Individuals have a unique and exciting opportunity to refine their leadership skill by becoming part of Leadership Development crews. These crews are typically composed of college-age individuals aspiring to become stronger leaders and are generally smaller than other summer crews. Becoming a leader is no easy task, however, and this crew experience will challenge individuals to step into a realm of discovery and growth.
In order to conserve VermontÕs natural resources, Leadership Development Crews work in seven-week session as specialized roving crew, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation. Trail stabilization, construction of 40-foot bridges and maintenance of lakes are examples of projects in the past.
In addition to technical projects, Corps Members also take part in a rigorous experiential curriculum, where they learn leadership theory and skills, and explore individual styles through hands-on workshops. Each Corps Member will have the chance to lead their crew for one week as a culmination to their education and training. As a whole, this crew will place particular emphasis on taking responsibility for all aspects of leading others, in an effort to train Corps Members for future VYCC Crew Leading positions. This is a rigorous opportunity to learn by means of discussion, action, reflection and instruction.
As emerging leaders, the Corps Members on Leadership Development Crews will finish the summer with an enormous amount of confidence, an increased technical skill set and a better sense of who they are as they re-enter the world.
There are two types of Leadership Development crews: one has both males and females while there other is females-only.
Young women have a chance to discover their leadership potential by participating in the Female Leadership Development Crew and also further learn about the conservation field in an environment of support, empowerment and trust. Because conservation and other technical trades traditionally typically dominated by men, studies have shown that all-female programs can be highly effective in building confidence in women and inspiring them to enter these technical arenas. Young women on this crew will be pushed to explore and learn together, and will expand their comfort zones to experience intense leadership and technical challenges. One of the support structures are highly trained female who will bring gender and empowerment focus to the curriculum in the form of discussions, workshops and sharing.
The Co-Ed Leadership Development Crew offers young men and women the opportunity to live and work together as they discover their leadership skills and explore the conservation field in an environment focused on support and challenge. All members of the crew will be expected to contribute their perspective in an open and thoughtful way. The challenge of working together in a safe and respectful community will give Corps Members a powerful experience to carry with them as they return to their home and school community.
Crew Leaders who part of the Leadership and Development group will be given the freedom to train, advise, handle and educate the crew in group living and work setting in the hinterlands. This jobs requires are burning desire to teach and train Corps Members in technical projects, group dynamics and the latest camping techniques. Furthermore, they will have to teach a meticulously stringent leadership curriculum and provide beneficial criticism to individuals who are still developing their personal leadership style. Lastly, the Leaders will have to display proper judgment and handling of logistics, in addition to being extremely self-motivated.
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