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Learning on the land

Enriching, Empowering, Memorable

WIND CLASSES – INITIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Engaging Both Body and Mind

Are you a teacher, youth worker, social worker, or adult educator? Take advantage of your community’s local resources to energize your teaching, revitalize your group, build new skills, strengthen teamwork and collaboration—or simply allow participants to recharge and reconnect in harmony with nature and the elements.

 

 

 

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Mastering the Wind

Introduction to the Sport

Initiation au kite-ski - (Paraski)

  • ntro to kite-ski (Paraski)
  • Identifying and understanding kite components
  • Setting up and taking down the sail
  • Practice site conditions: ice, tides, currents
  • Wind direction and strength, obstacles, and principles of sailing
  • Selection and adjustment of equipment: sail, harness, boots, skis, helmet
  • Adjusting ski bindings
  • Handling the sail in boots, then on skis (take-off, steering, control, stopping, turning)
  • Safe handling and use of equipment
  • Preventive and safe approach to the environment and climate (modes: Normal – Half-storm – Storm)
  • Identifying risks and hazards linked to the environment and the sport
Wind Classes caught on video

Learning from the Land

Exchanging Knowledge with Local Experts

By integrating the knowledge of experienced hunters and fishers from the community, young people gain a deeper understanding of today’s land through the lens of traditional knowledge and local observations. They also witness firsthand the challenges of climate change and its impact on travel across fjords, lakes, and rivers.

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Harness the Slopes

Experience Gravity

When the wind isn’t present, alpine skiing with the same equipment used for kite-skiing is the perfect alternative.

Participants introduced to kite-skiing quickly develop strong alpine skills thanks to their training. This activity also combines well with snowboarding, which some schools already offer.

One set of equipment, two disciplines. Unlock your full potential!



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Benefit from Local Expertise

Nunavik (Quebec) : 
Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuarapik, Kuujjuaq, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Tasiujaq, Umiujaq 
 
Quebec :
Kawawachikamach
 
Nunavut :
Arviat, Chesterfield Inlet, Grise Fjord, Igloolik, Iqaluit, Kimmirut, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Resolute Bay, Whale Cove. 

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