Leader Specific Training Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster

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This training class is open to committee members and Webelos Leaders as an optional training

Now that you have had the essentials and been to a few meetings, it’s time to get specific. You will learn the specific tasks that a Scout leader needs to instill the values and ethics of the Scouting program. This one day class will give you the tools that you need, and the resources to solve problems.

Prerequisites: Boy Scout Fast Start Video and New Leader Essentials training.
Materials Needed: Official Boy Scout leader uniform, Boy Scout Handbook, Scoutmaster Handbook, pen or pencil, paper, a picture of your Scout(s). Please contact the course director if you do not have a uniform.

• Session 1 -Getting Started: The Role of the Scoutmaster in a Boy-Led Troop
  • Preopening Activity: The Name Game
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Course Overview
  • The Role of the Scoutmaster
  • Troop Organization
  • Break
  • Troop Meetings
  • Working With Boy Leaders/The Patrol Method
  • Patrol Leader's Council
  • Break
• Session 2 - Lighting the Fire: The Outdoor Program and Advancement Program
  • Preopening Activity
  • Introduction
  • Sizzle of the Outdoor Program
  • Nuts and Bolts of the Outdoor Program
  • Break
  • Outdoor Program Patrol/Group Activity
  • Reflection
  • Advancement Program
  • Lunch
• Session 3 - Keeping It Going: Program Planning and Troop Administration
  • Preopening Activity
  • Introduction
  • Program Planning
  • Membership
  • Paperwork
  • Break
  • Finances
  • The Uniform
  • Other Training Opportunities
• Summary and Closing

 

 

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