Spring 2026 Lead & Learn

Small Craft Safety: Canoeing Learning Path

Level: All

Learning Path Description: Volunteers who complete this three-course learning path may serve as the primary or secondary trained waterfront personnel required to open a GSEM camp lake and supervise a canoeing activity. The learning path contains blended-learning and online-only courses that are individually renewable every three years.

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Small Craft Safety: Canoeing with Basic Water Rescue

Level: All

Course Description: Volunteers who complete this blended-learning course that incorporates Basic Water Rescue may serve as the primary or secondary trained waterfront personnel required to open a GSEM camp lake and supervise a canoeing activity. Participants will learn GSEM waterfront policies, basic safety guidelines for canoeing, how to maneuver a canoe using flat water paddling strokes, and how to prevent, recognize and respond to many canoeing emergencies. The online portion must be completed in gsLearn before attending the in-person skills session. This course is renewable every three years. Girl Scouts 16 years and older are welcome to participate. Scholarships are available. The in-person skills session at a camp lake requires strenuous physical activity, including capsizing, emptying and reboarding a canoe while wearing a life jacket. Practicing these skills may result in minor scratches or bruises.

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Date

Time

Fee

Location

Fri. 6/5

8 am-noon

$15

Camp Tuckaho

Sun. 8/23

8 am-noon

$15

Camp Tuckaho

Small Craft Safety Core

Level: All

Course Description: This 70-minute online course provides detailed safety procedures for a variety of small craft, as well as how to plan and supervise small craft outings.

This course may only be accessed via each Small Craft Safety learning path. Click the buttons below:

Canoeing

Sailing

Moving Water

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Lead & Learn Spring 2026