Jenny :)

Posted on 9/22/09

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Hi everyone! I'm not sure this is the best board for my
questions, but it seemed the closest fit.

I'm starting up a hiking club with my school, for 4th-5th
graders. We will have one planning mtg. and one club hike
per month. We will hike closeby after school, or, on a
special occasion, we will travel 45ish minutes on a
Saturday to hike on the MD AT, for a little bit of a longer
hike. We do not have buses/vans, so the children will be
driving separately (via their parents). I'm wondering if
there are any schools out there that have hiking clubs,
because I'm looking for any help I can get. I have a lot
of hiking experience, am CPR certified, and Wilderness
First Aid Certified. I've never taked a group out though,
so any help would be appreciated, any ideas for topics to
cover, any ideas of guidelines to have (ex: if there is a
hiker behind or in front wanting to pass, we will stop,
step to the side, and let them pass). Thanks sooo much!!

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