Welcome to the Get Kids Padding Resource Hub.
Here, you’ll find a growing collection of resources that has been built over years of supporting and growing our passionate community.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Webinar Videos
- 2024/04/24
- Bringing Canoe Expeditions into the Classroom
- Dave Greene (https://www.nightofadventure.com/education)
- Bringing Canoe Expeditions into the Classroom
- 2024/02/28
- Working with Schools and School Boards to Get Kids Out on the Water.
- Sean Hume (Outward Bound)
- Removing the Barriers to the Outdoors for Young People.
- Sascha Ellis (Project Canoe)
- Working with Schools and School Boards to Get Kids Out on the Water.
- 2024/01/24
- Family Tripping-Tips & Tricks
- Michelle McShane and her son Fintan
- Family Tripping-Tips & Tricks
- 2023/11/29
- Resurging and Sustainable School Paddling Programs in Southern Ontario
- Jason Blair, Aldershot School, Burlington, ON
- Andrew Dyment, Ajax High School, Ajax, ON
- Andrew Stuart, Port Perry HS, Port Perry, ON
- Resurging and Sustainable School Paddling Programs in Southern Ontario
- 2023/04/26
- Future Plans for GKP Nationwide Webinars
- Dave Goldman
- Networking in the Community – Ottawa, Ontario
- Karen Hurd
- Future Plans for GKP Nationwide Webinars
- 2023/03/29
- HeLa Ventures Outdoor Adventure Education – Alberta
- Lana Ohler-Madsen (HeLa Ventures)
- ESC Algonquin – High School Outdoor Education – Ontario
- Al Faucon
- HeLa Ventures Outdoor Adventure Education – Alberta
Trip Planning Resources
- Four-day Canoe Trip Equipment List
- Four-day Canoe Trip Menu
- Eleven-day Canoe Trip Menu
- Canoe Tripping Recipes
- List of Paddling Resources in Ontario
- Massassauga Park 4-day Canoe Route | 2016
- Temagami 15-day Canoe Route | 2016
Health & Safety Resources
- Swim Guidelines | Boy Scouts of Canada | 2018
- Swimming Guidelines & Swimming Tests | Girl Guides Canada | 2018
- Outward Bound Canada Swimming Policy | 2018
- Ontario Lifesaving Society Drowning Report Infographic | 2018
- Project Canoe Risk Management & Safety Standards | 2018
- Project Canoe Risk Management Plan – Swimming | 2018
- Encountering a Black Bear | 2018
- Water Safety Orders for Cadets | 2018
- Bluewater District School Board, Canoeing and Swimming Procedures | 2017
- BICO Cold Card | 2017
- What to do When it Rains | 2017
Teaching / Instructional / Guide Resources & Forms
- Lifesaving Society | Lifeguarding Course for Teachers
- Acknowledgement of Risk Form
- Contract of Student Expectations
- Emergency Student Information Form
- The Boundless School, Policies & Guidelines
Publications, Reports, Media Releases & Letters
- Another Brick in the Wall | Paddling Magazine
- An Open Letter of Support for School Run Backcountry Trips | COEO, 2018
- Deloitte Review and Assessment of Ontario School Board Policies and Procedures (Presentation) | 2018
- Deloitte Review and Assessment of Ontario School Board Policies and Procedures (Report) | 2018
- Get Kids Paddling Recommendations to the Ministry of Education | 2018
- Expanding Paddling Opportunities for Youth, Survey Results | 2017
- Leadership Scenarios | 2018
- Ontario Ministry of Education Letter to School Boards re: Open Water Activities | 2018
- Recommendations to Revise OPHEA Guidelines | 2016
- Sanitizing Adventure | Adventure Kayak Magazine, 2018
- The “Why” of it All | 2018