional positions at NOLS.

You will spend your first two and a half days in town. During this time, you will be issued equipment, organize food, and pack up while becoming familiar with the NOLS outfitting procedure. You will also have time to research and prepare classes. On the second morning, there will be a lake day to practice canoe skills and presentations about NOLS from programme staff. The next morning you’ll head off for the river to begin your expedition.

This course will be a self-contained expedition for 18 days. In the field, you will be responsible for teaching basic and advanced classes. Wilderness living skills, natural history, environmental ethics, expedition behavior, and communication skills are all-important parts of the curriculum. You’ll be challenged to experiment with different teaching styles while polishing your skills, judgment, leadership, and supervisory abilities. Peer and staff feedback of class content, teaching techniques, and effectiveness is an essential part of the learning process.

Risk assessment in wilderness situations is a critical element of outdoor leadership. Your instructors will teach most of the risk management-related classes including river rescue, emergency procedures, and maneuvering on technical water. Hazard evaluation, accident prevention, some first aid, group management, and evacuation procedures are thoroughly discussed and practiced on the course. Practical scenarios will be used during the course.

During the Instructor course you will live cook and tent in small groups of three or four. It’s our goal that you finish this course ready to take a group of novice students down a river in canoes safely and responsibly.

River Instructor Course
New Zealand

This course is for Australian or New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents who wish to work for NOLS.
Duration: 23 days
Age: 21 and older (Average age: 27)
Tuition: TBA
Dates:

TBA

Course start/end: Christchurch, New Zealand
Equipment Deposit: none
Fly in/out: Christchurch, New Zealand
Downloads: Instructor Course Information (pdf)
Course Description (pdf)
Equipment List (pdf)
Apply: Download an Application (pdf)

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