NLC Calendar - Northern Lakes College

Northern Lakes College 2012–2013 Calendar
Campus Recreation
Campus Recreation Services provides a wide variety of
educational/recreational programs, outings, equipment
rentals and loan services in order to facilitate participation
in a broad range of indoor/outdoor activities for college
students & staff.
College Recreation Amenities
Students are encouraged to use the facilities in their own
community for recreation and wellness. In some cases there
are agreements in place to give students access to some of
these facilities.
Students may also wish to consider a recreational field trip
to Grouard or Slave Lake. Both facilities can accommodate
a broad range of activities.
Grouard Campus has a wide complement of recreation
equipment, gymnasium, weight room, archery range,
outdoor skating rink and playing fields as well as wilderness
area for skiing, hiking and swimming.
Slave Lake Campus features a large gym, with climbing
wall, indoor swimming pool, sports fields, and can house
a variety of activities.
The Northern Lights Aquatic Centre (Slave Lake Campus)
offers programs such as swim lessons, boat safety, stroke
improvement, lifeguard training, swim instructor training,
and many more customized programs and activities to
students and staff. Campus visitations are encouraged to
make use of these amenities.
Activities & Sessions
Outdoor Activities
Students can learn and participate in softball, football,
broomball, horseshoes, outdoor volleyball, canoeing, or
learn how to cross-country ski.
Indoor Activities
Students can access a gym in their community or arrange a
trip to Grouard or Slave Lake and learn how to do activities
such as archery, badminton, basketball, volleyball and
mini-golf.
Non-Credit Recreation
Combining recreation activities with a program of study has
been proven to increase student success in the classroom.
College staff will work with instructors in developing a
comprehensive recreation plan that is beneficial to the
students.
Learn To Programs
For those who have always wanted to learn a sport/
recreational skill but were a bit too bashful to do so, the
College encourages them to ‘just ask!’…. The recreation
staff will be happy to take them through the progressions of
a new activity. They can try kayaking, canoeing, badminton
and wellness/lifestyle activities—the list goes on.
Recreation at the Local Campus
Students at NLC locations are able to request a visitation,
program or service by submitting a request through the
Facilities helpdesk. Recreation Services is able to go out
to a campus and facilitate a variety of activities, including:
cross-country skiing, mini-golf, karaoke, broomball,
teambuilding, leadership activities, trip-planning and
outdoor excursions.
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