The Prince George RCMP, in partnership with School District 57, is hosting the 2025 RCMP Youth Academy.
Twenty-one high school students in Grades 11 and 12 have been selected to participate in the Youth Academy, which aims to give the students a sneak peek at what it takes to survive the real RCMP training academy, known as Depot.
The program will run for a full week from March 16 to 22 and will be held at College Heights Secondary School.
Students and their RCMP facilitators will sleep, eat and learn together at the school for the entire week.
Participants will engage in physical activities such as drill practice, handcuffing and the Police Fitness Assessment (PFA).
They will also study subjects including Indigenous policing, Criminal Code offences and powers of arrest.
“The students will participate in mock court trials and several live-action scenarios that test the knowledge they’ve gained throughout the week. They’ll meet police officers from Forensic Identification, Police Dog Services, and even take a tour of the RCMP hangar. Their days are long, starting at 6 a.m. and running until 11 p.m. every day, simulating the workload we experience as recruits at Depot,” says Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.
Residents near College Heights Secondary School can expect to see students in their community from March 16 to 22 while the Youth Academy is running.
RCMP note that if there are more police cars than usual in your neighbourhood, it’s likely due to the Youth Academy in action.
To learn more about the RCMP Youth Academy, visit the RCMP website.
