b'Inclusion WorkshopsIn 2024, Director of Programs Carinna Kenigsberg At the end of 2024, Power To Be became an officialrepresented Power To Be at the BC Camps BCCA accredited camp. We were assessed onAssociation (BCCA) conference and presented as a several areas - from our training standards to ourkeynote speaker on inclusion. The BC Camps signage and site use - and we met all the criteria.Association is an organization in BC that accredits Moreover, the staff that did our assessment felt that oursummer camps across the province after in depth site and our work needed to be shared more within thereviews of safety standards and practices in the BCCA as they felt we were amazing leaders when itcamping industry, to keep camps safe and fun. After came to universal access, accessibilityhearing about us at the conference, Camp approaches, and inclusive program design.Goodtimes, with the Canadian Cancer Society,reached out to us asking if we could facilitate a Our presence at the conference, as well as ourworkshop for their annual staff training week for their accreditation, has solidified Power To Be as a valuablestaff and volunteers.resource for accessibility and inclusivity in the outdoorindustry. Looking forward to the future of workshops atPower To Be, we have been developing online trainingmodules where we can continue seeing the rippleeffect of our programs on the greater community, andbeyond. A huge congratulations to our Vancouver teamfor leading this new and exciting avenue for theinclusion movement at Power To Be, and delivering tenunique workshops this year with Canada-wide reach!2024 WorkshopsOur Vancouver program team travelled to Camp BC Camps Association 2024 Conference Capilano University (Outdoor Recreation Students)Goodtimes and delivered a workshop to 100+attendees on basic inclusion practices and approachesParks Canada (Learn To Camp Team)for their volunteers who would be working with their B rks Foundation (Discover Parks CPa participants. From nurses to university students, the Ambassador Team)message of inclusion spread far and wide. Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Clubea to Sky GondolaSNatureKids BCCamp Goodtimes nterpretation Canada ConferenceI Regional Parks Symposium (Metro VancouverOutward Bound Training Regional Parks x CRD)In collaboration with Outward Bound Canada The group started as strangers who had very differentTraining Academy, we offered a blended learning life experiences and ways of learning, and became aprogram with a mandate to build a more diverse group of friends who built their resilience andsector of outdoor professionals across Canada confidence together over the four days at ourthrough accessible and inclusive free training Prospect Lake site. They practiced things like knotsprograms. Each participant brought a ton of and tarp building, learned and experienced what itsexcitement and experience and felt that this like to facilitate group development, and learnedprogram could give them the tools, confidence, and introductory risk management skills and othertangible concepts to combine with their passions program curriculumall while the learning structureand experiences.was adapted and modified as needed.'