Upcoming Training Dates
E-Learning
Online Training - MyScouting.org
Training courses traditionally offered in a classroom setting are now available through the E-Learning site. This allows users to take training courses online at their convenience and bookmark their place in a course thereby allowing them to return at a later date and complete the course. Most leader courses are offered online, both in a "Fast Start" format and in a "Position Specific" format.
Pack 241 requires all leaders of any position to have both "Youth Protection" & "This is Scouting" Training, this includes "Parent Den Helpers".
Pack 241 Required Minimum Training for the following positions:
Note: These are the minimum requirements for Pack 241, NOT BSA. These requirements help us achieve and maintain a GOLD JTE level. If you have any questions on training please contact Kimberly Schoolcraft - Pack Trainer or Ken Harris - Committee Chair.
Den Leader Position: requires Den Leader Position Specific (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos) Training. Webelos leaders are required to do POS (Position Specific) & OLS (Outdoor Leader Skills or WOLS (Webelos Outdoor Leader Skills).
Den Leader Asst. (DA) Position: requires "Den Leader - Fast Start" Training.
Committee Chair Position: requires Pack Committee Position Specific Training these are for the following positions on the committee (Committee Chair, Secretary, Treasure, Outings, Public Relations: FoS, Membership & Registration, Pack Trainer).
Committee Member Position: requires Pack Committee Fast Start Training
Once you have completed any type of training online or in person, please make a copy of your training and send to Kimberly Schoolcraft, Pack Trainer. kkschoolcraft@gmail.com
If you have any question please click here to contact the Pack Trainer.
May 13th RoundTable Theme: American
Where: Advanced Painting Contractors of Florida Inc. 7369 Westport Place WPB, FLTime: 7:00 PM Gathering starts at 6:30 PM, Meeting starts Promptly @ 7 PMWhen: COMING SOON!
Spring Meeting Dates: This concludes the meetings for the 2012/2013 year. Check back soon for the upcoming 2013/2014 dates!
Requirement: Class A Uniform & Positive Attitude
One of the most import events / meetings in a Scout Program. Leaders from the Trade Winds District get together to share ideas, discuses issues and talk about training. Be the first to learn about what events from both District and Council are on the horizon. Bring pen, legal pad and ideas!
TBA - BALOO Training - BASIC ADULT LEADER OUTDOOR ORIENTATION
Where: Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation
When: Saturday,
Time: TBA
Cost: TBA
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation is a one-day training event that introduces parents and leaders to the skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor activities, particularly pack camping.
A day of fun and learning prepares pack leaders to plan and carry out "entry-level" outdoor experiences. Ask a boy why he wants to be a Cub Scout, and 9 times out of 10 he'll answer "to go camping." Cub Scouting has designed Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) training, so boys, along with their parents or some other adult, can participate in a successful overnight camping experience.
A pack camp-out, at a location approved by the local council, is a great way for families to have fun and build confidence in outdoor skills. This kind of camping isn't the rugged high adventure outing geared toward older Boy Scouts. It's what you might call "soft camping," where families can simply drive up to a campsite and pitch a tent within a few feet of their vehicle's rear bumper. The emphasis is on family fun activities that don't require lots of advanced outdoor skills..
For more information contact:
Rhonda Park: rhondapark@bellsouth.net (561) 791-2486
SEPTEMBER 14TH - Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church
9625 N Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow 2013 is for all Cub Scout Leaders. It provides an exciting variety of supplemental, action-packed den and pack-related courses to help manage the fun and adventure of Cub Scouting experiences. The Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow 2013 provides training on what it takes to keep those Cub Scouts active and engaged whether you are new to the Scouting program or a veteran Scouter. Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow 2013 provides information and hands-on Cub Scouting to help you become a better leader to “Lead the Way” and provide a quality program for the boys in your den and pack. Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow 2013 is an exciting opportunity to take up to (5) classes on a wide variety of skills that will help make your Den and Pack program more fun and exciting for leaders and their scouts.
Contact Rhonda Park
TBA - Cub Scout Leader Specific Training
Where: REC - Rinker Scout Shop
8335 N Military Trail • Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
When: TBA
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Program starts PROMPTLY @ 9:00 AM
Cost: TBD
More details coming soon.
For more information contact:
Rhonda Park: rhondapark@bellsouth.net (561) 791-2486
OCTOBER 4TH - 6TH Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS)
When: October 4th - 6th (NEXT OFFERING IS MARCH 28TH 2014)
Where: Tanah Keeta (Clear Lake Campsite)
Cost: TBD
This hands-on program gives adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts in the out-of-doors. Imagine having hands-on knowledge of setting up a camp-
site, pitching a tent, hiking, outdoor cooking—all the skills necessary to see the
outdoor program of the Boy Scouts of America come to life.
The skills sessions presented in Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills closely
follow the Boy Scout Handbook and are meant to serve as an adult training
outline. By using these skills sessions in conjunction with the Boy Scout Handbook,
trainers can be sure new leaders are proficient in the basic outdoor skills through
First Class rank. Each skills session references specific chapters in the handbook.
Hands-on participation makes the best learning tool, so participants should leave
the training experience knowing they can show their Scouts how to accomplish
outdoor skills while fulfilling rank requirements. Back home, we want leaders
to feel comfortable working with and instructing their Scouts. From pitching a
tent to starting a cooking fire, they should feel confident in helping their youth
leaders plan and carry out their own unit campouts and exciting troop programs
using these skills. With that comes great satisfaction.
CHECK BACK FOR MORE INFO
November 9th & 10th - Leave No Trace Train the Trainer Course
Where: Tanah Keeta Scout ReservationWhen: November 9th & 10th
Time: To be clarified
Cost: $95 (includes dinner on Day 1, breakfast & lunch on Day 2, educational materials for course & a LNT DVD) Register by October 21st, 2013
The purpose of this course 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.
For more information contact:
Kelsey Cupples: Kelsey.Cupples@Scouting.org
WOOD BADGE 2013 - IN PROGRESS!!!
Dates: February 21—23, 2014 Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation (Tequesta)
March 21—23, 2014 Camp Oklawaha (Sebastian)
Early Bird Registration: $210 Course Started - Get on the wait list for next year!
After Nov. 1st the cost goes up to $235
What is Wood Badge?
Wood Badge is a training course for Scouters which finally results in their receiving a certificate, a small neckerchief, a leather slide, and two small wooden beads on a leather thong. Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, directed the first course in 1919 and gave each of the participants one of the beads which he had captured from the African chieftain Dinizulu. Thus did the course name develop, for its symbol was literally a badge of wood.
Wood Badge is, further, Scouting's premier training course. Baden-Powell designed it so that Scouters could learn, in as practical a way possible, the skills and methods of Scouting. It is first and foremost, learning by doing. The members of the course are formed into patrols and these into a troop. The entire troop lives in the out-of-doors for a week, camping, cooking their own meals, and practicing Scout skills.
The uniqueness of Scouting is the patrol method. The use of the natural gang of six or eight boys who elect their own leader and plan and carry out many of their own activities is a democracy in microcosm. Here young men learn the give and take of working with people as they must surely do all their lives. Here, too, they are given leadership and learning opportunities which prepare them for their future roles as citizens. It is for this reason that it is so crucial that all adults understand thoroughly the patrol method.
See Registration Form at bottom pf page or in the Forms and Flyers Section.