PROGRAM
PROGRAM
2022-2023 Destinations
Eastern Canada / Zambia / Ecuador / West Coast USA
Fall 2022: Eastern Canada / Zambia
September 4, 2022 - December 17, 2022
Q1 Eastern Canada
Q2 Zambia - Zambezi
Spring 2023: Ecuador / Europe
January 22, 2023- May 13, 2023
Q3 Ecuador
Q4 Europe (Slovenia, Italy and Austria)
2022 - 2023 Schedule
Fall Semester 2022: Canada / Zambia
September 4, 2022 - December 17, 2022
September 4
Students and staff meet in Ottawa
September 5
Semester Orientation
September 6 - October 15
Quarter 1: Rivers of the Andes
October 16
Students and staff depart for fall break
October 16 - October 29
Fall break
October 30
Students and staff arrive in Zambia
October 31 - December 16
Quarter 2: Zambezi
December 17
Students and staff depart for winter break
Spring Semester 2023: Ecuador / Europe (Slovenia, Italy and Austria)
January 22, 2023 - May 15, 2023
January 22
Students and staff depart for Ecuador
January 23 - March 10
Quarter 3
March 11
Students and staff depart for spring break
March 12 - April 1
Spring break
April 2
Students and staff meet in Slovenia
April 3 - May 12
Quarter 4: Slovenia and Austria
May 13
Graduation at Oetz, Austria
Food and Lodging
Food
World Class eats a variety of foods dependent primarily on the current destination. While abroad, the program will eat food prepared for us either in restaurants or by hired chefs. We will eat cazuela in Chile, Lomo Saltado y Ceviche in Peru, Talapia in Uganda, Gallo Pinto in Costa Rica..... wherever in the World we are at, eating is an extension of the cultural experience. While in the United States and Canada, students and staff rotate between cooking responsibilities using our own cooking equipment. World Class Academy caters to any dietary needs and promotes healthy food choices. We always offer vegetarian options to meals and can cater to vegan diets as well. It is important while training that students eat well-rounded, healthy meal. Students and staff alternate between shopping trips, clean-up crew, and cook crew when preparing meals for the group. This is often one of the most important life lessons students take home: kitchen skills!
Lodging
While traveling both internationally and within the United States, the program looks for the most comfortable accommodations as close to quality whitewater as possible. During our time abroad, accommodations usually include cabins, lodges, hostels, and whitewater centers with sleeping facilities. On tour in the U.S. the program will typically pitch tents at campgrounds offering hot showers, cooking facilities and sheltered common areas. Lodging varies significantly depending on what destination we are at. At our headquarters in Trout Lake, we stay in our "Kayakero Camp", complete with a cook house, common area, and individual camp sites for tents.
Our Faculty
The World Class team begins with a core of dedicated teachers; professionals in the art of teaching, kayaking, and outdoor leadership. In any given semester, there is typically over a decade of combined leadership experience within the faculty, providing a level of expertise, leadership, and education no other program can offer.
Kalob Grady
In Progress: B.S. in Aviation and Geography – University of Waterloo
Taylor Cofer
B.S. in Fermentation Science – Appalachian State University
B.S. in Molecular Biology – Appalachian State University
M.S. in Biology – Western Washington University
Kiah Schaepe
BS in Biology and minor in Environmental Studies – University of Victoria
Sarina Chalmers
B.A. in Organismal Biology and Ecology – Colorado College
Fabian Tandler
B.A. in Secondary Education – University of Teacher Education, Lucerne
Laura Hofberger
B.S. in Education – Specializing in Math and Sport Science – University of Augsburg
Beth Morgan
M.S. in Physics – University of Leeds
Linus Widmer
T.A. in Physics, T.A. in Media Productions, T.A. in Pre-Calculus
High School Diploma – World Class Academy