Recreation Program Design Fundamentals

Description

The content covers program design from the outcome backward — starting with a clear definition of what the program is trying to achieve for a specific participant group and building the activity structure, sequencing logic, and evaluation approach from that definition. It’s a shift in design orientation that changes how programs are planned, delivered, and assessed.

You’ll work with:

• Outcome definition: specifying what a program is designed to produce for participants in terms that are observable and assessable
• Activity sequencing: ordering program elements to build toward defined outcomes rather than varying experience for its own sake
• Program evaluation design: building assessment into a program from the start rather than adding it afterward

Timeline: +/- 4 hours

Outcome: A design process that produces recreation programs with clear intent and measurable direction — connecting what participants do in the program to what they’re supposed to gain from it.