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AMC Leadership Training -1 Day June 11, 2016
Date and time
Location
Sleeping Giant State Park
200 Mount Carmel Avenue Hamden, CT 06518Refund Policy
Description
Become a hike leader in AMC. Topics include Leadership Styles, Group Dynamics and Trip Planning. Course concentrates on leading hiking day trips, but the concepts apply to all AMC activities and beyond. Full day class at Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, from 8:00am - 4:30pm; limited space. Please email with any questions. Class is held entirely outdoors, so you must come prepared for the weather; bring water and lunch. Participants must be 18-years or older to become an AMC leader.
Additional Information
We will meet in the parking lot of Sleeping Giant State Park, rain or shine, at 8:00 am. There is a fee to park in the park parking lot. Limited parking is available on the street at no charge. If you need to call the morning of the training. – Keith Spaar -203-988-3426.
Essentials: (what you need to bring)
sturdy walking shoes and/or hiking boots
rain gear
outdoor clothing
daypack
notepaper
pencils or pens
water
lunch/snacks
bug repellent
We will be outdoors the entire day.
Directions to Sleeping Giant State Park:
From Route 15 take exit 61 in Hamden and then take Whitney Avenue (Route 10) north about 3.5 miles to Mt Carmel Avenue on the right. Look for signs for Sleeping Giant SP and for Quinnipiac Univ. Turn right into Mt Carmel Avenue and go 0.1 mile to parking lot on the left across from Quinnipiac University
From I-91: take Exit 10. Then get onto Route 40 connector and stay on until the end. At the light, take a right onto Route 10N drive 1½ miles then take a right onto MT Carmel Avenue. The park entrance is on the left across from Quinnipiac University.
From I-84 to Cheshire: take Route 70S onto Route 10 south drive 5 miles. Then take a left at the light onto MT. Carmel Avenue. The park entrance is on the left across from Quinnipiac University.