I hope all are doing well. I hope you are enjoying this hot summer now that you are officially done school for the year.
There are a couple of things going on in the cadet world that I would like to make everyone aware of, cadets have the opportunity to further develop both personal and cadet skills in a new, virtual setting.
Cadets will have the opportunities to participate in flexible, voluntary training opportunities either independently at their own pace or in facilitated sessions. This summer will be about engagement and flexibility while continuing to focus on the cadet experience.
5-weeks of summer training activities
Cadets will be able to take five weeks of distance learning activities during the summer, for about two to three hours per week. The choice of the 22 activities is the same as those offered on the "Cadet Activities" portal on the Extranet and posted on the Cadet Learning / Apprentissage des cadets Facebook page, and detailed in the Virtual CTC course Schedule. This schedule can also be found on the Ontario cadets Facebook page, a link to this page can be found at the bottom of this post or as an attachment to the email.
Please register as soon as possible.
Registration for these activities will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. In order for cadets to register for these activities, Cadets will need to send an email to their Regional Cadet Support Unit (RCSU) with the following information:
- Last Name
- First Name
- Corps / Squadron Number
- Corps / Squadron element
- Name of the activity you wish to register for.
- Dates of serial you wish to register for.
- The language you would like the activity delivered in;
- Phone number (will be used as a second-factor authentication for your online account)
- An email address that the cadet has access to; and
- Instrument selection for cadets registering for the music course
Cadets’ email must be sent from their personal email address or an email that they can access. A parent email, that the cadet cannot access, should not be used.
Additional Tools and Resources
Here are the new resources and tools available to take advantage of these new opportunities:
Extranet portal - Cadet Activities
You will find here a list of activities to suggest to your cadets grouped under several themes: healthy living, financial awareness, construction activities, citizenship, cyber & media awareness and Do-It-Yourself activities (DIY). These are all individual activities and are self-paced.
Extranet portal - Leading Activities
This portal is intended for staff cadets and offers leadership and teaching development activities.
Extranet Portal - CIC/COATS Activities
This portal is intended for COATS members and civilian instructors. Here you will find planning tools, activities and readings for continuing education. Members are invited to make suggestions for additions to this section.
Facebook Page - Cadet Learning / Cadet Learning
This Facebook page is designed to share the latest news on the activities available on extranet and maximize participation. On this page, surveys are also posted online to find out what cadets think about their favourite activities. This page is bilingual.
Throughout the summer, the page will follow cadet summer training as a CTC page would.
The National Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers Support Group takes pride in delivering high-quality training and experiences where youth lead youth, and this summer is no different –staff cadets and adult leaders selected for summer training will continue to work at delivering unique and challenging online experiences for our Cadets, in a new virtual environment. These same staff will be responsible for facilitating and following up with cadets during their training.
I hope that some of you will take advantage of these learning opportunities over this summer. If you have any questions please let me know
Sincerely
Chris Russell
Captain
CO 294
