Wood Badge is considered the premier leadership training course for Scout Leaders. Wood Badge for the 21st Century is available to registered leaders of all levels of the Scouting program – Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. It concentrates on providing training on modern leadership skills needed in today’s world for Scout leaders. Wood Badge Training will not only make you a better Scout Leader, it will also assist you in improving your personal and professional life as well.
Woodbadge is a fun, high-energy program designed to help Adult leaders level up their leadership skills. It’s a week-long adventure packed with hands-on learning that will teach you how to lead yourself, Youth, and others, whether at your Scout unit, in your community, or anywhere life takes you.
Woodbadge is perfect for experanced and leaders that have completed all required training for thier positions in Packs, Troops, Crews and at District/Council level. The program uses the patrol method, which works great for all leaders gives you real opportunities to practice what you’re learning while getting to experancing Scouting like a Scout. All of the training is led by experance volunteer staff, so you’ll be learning from peers who have been in your shoes
Join us April 4-6 and May 3-4 for Wood Badge CST 10-373-25 at Camp Woodland in Constantia, NY.
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For questions or more information, contact course director Andrew Roden at andrew.s.roden.jr@gmail.com or 315 406 6410.
BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
What is Woodbadge? Woodbadge Training is an action-packed program designed to provide leaders with leadership skills and experiences they can use in their home units and in other situations. This program is the advance level of the Council’s adult training opportunities, providing local Units leaders with outstanding leadership skills and giving those participants the tools and leadership ideals that will serve them well in whatever they do.
Course Overview
Woodbadge is offered over two weekends. Content is delivered in indoor and outdoor patrol settings with an emphasis on immediate application and learning in a fun environment. Leaders are first introduced to interconnecting concepts and work processes. These ideas are then built upon and reinforced using memory aids to allow participants to understand and employ their newfound skills much faster.
Woodbadge integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions and audio-visual support, participants are engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skills and confidence to lead well. Through a wide range of activities, games and task, participants work together as build skills and Deveolpe their Woodbadge Ticket.