Facilitators
Welcome to the Whatcom County 4-H Challenge Facilitator’s Home Page! You should find plenty of things here to help you efficiently report your Challenge experience and kick your facilitation skills up a notch!
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR FACILITATORS
Facilitator Recertification:
- Facilitator Recertification Form (pdf)PlayDay 2009 (coming soon)
PLANNING THE CHALLENGE DAY
1. Goal Identification
Here is a resource to help you and your participating organization identify the goals you have for your facilitated experience.
For individual goal setting:
- Goal Setting (pdf)2. Scheduling Low Ropes Facility
Once you are certified we will add your name to the list of facilitators who are allowed to check out the course key from BSD. Your first step will be to have the organizer of the party (which could be you) fill out the request form to schedule the event.
3. Preparing your Team for the Day
Use these forms to prepare your challenge team. The consent/release must be filled out and signed by all participants (or their parents, if they are minors) BEFORE they are allowed to participate in the portable program or low ropes course.
- Consent/ Release / Risk of Exercise
- What to Bring
- Map to Gordon Carter Challenge Site
Participant Insurance
You are also responsible for acquiring 4-H special activitiy insurance coverage from American Income Life. At the Web site, under "Special Activities Coverage," click on "Apply Online Now!" Select "Plan #3" when you fill out the information.
4. Picking Up Key and Other Materials (Low Ropes)
The following items should be picked up by the day of the event:
1. Key and pocket guide
2. Helmets & Rope Gear
3. First Aid kit & blankets
Picked up at:
Bellingham School District Office
Student Services (2nd floor)
1306 Dupont St.
Bellingham, WA 982255. On the Course
You must have a working cell phone that can receive a signal while on the course.
Make sure you have a copy of everyone’s consent / release / risk of exercise forms with you at the course.
Accidents must be reported to the Challenge Manager within 24 hours
As soon as possible, make sure to fill out the incedent report form and contact the Challenge Course Manager listed on the back of the Pocket Guide.
Low Ropes |
Portable |
Incident Report Form doc • pdf |
Incident Report Form doc • pdf |
Group Enrollment Report doc • pdf |
Group Enrollment Report doc • pdf • html |
Participant Evaluations |
Participant Evaluations |
Pocket Guide - Bellingham 4-H Challenge Course |
Portable Use Report doc • pdf |
Health Risk and Release |
Health Risk and Release |
Low Ropes Site Use Report doc • pdf |
6. Following the Event
Low Ropes Facilitators please return all of your;
• consent / release forms
• use report
• evaluations
• group enrollment reportto the BSD office when you return the key and training props.
Portable Challange Facilitators may submit group enrollment statistics and portable use report - via online form or mail to:
4-H Challange Program
1000 N. Forest St.
Suite 201
Bellingham, WA 98225
NWEEC Scholarship (pdf)
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