Program Quality Assessment

Establish a baseline for where your program currently sits regarding six key areas of Leave No Trace: foundations, staff instruction and support, staff training, youth engagement, program delivery, and learner outcomes. This resource is intended to be used by youth program directors, managers, lead staff, and program leads. The Program Quality Assessment is a tool to help improve your score on the Gold Standard Youth Program assessment

Program Quality Assessment

The Leave No Trace Program Quality Assessment™ is a tool designed to measure the quality of stewardship and outdoor ethics education and to provide a road map for Leave No Trace excellence.

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