Niceto “Nice” Jose Yalan Quintana – Program Director and Spanish/History Teacher I was born in the small town of Chosica at the foot of the Andes in Peru. When I was nine, I was playing at the beach with my dad and saw my first kayak. I begged him for one, and later that year he finally gave in and… Read more »
Part of the challenge at World Class is how to capture the experience of the each adventure using available technologies. The Video Productions class, offered each semester at WCA, took this challenge and ran with it under some difficult situations. This being the first time WCA has gone to Nepal, everyone was excited to try to capture each moment, from… Read more »
Months ago World Class made the decision to keep with tradition, to not settle for the second best in our pursuit of educational purity, to seek out and explore the world’s remaining wild places, to research logistics and judge risk, to put in place an ambitious plan, but one that was well within the skill level of our organization. In… Read more »
Greetings from World Class Academy! The school is off to Nepal now for the second quarter of the fall semester. Andy McMurray, our Head Coach sends us this update from the quarter in British Columbia. Enjoy! Big water, waterfalls, wave surfing, steep-creeking, British Columbia has it all. The variety of whitewater mixed with the geographical beauty of such an inspiring place… Read more »
The Nahatlatch River: Flowing from the more arid Eastern side of the British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, the Nahatlatch is one of many tributaries that drains into the mighty Fraser River. Fed directly from Lake Frances and from annual snowpack, the Nahatlatch sees ample flows well into the summer and boasts quality grade III-IV whitewater while other area runs have gone… Read more »
It has been a few months since our graduation ceremony at WCA headquarters in Trout Lake, WA on Friday May 25th. As our pace picks up again for World Class Academy administrators, it is easy for us to take for granted that everyone had the same experiences – both highs and lows. As we look around the vast and myriad… Read more »
Hey, we didn’t quite guage the popularity of our hats and shirts: they’ve been out of stock for over a month. We now have hats and shirts again, If you want an item, put your order in today. Colors Black Flexfit BROWN! Flexfit Black Snapback Black & Gray Snapback Sizes Small (S) Medium (M) Large (LG) Extra-Large (XL)
There is no question that whitewater kayaking is again thrust in the popular consciousness. With social media, blogging, and the ubiquitous extreme sports vids streaming from our desktops and smartphones, it is easier and easier to see who is pushing the sport forward. Even mainstream news outlets around the world are publishing feature stories of kayak derring-do. Check out NRS… Read more »
It’s going to be EPIC! Come join us for the 2nd Annual Little White Salmon Race hosted by World Class Academy, NRS and Kayak Shed. Check out the official race site. See you on the river!
There is no better way to make new friends than to take them rafting or kayaking with you. In China, on the Salween river in Western Yunnan Province, we happened to make 40 new best friends. Here are a few photos of the day. However, we’ve posted a video, write-up and photo gallery of the event over at the NRS… Read more »
