Electives

MAKING HIGH ADVENTURE
ACCESSIBLE

Capt Shawn Stanford
Civil Air Patrol

CAP has expanded the options for cadets to engage in High Adventure and Challenge activities. Let’s discuss ways to make these activities more accessible to the average cadet squadron. What do units need to fully embrace challenge activities and to make them a regular part of their offerings? What activities we should develop further?

INCORPORATING SERVICE
LEARNING

Curt LaFond
Director of Cadet Programs
Civil Air Patrol

How can we strengthen the connection between the skills cadets learn in CAP and how cadets apply those skills to spaces outside of CAP? We will encourage discussion on service-learning projects, incentives, and new programming to help broaden community impact as well as the personal growth of cadets. 

SOUND OFF ON
PHYSICAL FITNESS

Joanna Lee
Youth Development Program Specialist
Civil Air Patrol

What do you need now from NHQ?  What are the next steps to getting cadets to live healthier lifestyles? 

TRANSGENDER
INCLUSION

Chris Rehs-Dupin
Co-Founder, Transplaining 

Col Ned Lee, JD
Senior Policy Advisor, CAP 

A practical discussion on inclusion of transgender cadet with transgender youth specialist Chris Rehs-Dupin. Understand why inclusion is important, learn the industry's best practices and find specific solutions to the challenges your wing is facing. 

LONG-TERM EFFECTS
OF COVID-19

Dr. Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G
Resilience Expert

Lt Col Stephen Leighton, MD
Senior Program Manager for
Health Services, CAP
 
What are the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cadets and on how we deliver the program?  

WHO IS GEN Z?
 

Dr. Meghan Grace, Ed.D.
Researcher, Author, Speaker, Consultant 

What are the characteristics, motivations, perspectives, and behaviors of teens today, relating to technology, social media and social issues? How can we take what we know about this generation and apply it to Cadet Programs delivery?