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Wood Badge 143
Advanced Leadership Training for Adult Scouters
Delivered by Circle Ten Council at Philmont Scout Ranch
Every Scout deserves a TRAINED leader!
Every Scout deserves a TRAINED leader!
What is Wood Badge?
Wood Badge is an advanced, national leadership course open only to Scouting volunteers and professionals.
Scouters from Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts, and Explorers, and district and council Scouters all are welcome and belong here.
More About Wood Badge
More About Wood Badge
Reflecting the best of nearly a century of Scouting experience, Wood Badge draws upon the most current leadership models used by corporate America, academic circles and successful organizations throughout the country.
Wood Badge training was begun by Baden Powell in 1919 as a way to insure that the leaders of Scout troops were properly trained. Since then Wood Badge has been held worldwide, providing advanced leadership training to thousands of Scout leaders.
Wood Badge builds upon the best traditions and experiences of Scouts BSA and it also draws from a wide range of courses within and beyond the boundaries of Scouting to present the latest in leadership theory and team development.
Who Should Attend
Who Should Attend
Wood Badge is designed to meet the advanced leadership needs of all Scouters, particularly unit level Scouters, such as Cub leaders, Scoutmasters and assistants, Venturing Crew Advisors, Committee Chairs and members. Additionally Scouters serving at the district and council levels can achieve greater effectiveness through Wood Badge. To attend a Wood Badge course, individuals must:
Be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America. (Youth 18 and older may attend as long as the appropriate Youth Protection guidelines are followed. They do not need to be registered in an adult leadership role.)
Have completed the basic training courses for their Scouting position.
Be capable of functioning safely in an outdoor environment. All participants are required to complete the Annual Health and Medical Record form.
Why Attend
Why Attend
By taking Wood Badge, Scouters acquire valuable tools such as listening, communicating, conflict management, project planning and leading change. You will better learn to understand and appreciate diversity and differences in our society. You will learn skills that will make them a better Scout leader. Units with trained leaders are able to deliver an improved program and a more meaningful experience for the youth Scouting serves. Throughout the course, you will internalize the 5 themes of Wood Badge: Living the Values, Growing, Connecting, Guiding, Empowering.
Purpose
Purpose
The purpose of Wood Badge is to develop skilled leaders who can strengthen Scouting units in achieving the mission of Scouts BSA.
Although the course has evolved over the years, what the founder of Scouting, Lord Baden-Powell, said about it in 1919 still applies:
"One of the purposes of Wood Badge training is to get Scouters to think about the practice of Scouting, to meet together, to exchange experiences, and to live together in the spirit of the Scout Oath."
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