University of Guelph Trailhead Program

University of Guelph Trailhead Program
5 Day Pre-Orientation Program for New UofG Students
Algonquin Park, ON Dates & Registration Below
Leaders of the Day© are specialists at creating powerful post-secondary transition experiences and at helping students to begin to excitedly discover their own strengths and talents. By taking new students at the University of Guelph into the beautiful wilderness areas of Ontario, we have the opportunity to socially “even the playing field” by taking students out of their everyday settings and circumstances and into the heart of an unforgettable adventure together.
Through a series of very intentionally designed challenges and activities, this strength-focused Trailhead Program invites self-discovery, deepens resilience and assists students in forging the type of lasting new friendships that will help them set down good roots as they enter their first year at the University of Guelph. The skills that students acquire on these expeditions are highly transferable tools that serve as vital keys to unlocking their own personal successes.

“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.”
- Leo F. Buscaglia

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This carefully crafted program is designed to assist new students at the University of Guelph to acquire more of the essential skills required to attain and sustain higher levels of success in school, at home, with their peers, and in their future career paths. This very dynamic program has been engineered to help promote the essential skills and character traits necessary to take on the challenges of today’s rapidly changing world.
Through shared adventure, physical and emotional challenges and the mastery of new skills, students have the chance to make decisions, try on the mantle of leadership and work collaboratively with others in an intimate team environment. By doing so, they emerge feeling more confident in their skills, with a stronger sense of belonging and with a hunger to place their goals on the next lofty summit.

The Trailhead Program invites students to step beyond the confines of their everyday routines and assumptions and into a fully experiential learning experience within the context of our “wilderness classroom”. During their course, students will learn about team building, respectful communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and personal leadership. Through a progression of meaningful and incremental challenges and successes on course, students discover that they are capable of much more than they might have previously imagined.

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be experienced.”
- Gabriel Marcel

The Expedition

Our 5-Day Canoeing Expeditions will take place within world-renowned Algonquin Park. Students need only pack their basic clothing as outlined by the Leaders of the Day© clothing list. All other food, technical equipment and/or personal gear will be covered as part of the course fee. You’ll have the chance to travel through some of the world’s best wilderness, see beautiful flora and fauna, and fall asleep beneath a star-lit sky to the sounds of crickets and chirping frogs.

At the end of your trip you will meet back at the Trailhead to celebrate your accomplishments with a special celebration meal prepared just for you!

“I haven’t a clue as to how my story will end. But that’s all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, you don’t conclude that the road has vanished. And how else could we discover the stars?” - Nancy Willard

Your Instructors

At Leaders of the Day©, we hire talented Instructors with deep knowledge and experience of the outdoor world. They hold the highest industry standard certifications; have vast teaching experience, worldly knowledge, and deep log books. As well as being practiced guides, mentors and role-models, our Instructors are also skilled facilitators of the Transformative Experience.

They are experts at living, teaching and traveling in the wilderness and have been selected not only for their significant technical and facilitation skills but also for their wealth of unique life experiences that make them interesting, approachable people. They are passionate professionals teaching what they love to teach most and have great energy and excitement for helping you get your start.

All The Particulars

University of Guelph Trailhead Program
Duration:	5 days
Age:	Minimum Age – 17
Dates:	Please see registration below.
Destination:	Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
Course Fee:	$800.00 CDN Dollars + HST
Eligibility:	Interested new University of Guelph students that pass a medical screen.
Prerequisites:	None (simply complete the registration)

We Invite You

“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” - Rosalia de Castro

Dates: August 9-13, 2012

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