Wood Badge COURSE OVERVIEW

What do you think of when I say… Word Association What do you think of when I say… Wood Badge?

What to Expect Global View of Scouting Team Leadership Concepts Experience the Stages of Team Development Enhanced and Renewed Commitment Fun Acquire a global view of Scouting as a family of interrelated, values-based programs providing age-appropriate activities for youth Become familiar with contemporary team leadership concepts. Experience stages of team development and practice leadership approaches for those stages. Develop a renewed commitment to provide Scouting with the best possible leadership. Have a great deal of fun in the company of interesting, like-minded individuals

How will we Accomplish? Living the Values Bringing the Vision to Life Models for Success Tools of the Trade Leading to make a Difference Living the Values: Values, Mission and Vision Bringing the Vision to Life: Listening to Learn; Communications; Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness; Generations in Scouting; Coaching and Mentoring Models for Success: Stages of Team Development; The Leading EDGE / The Teaching EDGE Tools of the Trade: Project Planning; Leading Change; Decision Making and Problem Solving; Managing Conflict; Self-Assessment Leading to Make a Difference: Leaving a Legacy

The Troop Format Framework to practice leadership skills Leadership is applicable to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venture Week two - outdoor experience! You’ll begin Wood Badge as Cub Scouts, with your Cub Master leading the pack and your Den Chief’s assisting. After our Blue & Gold today at lunch, you will bridge over to Boy Scouts where we’ll incorporate the Troop format with the Scoutmaster mentoring your Senior Patrol Leader, while the SPL takes over the management of the Troop. Troop Guides will aid with instruction and the development of your Wood Badge tickets. Late in the second weekend you’ll become part of the Venturing program, but the bulk of the course, participants and staff will consider themselves to be members of Gilwell Troop 1. The content, although delivered in the Troop format, is applicable to all scouters with the final weekend being an Outdoor experience.

The Gilwell Gazette Current course info Schedules Articles Pictures Daily contributions from each patrol scribe The Gilwell Gazette is distributed each morning.

Patrol Project Each patrol presents one project Topic related to issue affecting BSA program areas Relevant to BSA Static and presentation components Discussed in detail after lunch Earlier in the day you saw the exhibit developed by the Wood Badge staff. Summarize bullets as they appear At the Patrol Leader’s Council today, each patrol will be challenged to plan and produce a project of it’s own. Make it professional!

Working your ticket Ticket P Goal 5 P Goal 4 P Goal 3 P Goal 2 P One of the great traditions of Wood Badge is the ticket. In Baden-Powell’s day, those in the military were expected to pay their own way back to England at the end of their service. To economize, soldiers nearing completion of their duties would seek assignments at posts increasingly close to home – a process known as “working your ticket” Goal 2 P Goal 1 P

The Wood badge Ticket You develop 5 goals Utilization of new leadership skills Strengthen Scouting in your home units Details provided later today in a presentation called “Values, Mission and Vision”

Have Fun! Don’t Forget To… Last Requirement Very Important / Don’t Forget / Have Fun Have Fun!

Wood Badge COURSE OVERVIEW