This calendar represents a typical OLP year. While the dates for the activities change from year to year, the amount of time spent learning each activity stays the same. Note how much time is spent in the field and out of the classroom!

SEPTEMBER
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1			Welcoming activities, Scavenger Hunt, Orientation/Logistics	Low Challenge Course Activities, Group Building	Low Challenge Course Activities, Learning Contract, Student Handbook	Canoe Trip Orientation, Equipment Review, Program Planning
Week 2		Gear check-out, Learning Styles	Group Theory, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Ethics	Canoe Instruction, Canoe Rescue	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY
Week 3	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY	Canoe Trip - Racquette River, Adirondack Park, NY
Week 4			Trip Debrief, Gear Return, Independent Project Review	Fieldwork Planning	Leadership Theory, Leadership Scenarios, Type Theory	Fieldwork Planning, Risk Management
Week 5		Kayak Instruction	Kayak Instruction

OCTOBER
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1				Canoe Fieldwork	Canoe Fieldwork	White Mountain Trip Orientation and Planning
Week 2		Practice Day	Group Trip Planning Individual Conferences	Group Navigation Individual Conferences	Rock Climbing	Rock Climbing
Week 3		Practice Day	Challenge Course Programming	Challenge Course Programming	Challenge Course Programming	Challenge Course Programming
Week 4		Rock Climbing	Rock Climbing	Rock Climbing	Rock Climbing	Rock Climbing
Week 5		Rock Climbing Fieldwork Planning Challenge Course Fieldwork Planning	Challenge Course Fieldwork	Rock Climbing Fieldwork	Kayaking	Kayaking

NOVEMBER
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1		Practice Day	Final White Mt. Trip Planning, Gear Check-out	Practice Day	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip
Week 2	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip	White Mountain Backpacking Trip
Week 3		Practice Day	Trip Debrief, Gear Check-in	Individual Conferences	Resume Skills, Job Search Pro Panel	WFR review simulations
Week 4		Group Navigation	Mock Assessments		Thanksgiving Holiday	Thanksgiving Holiday

JANUARY
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1
Week 2		Driver Education	Spring Logistics Wall Fieldwork Planning	X-Country Skiing	X-Country Skiing	X-Country Skiing
Week 3		Practice Ski Day	Kayak Rolling	Practice Ski Day	Kayak Rolling	Practice Ski Day
Week 4		Practice Ski Day	Winter Trip Planning Backcountry Fieldwork Prep	X-Country Skiing	X-Country Skiing	X-Country Skiing

February
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1		Adaptive Ski/Skate fieldwork	Practice Day	Adaptive Ski/Skate fieldwork	Winter Trip Planning	Winter Trip Planning
Week 2		Final Trip Logistics	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)
Week 3	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)	Winter Trip (Mountaineering or Backcountry Travel)
Week 4		Trip Debrief Fieldwork Prep	Rock Climbing Review	Rock Climbing Review	Instructors Challenge Course Programming	Instructors Challenge Course Programming

MARCH
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1		Kayak Rolling	Kayak Rolling	Kayak Rolling	Indoor Climbing Wall Fieldwork	Individual Conferences
Week 2		Instructors Challenge Course Programming	Instructors Challenge Course Programming	Instructors Challenge Course Programming	Instructors Challenge Course Programming	Challenge Course Fieldwork Prep
Week 3		Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break	Spring Break
Week 4		Practice Day	Practice Day	Practice Day	WFR review	Independent Project Due
Week 5		Adaptive Paddling Fieldwork Planning	Canoeing	Canoeing

APRIL
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1					Coastal Kayaking	Coastal Kayaking
Week 2		Whitewater Kayaking	Whitewater Kayaking	Whitewater Kayaking	Whitewater Kayaking	Whitewater Kayaking
Week 3		Whitewater Canoeing	Whitewater Canoeing	Whitewater Canoeing	Whitewater Canoeing	Whitewater Canoeing
Week 4		Instructors Climbing Programming	Instructors Climbing Programming	Instructors Climbing Programming	Instructors Climbing Programming	Instructors Climbing Programming
Week 5		Sea Kayaking Trip to Maine	Sea Kayaking Trip to Maine	Sea Kayaking Trip to Maine	Sea Kayaking Trip to Maine	Sea Kayaking Trip to Maine

MAY
	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Week 1		Adaptive Paddling Fieldwork	Practice Day	Practice Day	Backcountry Fieldwork	Challenge Course Fieldwork
Week 2		White Mountain Climbing Trip	White Mountain Climbing Trip	White Mountain Climbing Trip	White Mountain Climbing Trip	White Mountain Climbing Trip
Week 3		Individual Conferences	Individual Conferences	Graduation!

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