This workshop is now being offered through the Aboriginal Sport Circle. For more information, please click here. 

Language: English, French 

Workshop Duration: 8 hours 

Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of workshop completion and 3 National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Professional Development (PD) points (if applicable). 

The Indigenous Communities: Active for Life resource and accompanying full-day workshop were created with guidance from Indigenous leaders throughout the country. Community leaders will be inspired by culturally tailored resources that act as a vehicle toward individual and community holistic development. 

The resource and workshop support these individual champions as they embark on a journey to develop sustainable quality sport and physical activity programs, build collaborative relationships, and re-engage their community members into active and healthy lifestyles.

Learning Objectives: 

• Identify elements of quality experiences in sport, physical activity, and recreation programs. 

• Examine the definitions of physical literacy. 

• Describe the components of physical literacy. 

• Examine relevant tools, resources, and action plans supporting Indigenous communities sport and physical activity programs.

• Discuss best practices for supporting participants’ physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural needs.