Snow-Camp London

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Overview of the Course

For a young person, the Snow-Camp journey starts on one of our 2 day Snow-Camp London courses, run over July and August every year. This programme provides young people with their first experience of snowsports, using two separate ski venues too maximise impact.

Day 1

Day 1 is held at Chatham Ski Centre, a fantastic ski slope with a snowflex artificial surface, perfect for beginners. Fully qualified instructors begin by introducing the young people to the ski or snowboard equipment before heading straight to the slope for the first lesson. Whether skiing or snowboarding, the focus for the young people over the first day will be balance, controlling speed and understanding the basics of their new sport.  Two separate lessons held either side of lunch enable the young people to progress and grow in confidence, all in a safe and positive environment.  After the lessons, the challenges of the first day are rewarded with a ride down Chatham’s own toboggan run, the longest in England, which provides a fast and fun filled finish to the day.

Day 2

Day 2 gives the young people to chance to test out their new skills on the snow of the Milton Keynes SNO!zone.  This huge indoor snow slope is a fantastic place to get feel of what skiing and snowboarding are all about, and on arrival everyone is keen to get out onto the snow! Again, qualified instructors lead the lessons, beginning with a review of the skills learnt at Chatham, and then helping the young people progress with their turning, stopping, balance and speed control. By the end of the slope session on Day 2 the young people will have made significant progress in these areas, and will all have experienced for the first time of the feeling of gliding down a ski slope, usually with their hands in the air and much whooping!

It is always rewarding to see the impact of the Snow-Camp London course on confidence and self esteem, as the young people tend to achieve far more than they imagined they could over just two days.

Life-skills

Life-skills sessions run throughout the course also enable the young people to reflect on the skills they are using and developing in order to progress with snowsports – perseverance, commitment, listening, teamwork, patience, overcoming fear etc. The Life-skills sessions show young people how these skills are useful back in their day to day lives, and form an essential part of all Snow-Camp programmes.

Awards and Accreditation

Finally an awards ceremony closes the course, with the young people receiving their AQA accredited awards for basic skiing and snowboarding as well as certificates and medals. This ceremony provides a positive end to the course, with young people again being commended on their efforts and achievements over the 2 days.  Having had their first taste of snowsports, many young people wish to take their skills to the next level, and sign up for a Snow-Camp Graduate Programme, which run throughout Autumn.

We are signing up youth projects now, and have some bursary places through the Mayors Legacy Fund!  Click here to download our 2011/12 Snowsports Course Overview

Dates for Summer Courses:

Course  1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
25th/26th July	28th/29th July	1st/2nd Aug	4th/5th Aug	8th/9th Aug	11th/12th Aug	15th/16th Aug	18th/19th Aug	22nd/23rd Aug	25th/26th Aug