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A Year Round
Introduction to Boy Scout Recruiting
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Online information from BSA National A Year
Round Introduction to Boy Scout Recruiting
A steady flow of youth into a Boy Scout troop is essential to
maintaining the troop's health. New Scouts bring energy and enthusiasm
to the troop program.
To avoid the pitfall of shrinking membership, a troop should add at
least 10 new Scouts every year. Having a year-round growth plan in
place will help attract new Scouts.
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Adult Leaders & Youth
Officers Training (EVOA)
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next training session.
Who can attend? Explorer Post Advisors/Venture Crew
Leaders, Associates and Youth Officers.
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BALOO
(Cub Scout Outdoor Leader Training) |
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The essential outdoor training course for all Cub Scout
Leaders. This course is required for all Packs that want to engage in
outdoor activities.Studies have shown that 85 percent of boys who join
Cub Scouts do so to go camping, and they want to do it right away.
BALOO, Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, is the key to lots of
Cub Scout camping. Adults giving leadership to a pack overnighter must
complete BALOO and be present on campouts. Packs should have more than
one BALOO-trained adult among its leaders so there is always someone
who can be the required BALOO-trained adult when their pack is going
camping.
BALOO helps participants properly understand the importance of
program intent and how to be comfortable camping out. It trains them
on youth protection guidelines, health and safety, site selection,
age-appropriate activities, and sufficient adult participation.
BALOO Learning
Objectives
By completing this training course the participants will:
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Understand the focus of the Cub Scout level of the BSA
program
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Acquire the skills and confidence necessary to plan and
carry out a successful Cub Scout-level overnight activity.
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Increase their knowledge of the resources available from
the BSA for carrying out this activity.
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BSA Lifeguard
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This course is a 30 hour course that can be taken by older youth or
adults.It is available at Summer Camp and through the Corp V
program. Check your District pages for information regarding the
Corp V program in your district.
Check the Forms page for the current requirements and
application.
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Climb on Safely
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 Detroit
Area Council has a complete Climbing Program for youth and adults.
The courses are typically held at the District or unit level by qualified
adults so please check the District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
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Climbing Instructors |
Detroit
Area Council has a complete Climbing Program for youth and adults. Additional
information can be found on the
Climbing
pages.
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Cold
Weather Activity Training
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C.P.R.
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Cub Scout Day Camp Leader
Certification
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Cub Scout Day Camp Leaders working in the areas of
CPR/First Aid, BB-Gun, or Archery are required to be certified by the
Detroit area Council. Each Spring there is a one day session for these
certifications that is held at the D-bar-A Scout Ranch in Metamora, MI.
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District
Committee Training Workshop
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The courses are typically held at the District level so please check the
District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
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Guide to
Boy Scout Recruiting
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A steady flow of youth into a Boy Scout troop is essential to
maintaining the troop's health. New Scouts bring energy and enthusiasm
to the troop program.
To avoid the pitfall of shrinking membership, a troop should add at
least 10 new Scouts every year. Having a year-round growth plan in
place will help attract new Scouts.
The courses are typically held at the District level so please check the
District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
There is also information available from BSA National A Year
Round Introduction to Boy Scout Recruiting
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Health & Safety
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Information is being prepared for this area.
The courses are typically held at the District level so please check the
District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
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High
Adventure Planning Training
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next training session.
Learn all of the Ins and Outs of planning a High Adventure Program for
your Troop or Venture Crew.
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Jungle Book
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A fun filled, exciting, overnight training EXPERIENCE
for all Cub Scout Leaders. A months worth of program with more
games, songs, outdoor program, and ideas that will not only spark
your program but, help you in planning your packs activities and
FUN for years to come.
Committee members – Den Leaders – Webelos Leaders – Cubmasters
– Tiger Cub Coordinator – assistant leaders– everyone in the pack
leadership and anyone interested in being or planning to be a
leader should attend Jungle Book.
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The Jungle Book Story
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the Jungle Book Story
Lord Baden-Powell’s Boy Scouts in England hadn’t been organized
long when boys younger than Scout age clamored for a Scout program.
B-P was sympathetic to their request, and he began searching for a peg
on which to hang this younger-boy program. He found that peg in author
Rudyard Kipling’s Popular tale of a child lost in the wilds of India.
The English writer gladly loaned B-P the ideas from the JUNGLE BOOK.
The British founder of Scouting borrowed the story of Mowgli, who
was adopted by a pack of wolves. Members of this new Scouting Clan
became known as Cubs, just like young wolves. The group of Cubs became
a pack, just like a wolf family, while the smaller unit of six Cubs
was named a den.
