2024 WEA International Course

Intro

A dream-like WEA course in which American and Asian students collaborate. Since this is an endowed course led by Mr. Joe Meyer, who came to Japan for the 2022 WEAJ conference, and WEA-J will would open to Asian students, You will be able to participate for free. In addition, a certificate of completion of the Outdoor Leadership Training Course (OLTC), which aims to become a WEA Certified Outdoor Leader, will be issued. We will stay at the Little Rock 4H Center (AR), one of the largest organized campgrounds in the United States, as the base camp. You can directly experience the history and the front lines of America's outdoor history. Please install a one-of-a-kind experience that combines not only the training of WEA outdoor leader, the experience of historical organizational camps, but also the exchange with overseas students, into your outdoor life.

Outline

Sponsor：Wilderness Education Association Japan
Operation：Arkansas Tech University
Cooperation：Little Rock 4H Training Center
Meet Together：2024/2/12　Bill and Hilly Clinton National Airport(LIT)（Little Rock, AR）
Break Up：2024/2/24　Bill and Hilly Clinton National Airport(LIT)（Little Rock, AR）
*Flight tickets must be arranged individually. The transportation from the airport to the base camp will be provide by operation staff.
Participants：Outdoor students, graduate students, and young instructors (5 Japanese student and one Asian student from each country)
*Professional outdoor instructors can also participate as apprentices, as this is an experience that is difficult to do.
Instructors:Jay Post (Associate Professor, Arkansas Tech University /Former President of WEA)
Assistant Instructor: Taito Okamura (Director of backcountry classroom Inc./President of WEAJ)
*Other support will be provided by Arkansas Tech outdoor faculty.
Cost: Free (travel expenses to the US airport and overseas travel insurance are not included)
※Those who participate as an apprentice will be charged 75,000 yen. However, OLTC and LNT certifications cannot be acquired. Students cannot participate as apprentices.
Deadline: Primary deadline: 2023/8/31
Entry: Closed to register.
Contact: office@waej.jp

Course Design

Date	MM/DD	Location	Program
DAY1	Feb 12	4H Center	LIT Airport Arr. Openning Guidance
DAY2	Feb 13	4H Center	Challenge Course Teaching Technique Lesson Plan
DAY3	Feb 14	4H Center	Student Teaching Prep. for Expedition
DAY4-6	Feb 15-17	Petit Jean State Park	Hiking Student Teaching
DAY6-8	Feb 17-19	Mount Nebo State Park	Hiking So Experience
Day9	Feb 20	Arkansas Tech University	Self-Evaluation Maintain Trail
Day10	Feb 21	4H Center	Maintain Trail Certification Ceremony/Closing
DAY11	Feb 22	4H Center	LIT Airport Dep.

Certificate

WEA Outdoor Leader Training Course(OLTC)：This course aims to improve the skills of the Certified Outdoor Educator (COL), which is the basic qualification for the WEA Professional Pass. You can smoothly connect to the COL acquisition course.

LNT Trainer: A professional qualification that allows you to understand and teach the seven principles of LNT. You can hold an LNT workshop.

Equipment

A set of clothing suitable for hiking (you can wash it at the base camp, but please bring enough for a certain number of days), rain Jacket, sleeping bag & pad, tableware, backpack of 60 liters or more, hiking shoes, sports shoes (tent site shoes ), headlight, replacement battery, water bottle (1 liter) x2, hiking Stock.

Instroctors