The National Archery in the Schools Program will host a training for instructors Oct. 18 at Monument School.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host an archery instructor certification training from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at Monument School.

Teachers and others are welcome to attend.

The one-day training is part of the National Archery in the Schools Program, an archery program run by school teachers, faculty, parents and other volunteers within a school. It is open to students in grades 4-12 as both an in-school and after-school activity.

To register for the training, contact Stephanie Rustad, ODFW archery education coordinator, at stephanie.m.rustad@state.or.us.

ODFW trains instructors who lead the archery program in their school as they see fit. The training teaches them how to safely set up an archery range, how to shoot a bow and teach others to shoot and how to take care of the equipment.

ODFW provides equipment kits to Oregon schools on a long-term loan basis as long as they meet the basic requirements to be part of the program.