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OA First Aid

Whether you want to be prepared for an emergency on campus, at home, or when traveling in the wilderness, make sure you have the proper training to safeguard yourself and others. CPR and an approved wilderness first aid course can help prepare you to handle a first aid emergency.

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Creating a safe space to operate programs, both physical safety and psychological safety, requires understanding the dynamics that create unsafe situations. The Managing Safety Workshop will provide you with an understanding of how to evaluate and manage risk potential by identifying hazard factors and implementing safety factors that address increasing risk levels whether it is creating a safe environment in a physical setting like a team project, international travel or outdoor trip, or if it is dealing with the risks of institutional racism and bias.

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by Rick Curtis, Director, Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University OA Guide to Building an Outdoor Program 1. Introduction
Topics: Canoeing, Kayaking
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OA Paddling Program

Outdoor Action offers a variety of paddling programs including flatwater and whitewater canoeing on the Frosh Trip, local canoeing trips in the Princeton area and kayaking training class in the pool.

 

 

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Outdoor Action is Princeton University's largest student leadership training program. Our core mission is to facilitate the development of leadership skills among Princeton University students through active leadership experiences.

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This is the abbreviated version of the Risk Assessment & Safety Management Workshop developed by Rick Curtis of Outdoor Action.

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The Outdoor Action Peak Potential Climbing program offers children with disabilities the opportunity to expand their horizons through climbing at the Outdoor Action Climbing Wall at Princeton University.

Topics: Leader Training
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OA Leader Training Schedule - Check out the current schedule of when these trainings will be held. Sign up at the OA TripStore Becoming an Outdoor Action Leader
Topics: Natural History
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Outdoor Action Guide to Nature Observation & Stalking by Rick Curtis
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This report was written on the twentieth anniversary of the Outdoor Action Program to identify the unique contributions Outdoor Action has made to Princeton University. The Outdoor Action Program has been an important program for building community at Princeton for the past twenty years. Outdoor Action activities serve as powerful group bonding experiences that help students develop new friendships, learn leadership skills, increase interpersonal skills, develop concern for the environment, and learn lifelong wilderness skills. The overall success of the program can be seen through the...