(open to current & incoming NYA students only)
The Leadership Academy is a unique opportunity for current and incoming NYA students to develop the skills and dispositions to be a successful leader, whether in the classroom, on the field, or in the woods. These courses follow an expeditionary model, taking students into the backcountry of Maine to hone their communication, teambuilding, and intrapersonal skills while engaging in the physically challenging experience of hiking or sea kayaking. The Leadership Academy is overseen by NYA faculty member Ian Ramsey.
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LEADERSHIP ACADEMY – MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades: Rising 6th – 8th
Session 7: August 19 – August 23, OVERNIGHT
The 2012 NYA Middle School Leadership Academy is designed to expose NYA middle school students to leadership through an outdoor experience in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Students will hike across the Presidential Range, from Crawford Notch over to Pinkham Notch. The Academy will be focused on actively building self-confidence, leadership and group dynamics skills and developing a sense of community among our group and within the greater, NYA community. Registration is open to current or incoming NYA students. Please contact Ian Ramsey (iramsey@nya.org) for an application.
Instructors: Ian Ramsey, NYA Faculty, University of Southern Maine, B.A.
& TBD
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY – UPPER SCHOOL
Grades: Rising 9th – 12th
Session 3: July 8 – July 12, OVERNIGHT
The NYA Upper School Leadership Academy is a five day program in which students will learn sea kayaking skills (including rescues, navigation, trip planning, and crisis management) and undertake a four day kayak journey on the Maine Coast, camping on islands while learning and practicing multiple leadership styles and ways of working as a team. As part of this program, students will develop a personal leadership plan for the coming school year. Registration is open to current or incoming NYA students. Please contact Ian Ramsey (iramsey@nya.org) for an application.
Instructors: Ian Ramsey, NYA Faculty, University of Southern Maine, B.A.
& Mike Gengras, NYA Faculty, Trinity College, B.A.,University of New Hampshire, M.S.T.