Akela, the wise old leader of Kipling’s wolf pack, was the title of
the Cub Pack Leader. The grand howl, Cub dances, the law of the pack,
and the Cub motto, plus much of Cubbings make-believe fun, were all
drawn from the magical pages of the JUNGLE BOOKS.
CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
- MOWGLI – (pronounced mow-glee like now-glee) the frog, the man
child.
- SHERE KHAN – (pronounced share-con) the ruthless lame tiger.
- BAGHEERA – (bah-gear-ah) the black panther
- BALOO- (bah-loo) the kindly old bear
- AKELA – (ah-kay-lah) the old wolf, pack leader
- BANDAR-LOG – the lazy chattering monkey’s
- KAA – (kah) the python
- GREYBROTHER – one of Mowgli’s wolf brothers
- MYSA – (my-sah) leader of the water buffaloes
- RAKSHA – (rock-shah) mother wolf
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Key 3 Orientation
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Information is being prepared for this area.
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Leave No Trace -
Principles of for Cub Scouts
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The new Leave No Trace for Cub Scouts program was announced at
the regional leadership training conferences in August, 2002.
Leave No Trace for Cub Scouts uses Frontcountry Guidelines. The
frontcountry is where Cub Scouts camp and have their outdoor activities,
and the familiar principles of treading lightly on Mother Nature apply
close to roads, in parks, at Scout camps, and other places Cub Scouts
visit. Through the new Leave No Trace for Cub Scouts, boys will learn the
concepts of being gentle in the outdoors. They will be prepared to apply
these principles when they move on to Boy Scouts and the Leave No Trace
program for backcountry and wilderness areas.
Cub Scouts may earn Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace Awareness Award.
Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and their adult leaders must
complete six requirements to earn the award. A diamond-shaped patch is the
recognition piece for the Leave No Trace Awareness Award.
Watch this page for details of the requirements.
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Leave No Trace - Principles of
--- for Boy Scouts, Venturers
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Teaching the principles of LNT to Scouts, Venturers, and Adults is
the responsibility of the Unit Leader or designated Scouter(s) in the
unit who have complete the Leave No Trace Trainer's Session. (see
below)
The Leave No
Trace principles might seem unimportant until you consider the combined
effects of millions of outdoor visitors. One poorly located campsite or
campfire may have little significance, but thousands of such instances
seriously degrade the outdoor experience for all. Leaving no trace is everyone's
responsibility.
Learn more about the principles of Leave No Trace from the BSA National Site
. Information regarding the principles of LNT can be viewed or printed.
Information regarding the requirements for the Leave No Trace Awareness
Award are also available on the BSA National site.
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Leave
No Trace Trainer's Session
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more about the next training session
The Trainer course is a vital component of the nationwide Leave No Trace
program. The participants receive training in LNT skills and ethics in
a two day format. The Trainer course assisted the participants in learning
more about the seven principles of Leave No Trace and techniques for disseminating
these low impact skills. The graduates of the Trainer course gained the
skills to teach LNT techniques and ethics to their units, camps, schools,
parks, wilderness, and front country areas. These trainers are also a
valuable resource for learning more about the BSA LNT Awareness Award
Program.
Training topics included the underlying LNT ethic and seven principles
of LNT: Plan Ahead and Prepare, Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces, Dispose
of Waste Properly, Leave What You Find, Minimize Campfire Impacts, Respect
Wildlife, and Be Considerate of Other Visitors. This course provided participants
with hands on experience in teaching Leave No Trace Skills and Ethics.
Each participant in the class will teach one LNT principle at the Trainer
course.
Teaching Leave No Trace
(from the BSA National Site)
The purpose of this manual is to further Leave No Trace skills and awareness of outdoor ethics. The Boy Scouts of America has
adopted the principles of Leave No Trace, which are easy to learn and apply. As each principle is learned, it should be applied. Every
outing and activity should be conducted with Leave No Trace in mind. As young people mature, we will enjoy an increasingly beautiful
environment because of the impact of their training in Leave No Trace.
As members of the Boy Scouts of America, we should be good stewards of our environment through knowledgeable use of resources. This
manual can serve as a major tool in our efforts to teach others the importance of our relationship with the environment. We all must
take responsibility for our decisions when we use the outdoors, and we should treat the environment with respect so future generations
can enjoy the outdoors as we do today.
