What is Buckeye Leadership Workshop?
Buckeye Leadership Workshop (BLW) is an interactive learning and sharing workshop dedicated to the idea that education through recreation is a very effective learning tool. BLW provides a powerful learning environment in which anyone who works with people, professionally or on a volunteer basis, can develop programming for groups of all ages. One of the unique characteristics of BLW is participants are given the opportunity to teach as well as learn.
How Sessions Work At Buckeye  
At Buckeye you will attend sessions in the morning and the afternoon. You can pick one workshop for the morning session time slot - and then you attend it for all four days in the morning. You do the same thing in the afternoon session time slot - pick one workshop and attend it for all four days. ***New this year, Buckeye is offering Mini-Sessions in the morning - you will be able to attend one mini-session for two days then a second mini-session for the last two days. We try to help you by letting you know what type of learning you will get when you attend a workshop. The following list will help you understand what type of learning and who will benefit from attending the specific workshop: Where is Buckeye Leadership Workshop held?
Buckeye Leadership Workshope is held at Recreation Unlimited just outside Ashley Ohio. Recreation Unlimited is a campus style facility designed for physically challenged attendees. As such, it is easy to get around, with paved walkways, few hills, wide doors and so on. The BLW Staff also has access to golf carts for transportation if needed. Contact information for Recreation Unlimited is:
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Who Can Attend Buckeye Leadership Workshop?
Buckeye Leadership Workshop welcomes those interested in developing or improving recreational leadership skills, regardless of race, color, gender, place of residence, national origin, or economic situation. A minimum age of 15 (or a freshman in high school) is required to attend. Full-time participation from Wednesday evening until Sunday at 4:00 p.m. is required. Substitutes for workshop will not be accepted without notifying the BLW registrar prior to workshop. What is the daily schedule like?
Typical Daily Schedule at Buckeye7:00 a.m. Rise and Shine 7:30 a.m. Morning Moments 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Group Sing 9:15 a.m. Think Together Time 10:30 a.m. Morning Workshop Session 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Workshop Session 4:00 p.m. Free Time, 4 to 5er's Offered 5:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Song Fest 8:00 p.m. Evening Program 10:30 p.m. Close for the Day 12:00 a.m. Lights Out
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