Youth Participating in Adult Programs Forms and Handbooks

Forms and information for youth who will be participating in activities or courses primarily designed for adults.
Qualified Youth Leader Overview

This handbook is an educational tool that can help prepare volunteers for working with youth. It is designed to be used as a guide and a resource for Staff, Parents and Volunteers working with youth in Mountaineers programs and will help the reader understand the unique risks inherent to youth programming and how to minimize those risks. It is also a resource of ideas for successful programming.

Youth Participating in Adult Programs Handbook

Policies for volunteers, parents, and youth related to dealing with youth who are participating in adult programs without an accompanying adult. Such youth will be given the same freedoms and responsibilities as all other participants. However, when youth participate in an adult program with an accompanying adult, the accompanying adult makes a commitment to ensure the youth is an active and respectful (and respected) participant.