Event Planning for Community Recreation and Social Causes
General
- Undergraduate; 2nd year
- 30 learners; teams of 5
- 15 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 5 projects wanted
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Academic experience
- Social enterprise, Non profit, Any
- Any industries
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 6, 2020Experience start
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February 1, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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April 1, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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January 6, 2020Experience start
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February 1, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: Project scope, communication styles, and important dates and to collect data for an internal needs assessment. Date for the recreation programs need to be confirmed with the organization, the student group and the university teaching-team.
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April 1, 2020Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Student groups work with a community partner to design, implement and evaluate a recreation-based event. The program can relate to using recreation to help raise money for a non-profit organization, or students can provide a recreation program for a specific organization. Students will conduct a short needs assessment or SWOT and based on data, and will design a program to help further the mission of your organization. Note: the recreation programs are often one-time special events.
- Learner skills
- Leadership, Teamwork, Decision-making, Strategy
- Deliverables
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Students will set and meet goals and objects based on the needs of your organization's specific program.
Project Examples
Project examples include, but are not limited to:
Helping raise awareness and money through recreation programs:
- Yoga for a Cure - In collaboration with Move for a cure https://www.moveforacure.org/
- Project Purple (Alzheimer awareness, donations to Cabrini Hospital)
- Can't Dodge This (Student dodgeball to raise money for the Concordia emergency student relief fund)
Recreation programs to benefit stakeholders:
- Catapult Building: Kahnawake Youth Center winter break workshop
- Watch Us Grow: Inter-generational gardening with Villa Beaupaire and Christmas Park Elementary School
- Body Awareness Training: Concordia Athletics and Champion's For Life
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Help the student event by providing helpful resources, such as: Facilities, participants, equipment and supplies, budget as needed
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.