An interactive and collaborative learning experience to ignite new ways of designing and delivering physical activity, recreation, sport and leisure programs and services that deepen the sense of belonging in communities.

Are you looking for an opportunity to explore new approaches to engaging with your community? Are you eager to learn how to better serve communities facing barriers to accessing physical activity, recreation, sport, and leisure opportunities? Do you wish you could bring your practical challenges to learn from and apply? How about working alongside like-minded community service providers in physical activity, recreation, sport, outdoors, arts and culture sectors with similar goals and aspirations for their community? Well, look no further. 

Developed and hosted by the Reimagining Access to Sport, Recreation and Leisure research-design team and the System Shifters, this 7-week online training will introduce you to the basics of designing for belonging, elements of codesign, and relational approaches to addressing social issues in communities that influence participation in physical activity, recreation, sport, and leisure. 

Centred on the physical activity, recreation, sport, and leisure sectors, we invite community service providers who are curious to learn how to design provisions for belonging to sign up.  

Applications for admission are due January 10th, and participants will be notified of their application by January 15th. We only have 8 seats available. 

Course Overview

Each two-hour online learning session will include a combination of:

• An interactive learning environment with reflective and experiential activities and group discussions hosted by the Reimagining Access to Sport, Recreation and Leisure research-design team and System Shifters.

• Up to 60 minutes of homework will be leveraged between sessions, which may include reading, reflecting, gathering feedback, and preparing for in-session activities.

Session 1: Belonging Basics —January 29th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Session 2: Relational Engagement & Mindsets—February 5th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Session 3: Co-creation & Collaborative Feedback —February 12th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Session 4: Relational Approaches to Planning & Promotion—February 19th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Session 5: Welcoming and Safer Places & Spaces—February 26th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Session 6: Learning & Adapting—March 5th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Session 7: Closing—March 19th, 2025, 11am-1pm AST

Any Questions?

Contact our project coordinator Julia Frigault (julia.frigault@unb.ca).

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