ADULT TRAINING

We are planning several Adult Training courses for Scout Leaders, Volunteers, Parents, and all those interested in sharpening their outdoor or Scouting skills. Most courses will be 1 session in length. Please see the list below of our planned curriculum for adults. 

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 General Studies ​

• Scout First Aid Basics

• LIVE Dutch Oven Cooking - This was our most popular course last year!

• Camp Cooking 101 - Basic Recipes for Outdoor Adventures/Dutch Oven/Backpacking

• Campus Tour - Learn about transitioning from HS to College

• Commissioner Science/ Corner

• Geocaching, Orienteering, and GPS

• Learn the 5 Basic Scout Knots and Knife Skills for Adults & Scouts

• Outdoor Ethics & LNT

• Recruiting & Retaining Scouts Year-Round

• Beyond the Badge - The"Other" BSA Awards

• OA General Information

• Powderhorn

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Scout Adult Leader Training - All Programs

• BSA Medical Forms -How to use, what needs to be filled out, and why

• Adult Leader Training Programs Woodbadge/BALOO/IOLS

• Creative Community Service & Conservation Projects for Packs & Troops

• Designing Pack and Troop Websites with Google Sites

• Effective Unit Communications - Getting the right info into the right hands

• Marketing Scouting - How do you SELL Scouting?

• Recognizing your Volunteers "Why Knot?" - BSA Adult Awards & Knots

• Scouting PR/ Social Media

• Unit Succession Planning - Train your Replacement & Recruit Volunteers

• Webelos to Scouts Transition - Training for Cub AND Scouts BSA Volunteers

• Working with Scouts with Disabilities, ADHD & ASD

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Cub Scout Adult Leader Training 

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• "Listening" - How to Conduct a Pack Committee Meeting

• "Overwhelmed" - Getting Parents and other leaders involved & asking for help

• "It's All About the Coin" Treasurer and Fund Raising Committee Training

• Annual Planning for Pack Meetings

• Weekend Camping with Cub Scouts - Fun & Grub!

• Camp Merz Launch 2023 - Cub Scouts

• Cub Scout Songs and Singing

• Getting the Cub Scouts Outdoors

• Importance of the Blue & Gold

• Pack Meetings for the Whole Family

• Planning & Running Effective Den & Pack Meetings

• Starting the meeting right - Gathering Activities

• Teaching the Scout Oath and Law to Cub Scouts

• Team Building your Pack Leadership

• The Care and Feeding of your Den Chief

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Scouts BSA Adult & Youth Training

• Camp Merz Launch 2023 - Scouts BSA

• Creating a Junior Leadership Training Course

• Effective Board of Review & Scoutmaster Conferences

• Effective Unit Communications - Getting the right info into the right hands

• First Class in the First Year

• Getting to a "Youth Run" Troop- The Vision of Lord Baden-Powell

• Motivating, Encouraging, and Empowering your Scouts

• Pocketknife Woodcarving

• Scoutmaster Specifics - (S24)

• Campfire Planning and Showmanship

• International Scouting Opportunities

• OA - What's it all about?

• Over 14 Scout Programs - Venturing & Sea Scouts

• Patrol Leader Summit - How to run an Effective PLC

• Trail to Eagle - From Life to Eagle- Planning after First Class

• Mentoring Eagle Scouts