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All parts of training are required for ALL Frosh Trip Leaders, unless marked "optional" or italicized.  

Monday 8/22

4:30 PM – 6:15 PM: Dinner in the Frist Gallery (unless otherwise noted, dinners are in Frist) 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Welcome in Dillon (meet your co-leader(s), your OA Training Group, and learn details about your trip)

Tuesday 8/23

Topics: Leadership
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Are you a budding entrepreneur, a social change agent, working on a team or part of a student group? If you want to enhance your effectiveness and impact then you need to cultivate you highest leadership potential. Outdoor Action is offering the opportunity for all students to do that through our Leadership 101 and Leadership 102 workshop series. These workshops are open to the whole campus (no prerequisites and you don’t have to be interested in becoming an OA Leader to participate). Leadership 101 - Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 - 6:00 PM, Frist MPR
Topics: Leader Training
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This is the complete schedule for anyone doing FastTrack OA Leader Training during Spring Break.  Everyone needs to take all 5 days of HEART Wilderness First Aid classes.  To keep the class sizes small, everyone will be assigned to one of 2 groups for HEART and Technical Skills classes (X or Y), as well as a time & date for CPR.

Specific class assignments will be emailed to participants in March.

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Saturday, April 23: 12:30pm-4pm Join OA for a day full of fun, FREE, outdoor activities!  Explore some of the hidden natural gems that are right in the Princeton area.  
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This map identifies several nature refuges spread throughout campus. Each location is distinct  in what if offers, and all will serve as interesting walking destinations.

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The Josh Miner '43 Experiential Education Award was initiated by the Executive Committee of the Friends of Outdoor Action in 1995. The award is named in honor of Josh Miner of the Princeton Class of 1943. As a founding trustee of Outward Bound, Josh Miner was instrumental in bringing the philosophy of Kurt Hahn to the U.S. and in establishing the first U.S. Outward Bound Schools. In celebration of Josh Miner's significant influence on the development of experiential education in the U.S.A., the Miner Award is presented to a graduate of Princeton University who has provided outstanding...

Topics: Leaders, Leadership
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Students involved in Outdoor Action excel both in academics and in campus activities from varsity sports, to student government, and student organizations. The leadership skills they develop through Outdoor Action serve the larger Princeton campus and beyond as these students go on to be leaders throughout their careers. Here are some of the awards and prizes received by Outdoor Action Leaders.