Contact federal and state land management agencies for additional information. (Check the blue pages of your local telephone
directory.) Additional resources are available on the Internet at
http://www.blm.gov/education/lnt
or from the Leave No Trace
Web site,
http://www.lnt.org
; by telephoning 800-332-4100; through local land managers; and through the BSA Supply catalog.
This manual contains a variety of activities designed to teach the skills necessary to earn the Leave No Trace Awareness Award. As
you review the manual you will realize how easy these lessons are to prepare. You can focus many months of weekly activities on
teaching and learning Leave No Trace skills and ethics.
The Leave No
Trace principles might seem unimportant until you consider the combined
effects of millions of outdoor visitors. One poorly located campsite or
campfire may have little significance, but thousands of such instances
seriously degrade the outdoor experience for all. Leaving no trace is everyone's
responsibility.
Learn more about the principles of Leave No Trace from the BSA National Site
. Information regarding the principles of LNT can be viewed or printed.
Information regarding the requirements for the Leave No Trace Awareness
Award are also available on the BSA National site. Additional information
to include education and course offerings are available from the Leave
No Trace website
Download the Leave
No Trace Awareness Award Application.
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Merit Badge
Counselor Orientation
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The courses are typically held at the District level so please check the
District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
Merit Badge Counselor Orientation helps a merit
badge counselor understand his job as a coach and counselor, who provides
realistic learning experiences to a boy in his study of a merit badge
subject. This training is typically done at the District level.
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OKPIK (Winter Camping)
Training
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Based upon the national BSA High Adventure OKPIK training course, this
course will cover the skills and techniques required for planning and
leading a successful, safe, and enjoyable winter camping outing. Cold
weather camping training is designed for adult leaders of scout troops
and venture crews. But leaders may also bring their youth leaders (14
years and older). The objective is for you to gain the knowledge so you
can feel comfortable and confident in conducting your own cold weather
camping program in your troop or crew.
The first weekend focuses on fundamentals of cold weather camping.
Topics covered are: clothing systems, sleeping systems, first aid, food,
cooking, shelters, transportation, equipment you can make at home and
program tips.
In the second session you will put your newly acquired camping skills
into practice. The outdoor snow camping session will allow course
participants to learn and practice the skills and techniques required
to successfully plan and execute an enjoyable snow camping experience.
Topics covered in the course:
- Winter travel
- Winter camp living
- Navigation in the snow
- Equipment
- Snow shelters
- Cooking
- Cold weather first aid
- Where to trek and snow camp
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Powder Horn
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Introduction
The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing
and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary
to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program. It
is based on the eight core and eighteen electives found in the Venturing
Ranger program. It is intended to help adult leaders get out of the box
in finding and using resources and in the way they lead their unit-level
high adventure programs. No high adventure skills are taught in this course.
It is designed to have some disciplines introduced with a hands-on segment.
Example: For scuba if a pool is available, it is suggested to do a Discover
Scuba (PADI) session where participants get into a shallow pool and wear
scuba gear. It is not scuba certification. Participants will not learn
how to rock climb or shoot a skeet course, but will learn where to go
to find those who can teach these skills to Boy Scouts and Venturers.
Purpose
The course is designed to help unit-level adult leaders to:
- Find the resources necessary for a high adventure program.
- Understand what is involved in different high adventure disciplines.
- Run a high adventure program safely.
Learning Objectives
- Learn what resources are available to support a high adventure program.
- Learn where to find the resources.
- Learn how to use the resources.
- Learn how to safely do a high adventure program.
- Learn what is involved with different high adventure disciplines.
Requirements
- Be a registered BSA adult.
- Have a current BSA Class III physical
- Have Scout Executive approval
For additional information, visit the "Unofficial"
Powder Horn
website.
How A Council Hosts A Course
- Council leadership commits to hosting a course and applies to their
region in writing asking for approval to host a course.
- Decide on a 7-day or weekend course.
- In the application to their region, include the name of your course
director.
- Course director must have previously been to a Powder Horn course
and be capable of providing course leadership and direction.
- Set the course fee and dates.
- Assign a staff advisor.
- Request course syllabus (version 3) from your region.
- Best to set dates at least a year out, two even better.
For more information call Bill Evans, Associate Director, Venturing
Division at 972-580-2427 or
bevans@netbsa.org.
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Rally Training
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Information is being prepared for this area.
The courses are typically held at the District level so please check the
District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
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Roundtables
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A supplemental training program that provides fun for Scout Leaders.
