LITE Program
WHAT IS IT?
The Leaders In Training Experience is a hands-on, year-round program offering training in various areas. Youth in the program work on leadership skills and character development that, in turn, will enhance their personal development and future career opportunities. Training workshops, work experience, and team-building activities are all part of the LITE program.
COMMITMENT
DUTIES
WHEN TO APPLY
May – June and August – September.
JR. LITE
An introductory program that focuses more on shadowing experienced LITEs and FLITEs.
LITE
Full experience and expectations of the program.
FLITE
Develop your leadership skills, take on special projects, career preparation, and work experiences.
TRAINING
A small glimpse of the amazing training your youth will receive!
Tech Group
Learn how to properly use a camera for filming and photography, as well as training on video editing, framing a shot, lighting and more!
Song Leading
Behaviour Management
How do you get kids to listen to you? How do you manage behaviours in kids of many ages and personalities? We will equip all LITEs with the tools they need to answer these questions and more.
Games
We will teach LITEs how to lead games as well as give them a variety of easy, no equipment games to play anytime, anywhere.
God Talks
What does it mean to have a relationship with God? Does he care? Does he help? We will explore these questions and so much more!
Policies and Procedures
All of our LITEs will learn how to make sure the program is safe for both child and worker.
Life Skills
Throughout the year, we discuss questions like how do I write a resume? What should I ask in an Interview? How do I save my money?
KIDLead
A renowned leadership training program that pushes our LITEs to develop a number of important leadership qualities such as ethics, communication, commitment, responsibility, servanthood and more!
Emergency Procedures
An overview of what to do in case of a variety of emergency situations including a bus accident, a missing child, a medical incident, or a lockdown.
Abuse Awareness
Our LITEs will learn how to appropriately respond if a child discloses and type of abuse. They will learn of the different kinds of behaviours legally labeled as abuse in Canada, what warning signs to look for, and the KOT reporting policy.
INTERESTED?!
WHAT'S THE COST
LITEs that would like to be in the program during the summer must attend the LITE training camp in the beginning of July as well pay the $150 registration fee (subsidies available).
LITEs that would like to be in the program during the school year must attend the Fall Retreat as well as pay the $150 registration fee (subsidies available).
READY TO SIGN UP?!
If you feel the LITE program is right for your youth please contact our Youth Coordinator, Naomi, at naomi@kidsontrack.org or call 587-404-8877.