Students will have the opportunity to experience kayaking and/or canoeing (as appropriate). Gain an understanding of the skills needed to effectively move through the water using either craft.
Students will have an understanding of safety proceedures. All students will have the opportunity to work towards a British Canoe Union Award for which, on completion, they can then send off for their nationally recognised award certificate and badge.

Students will work as a group initially and learn basic paddling skills tasks and games. Students may move on to working in canoes with others and this will necessitate good communication skills and teamwork.
Throughout the course parents and children will learn how to take on a leadership role and enhance their effective communication skills.
Members of the group will work with each other and will be taught skills to pass on to other group members to reinforce the need for effective communication.
Children and parents will learn how to operate in a safe manner.
There will be a degree of theory work in order to complete award training.

At the end of the course all students who have attended all 3 sessions will have the opportunity to be assessed on their basic skills and will receive a competency certificate if they have a successful assessment.

Students will be able to gain water confidence
Students will be able to work towards a nationally recognised award An understanding of potential risk and managing safety
A greater ability to work in a team
An understanding of the psychology of negotiation
The ability to take on an effective leadership role
A better understanding of what is effective communication
Parents will learn how to support their children in the learning process and gauge progress
Children will see parents learning and understand that education is a life long process and does not stop when you leave school or reach a certain age.
An interest in the outdoors and nature and an understanding of the need to care for our waterways.
An understanding that an interest in the outdoors can become a career path
An appreciation of the physical and mental exercise kayaking and canoeing can provide.

All students will need to be able to attend both sessions.
Students should wear layers of close fitting clothing that does not retain water e.g. trackster bottoms and fleeces, not jeans and jumpers. Clothing and shoes will get wet.
Clothing should cover the whole body and gloves and fleece hat or woolly hat should be worn. An old pair of trainers and socks should be worn. Students must bring a complete change of clothes and a towel. Students must also bring a snack / sandwiches and a warm drink in a flask.
Questions as to the course’s suitability for a family should be directed to Rock Frog via the Rock Frog Forum. You can also check the forum for updates, venue changes and additional information prior to or during your course.