Training to become an ACA-Certified Coastal Kayaking Instructor is an excellent way to formalize your own kayaking skills and gain the tools for effectively sharing kayaking with other paddlers.  Nate Hanson (ACA L5 Advanced Open Water Instructor, L3 Instructor Trainer, L3 River Kayak Instructor) is offering an ACA L3 Instructor Development Workshop (IDW) at Pinniped Kayak.  Candidates will leave with refined personal skills, an improved arsenal of instructional tools, and a personalized action plan to prepare for an Instructor Certification Exam (ICE) (e.g. Jul 16th-17th).  Click on course title for more details.

Join Nate Hanson (ACA L4 IT, L5 Instructor) to assess and improve your teaching abilities in an authentic instructor assessment. Click on course title for more information.

This 5-day combined Training and Certification Exam for aspiring Level 3 Coastal Kayaking Instructors is provided by Nate Hanson (ACA L5 Instructor, L4 Instructor Trainer) of Pinniped Kayak, and hosted by Portland Paddle. Training to become an ACA-Certified Coastal Kayaking Instructor is an excellent way to formalize your own kayaking skills and gain the tools to more effectively share the sport with other paddlers.  In this certification workshop we will explore a variety of approaches that go beyond simply teaching, to instead actively support and promote learning in our students. Click on course title for details.

This 5-day combined Training and Certification Exam for aspiring Level 3 Coastal Kayaking Instructors is provided by Nate Hanson (ACA L5 Instructor, L4 Instructor Trainer) of Pinniped Kayak, and hosted by Portland Paddle. Training to become an ACA-Certified Coastal Kayaking Instructor is an excellent way to formalize your own kayaking skills and gain the tools to more effectively share the sport with other paddlers.  In this certification workshop we will explore a variety of approaches that go beyond simply teaching, to instead actively support and promote learning in our students. Click on course title for details.

Train to become an ACA-certified kayak instructor.  This 4-day format combines instructor training with instructor certification.  Hosted by The Kayak Foundation

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L4 Open Water Sea Kayak Instructor Certification is offered for existing L3 Coastal Kayak instructors who are prepared to expand their teaching skills into more advanced environments, and provide more effective and differentiated instruction in authentic paddling environments. Click on course title for details