Learn more about Monthly Themes, program helps, changes in the Scouting
program and details on upcoming events. Roundtable meetings are held at
the District level on a monthly basis and are typically separated into
the Cub Scout Roundtable, Boy Scout Roundtable and the Venturing Roundtable.
District Web pages
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Safe Swim Defense
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Before a BSA group may engage in swimming activities of any kind, a
minimum of one adult leader must complete Safe Swim Defense training,
have a commitment card with them, and agree to use the eight defenses
in this plan.
Safe Swim Defense training typically occurs at Summer Camp.
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Safety Afloat
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Safely Afloat has been developed to promote boating and boating
safety and to set standards for safe unit activity afloat. Before a
BSA group may engage in an excursion, expedition, or tip on the water
(canoe, raft, sailboat, motorboat, rowboat, tube, or other craft),
adult leaders for such activity must complete "Safety Afloat
Training," have a commitment card with them, and be dedicated to full
compliance with all nine points of Safety Afloat.
Safety Afloat training typically occurs at Summer Camp.
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Trainer Development
Course
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This course is designed to improve your abilities as a presenter or
Trainer. It has sessions on how to make training fun, public
speaking, visual aids when and how to use them and many more
presentation skills. It is taught for scouting but these skills can
be used in any part of your life.
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Troop Open House
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The Boy Scout troop open house is an opportunity to introduce
Scouting and its activities and accomplishments to youth. These five
steps can ensure that your troop open house will successfully
address the wants and needs of your neighborhood youth and their
parents.
- Present a school rally to fifth- and sixth-graders in the
early spring. Use hands-on visuals, such as backpacks, tents,
and canoes. The High-Adventure Survey, No. 34241, should also be
distributed at this time.
- Mail a personal invitation to the parents of interested
youth for the troop open house. The personal invitation should
come from the Scoutmaster and should explain the values of
Scouting. It is also helpful to include a Time Well Spent
brochure, No. 2-341.
- Follow up the written invitation with a phone call. The
Scoutmaster or other member of the troop should call the parents
the day before the open house.
- Host the troop open house. All troop members should be
involved from the initial planning stage. All youth and parents
should be greeted at the door. Make certain you have an agenda.
Ensure the youth are introduced to basic Scouting skills and
adults are informed about Scouting's values and positive impact.
Have applications available for both youth and adults.
- Organize a troop or district activity. It is vitally
important to involve the new Scouts as soon as possible
after the open house. The activity could be a troop campout, a
district-wide overnighter, or a lock-in. It also helps to assign
the new Scouts to a new-Scout patrol and get them started on
rank advancement right away.
More tips and a sample open house agenda can be found in the
Troop Open House brochure, No. 18-706. or go to the
on-line training section of this
website.
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Webelos to
Scout Transition
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The courses are typically held at the District level so please check the
District Web page for the next training session. While it's best
to take training within your own District, you are welcome at any
District's Training Sessions.
Information is being prepared for this area.
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Webelos
Leader Outdoor Experience
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session.
The Webelos Leader Outdoor Experience is an opportunity
for Webelos Leaders to become familiar with the outdoor program available
for Webelos Scouts. It is a weekend experience that provides an overview
of camping, cooking, and other outdoor skills.
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Wood Badge |
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For additional information, see the Wood
Badge History
page
Since 1948, Detroit Area Council has offered Wood Badge
training courses in the great tradition of England's Gilwell Park.
Wood Badge is an advanced leader's training course that may be delivered to all Scout Leaders. It has been developed for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout and Venturing leaders, as well for Council and District leaders. It's focus is on Leadership skills, not out-of-door skills.
As part of the
course, you will write a ticket, a plan for how you will apply the
leadership skills taught during the course. On completion of this ticket,
you receive a certificate, scarf, woggle and two beads, and become a
permanent member of Troop 1, Gilwell.
Who Can Attend?
All registered adult Cub Scout Leaders, Boy Scout Leaders, Venture
Scout Leaders, or any adult registered leader in the family of Scouting that have completed
Fast Start and Basic Training and have a working knowledge of the Scout
program. Approval by the Detroit Area Council is also required. Because of the
advanced nature of this training, these requirements cannot be waived. You must have already earned your "Trained" patch for your current position.
A question of money? Some dedicated Scouters find financial aspects of training a burden. Help might be available through several areas. Be sure to check for support from your unit, charter partner or even your employer.
Additionally, council training leadership has established a Scholarship Fund. Written personal & confidential requests are handled through the Council Office, attention of the Director of Program. Please note this course is designed to have a mix of Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing Scouters.
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