Ground School is going virtual!

Starting Wednesday, November 18th Capt Russell will be teaching Ground School via Zoom. 

If you are interested in learning all about flight and preparing/planning on applying to the Glider or Power scholarships you will need this additional training night.

Email your Rank, First name, and Last name to 294chathamkent@gmail.com saying you are interested in Ground School.

Remembrance Day

As Cadets and citizens of Canada we have great respect for those who have sacrificed so much.  Unfortunately this year due to Covid safety concerns and restrictions, no cadet is permitted to wear their uniform or take part in ANY Remembrance Day services, while so identified as a cadet.  This is to protect the health of you and those around you.  

I encourage every member of 294 Chatham Kent RCACS to still continue your annual act of personal remembrance in you homes and in your hearts.

Please keep yourselves, your families and your community safe.

'At the going down of the sun and in the morning; We will remember them'

Lest we Forget

Capt Eskritt

Welcome Back!

 

We have received approval to begin virtual training and are looking forward to the start of our training year. 

Our first session will be Monday 19 Oct 2020 at 1830 hours.

This will be an in uniform session, cadets are to be in C3B - Service Dress - Routine Duty Dress.  Blue collared shirted.

For security reasons links for meetings will NOT be posted.  They will ONLY be emailed and will be sent to the account provided to the admin section.  This meetings link will be sent by 1159hrs Saturday 17 Oct 2020.  If you are not getting the emails, please first check your spam folder, then contact Capt V. Eskritt at vicki.eskritt@cadets.gc.ca  We would like to have contact for both parents/guardians and cadets.  An alert to this posting was sent through our Remind system, please contact Capt V. Eskritt if you did not receive it.

When logging in please know you will be held in a waiting room until we can confirm identity.  To make this easier, please set your display name to your Rank and Last Name.

Hope to see everyone there.

A Message from the CO - Return to Training

 

294 SQN Cadet(s) and Parents

Re: Return to Training

The staff of 294 Squadron are currently preparing for our return to training in this COVID environment.  We have been provided directives from our chain of command regarding safety and are eagerly trying to meet those demands.  Our tentative goal is to return to training (hopefully face to face; but virtually if necessary) by 05 Oct 2020.  With that said we will not jeopardize safety to meet this deadline.  We are reviewing safety policies and practices and seeking approval from the chain of command.  We will advise everyone as soon as we have approval to begin training. 

Thank you for your understanding  

G. Eskritt

Capt. G. Eskritt CD
Incoming CO

294 Chatham-Kent Squadron

Primus en Volatus

“First in Flight”

Virtual Summer Training

Good Afternoon

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

Email the above information to RCSU Central (Ontario, except the Ottawa Valley) RCSUCentral@Cadets.gc.ca

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.

 

https://portal-portail.cadets.gc.ca/en/CadetActivities/Pages/default.aspx

 

Extranet portal - Leading Activities

This portal is intended for staff cadets and offers leadership and teaching development activities.

 

https://portal-portail.cadets.gc.ca/en/LeaderActivities/Pages/default.aspx

 

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.

 

https://portal-portail.cadets.gc.ca/en/CicCoatsActivities/Pages/default.aspx

 

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.

 

https://www.facebook.com/CdtLearning/

 

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

Summer Training Courses