UCDSB is once again offering the Summer Cadet Co-op program where cadets who are attending CTC course in Ontario will be able to earn up to 2 high school credits!

Please note- cadets attending CAP, or CTC out of the province of Ontario will not qualify for the program.

For more details, and for registrations forms etc, please follow this link: Summer Semester Cadet COOP – Upper Canada District School Board (ucdsb.on.ca)

Cadets must already have obtained at least one high school credit to apply.

Most importantly– Although UCDSB is running this program, it is open to all cadets who reside in Ontario, and who will be attending a CTC course in Ontario. Cadets do not need to be students of UCDSB. Cadets remain students of their own board!

Lt Couroux
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
“Immortal”

For senior (L3 and above) cadets who have not yet registered for summer training, the following serials are available:

For descriptions of the course, please see Cadet Training Centre (CTC) Summer Courses 2022 for more details.

* A $60 per week training bonus is paid to participating cadets
** National-level course available to L4 and L5 cadets only
*** Requires existing proficiency with a musical instrument

If you are interested in any of the above and haven’t already submitted your selections, please send me your top three selections so that we can get you registered.

If you are selecting a music course, please indicate which instrument you are proficient with and how many years of experience you have with it.

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

The following paid Staff Cadet opportunities are available this summer for L4/L5 cadets who are 16 years of age or older. These opportunities are treated as advanced training where senior cadets will have the opportunity to put their leadership and instructional skills to the test. Unlike other summer training courses, these are summer jobs that are paid at standard rates rather than the typical training bonus.

For those cadets who aren’t prepared to commit a full summer at one of the CTCs (which I highly recommend regardless) there are also the local Cadet Activity Programs that need staffing in one-week periods.

If you are interested in any of the above, please contact me as soon as possible.

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

It looks like the previous link only has options for cadets of age 14 and above. For cadets who are 12 and 13 years old, we have the Cadet Activity Programs which will be run at more local locations.

Cadet Activity Programs for Summer 2022

There aren’t a lot of specifics on these ones yet because they’re being organized on a wider scale, but we’ll post more detail as we have it.

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

We’re doing in-person summer training for 2022! There’s going to be some mixture of virtual training and in-person training, but it’s certainly more exciting than what we’ve had these last few years.

Full details on what’s available can be found here: Summer Training Courses 2022

Cadets will need to have a Cadets365 account to participate in much of this, but we’ll be transitioning our 809cadets.ca email addresses to Cadets365 over the next few months. We’ll definitely get you access long before training commences.

In the meantime, have a look at what’s available, decide what you’d like to participate in and let us know next week what you’d like to do.

Don’t pass up this opportunity. This is the best part of being a cadet!

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

The Summer Cadet Co-Op Program will be happening for Summer 2021. With modifications to summer training this year, the co-op program will also be adapting, becoming completely virtual.

Who is Eligible?

• All cadets who are residents of Ontario and attending secondary school in Ontario *Cadets must already have earned at least one high school credit to participate.
• Cadets attending either a virtual CTC course, or Summer CAP

Upon completion of summer training, as well as co-op assignments, cadets will be granted up to two (2) high school credits.

Although the program is run in partnership with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) cadets do not need to be from UCDSB, nor will they become UCDSB students. Cadets from any Ontario school board can participate. They remain students of their own board. A report card will be mailed to the cadet and their main school upon successful completion, where the school will then enter the credit on the cadet’s transcript. UCDSB will provide and assign participating cadets with a co-op teacher for the summer semester.

For registration form and additional information: http://www.ucdsb.on.ca/programs___initiatives/school_programs_k-12/summer_semester_programs/summer_semester_cadet_coop

Please note that registration deadline this year is 25 June 2021.

Good morning.

Staff and training applications have been submitted for the following cadets. If I’ve somehow missed you, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can get your application in.

Abt, E
Abt, S
Couroux
Critchley
Dau
Deane
Vanderberg
Vidal
Yuditskaya

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Good afternoon.

With the province’s announcement that March Break will shift to April this year, I’m waiting for further word on what activities will be available for this period. The area has indicated that a number of online activities will be running for cadets, but I don’t want to provide details that are out of date. Further information will be forthcoming shortly.

For summer training, it appears that the only non-national summer training course that is on the current agenda is the Survival Instructor Course running at CTC Connaught from 12 July to 20 August. I already have one cadet who has expressed interest but will hold off on applications until I know how many intend to apply. Instructor-level courses are available to cadets at Training Level 3 and above. If you intend to apply for this course, let me know as soon as possible.

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Good afternoon.

I’ve been looking at course registrations from out cadets and haven’t found any as of yet. These courses are being run on a first-come, first-served basis, so don’t put off registering if you’re interested in participating. If there’s anything stopping you from being involved, get in touch with me and let me know. The squadron has resources that we can call upon to help you out.

For those who missed the original post, it can be found here: Virtual Summer Training Courses

If you have any questions, contact me at co@809cadets.ca and I’ll do my best to answer them. If you’re not planning on registering, contact me and let me know why. Virtual Summer Training is a really new concept and the organizers want to hear feedback so that we can improve the offering.

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!