NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING WEEK LONG COURSE VERSUS WEEK ENDS 2007 Northeast Region NYLT Conference, BSA October 27, 2007 Wayne Gross, Charles O’Connell Minsi Trails Council, BSA

Week Long Course ► Keeps continuity to program ► Keeps group on track and focused ► Forms bonds within Patrol members ► Allows more down time for participants ► It is the tradition. The way it always has been done

Weekend Course ► Keeps continuity to program ► Keeps group on track and focused ► Forms bonds within Patrol members ► Allows some down time for participants ► Increase participation ► Increases availability of volunteer staff ► Participants could absorb more of the materials ► Could be the new tradition

Keeps continuity to program Week long Course ………. ► They start there and stay until finished ► No External distractions ► Are getting presentations back to back as they can understand connection

Keeps continuity to program Weekends…….. ► They go home, rest and come back ready to absorb more ► External opportunities ► Get a chance to try some skills before learning next steps

Keeps them on track Week Long…….. ► They stay with Patrol entire time ► Sessions build upon sessions ► Team forms through trial and error

Keeps them on track ► Weekends….. ► They need to contact patrol members (done through text and IM) ► Time to digest sessions ► Team has true chance to plan ► Team works to success

Forms bonds within Patrol’s members Week long ► ► Patrol members must work together to get the job done. ► ► More labor intensive camp tasks require more team effort by patrol

Forms bonds within Patrol’s members Weekend ► ► Patrol members must work together to get the job done. ► ► Communications between weekends required

Increase Availability of Volunteer Staff Weeklong Sometimes difficult to get sufficient qualified adult and youth staff for entire week in summer Weekends Easier to get sufficient qualified adult and youth staff for 2 weekends during the year

Schedule The syllabus has schedule for Week long Staff guide The syllabus has schedule for Weekends Appendix 4 to10 They Both Work!

Special Note Each of the core sessions outlined in the syllabus must be presented with no additional content sessions The core sessions must be taught in the order that is laid out in the syllabus and within the 6 day time frame Other than these 2 requirements, you are free to be creative as needed to make the experience fun and meaningful for participants Staff Guide page 4

Weekend’s ► Participants arrive enthused ! ► Participants are Starting to get tired, but are not hitting the wall. They leave still pumped up! ► Participants come back enthused and ready to absorb more!!! ► The wall, the slump, the dip, what ever you call it……….. ARE GONE

Weekends Day 1 (The Minsi Version) 6:30 p.m. Registration begins 7:00 p.m. Campsite Set Up 7:30 p.m. Opening Assembly 8:00 p.m. Communicating Well, Part One 8:45 p.m. Game-Building a woggle 9:15 p.m. Finding Your Vision 10:30 p.m. Campfire/ Quest 10:00p.m. Cracker barrel 11:30 p.m. Lights out

Day 2 (part 1) ► 7:00 a.m. Breakfast ► 7:45 a.m. Troop Assembly ► 8:15 a.m. Setting Your Goals ► 9:00 a.m. Model Patrol Meeting ► 9:30 a.m. Preparing Your Plans ► 10:45 a.m. Getting to Know Me Game ► 11:45 a.m. Model Patrol Leader Council Meeting ► 12:30 p.m. Lunch

Day 2 (Part 2) ► 1:25 p.m. Model Troop Meeting ► 2:35 p.m. Pioneer Projects or Activity ► 4:45 p.m. Developing Your team ► 5:30 p.m. Flag lowering ► 6:00 p.m. Dinner ► 7:00 p.m. Movie Night (with Cracker-barrel) ► 11:00 p.m. Lights out

Day3 (part 1) ► 7:00 a.m. Breakfast ► 7:45 a.m. Troop Assembly ► 8:20 a.m. Scouts own service ► 9:00 a.m. Solving Problems ► 10:00 a.m. Problem Solving Round Robin (Game) ► 11:30 a.m. Patrol Leaders’ Council Meeting 12:00 p.m. Lunch

Day 3 (part 2) ► 1:00 p.m. Leading Yourself ► 2:00 p.m. Troop Meeting ► 3:40 p.m. Team Games - Initiative Games ► 4:30 p.m. Clean up for Departure ► 5:30 p.m. Flag lowering assembly Go Home

Day 4 ► 6:30 p.m. Arrive set up patrol sites ► 7.30 p.m. Troop Assembly ► 8:00 p.m. Resolving Conflict ► 9:00 p.m. Patrol Meeting ► 9:30 p.m. Making Ethical Decisions ► 10:30 p.m. Troop Cracker barrel by Patrol ► 11:30 p.m.. Lights out

Day 5 (part 1) ► 6:00 a.m. Arise ► 7:00 a.m. Breakfast and cleanup ► 8:00 a.m. Troop Assembly ► 8:30 a.m. Teaching EDGE ► 9:30 a.m. Interpatrol Activity (Geo-Cache) ► 11:30 p.m. PLC MEETING/ Lunch Preparation ► 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Cleanup ► 1:00 p.m. Leading EDGE

Day 5 (part 2) ► 2:00 p.m. Troop Meeting ► 3:45 p.m. Valuing People - A Key To Diversity 4:45 p.m. Flag Lowering ► 4:45 p.m. Dinner Preparation ► 6:00 p.m. Dinner and Cleanup ► 7:00 p.m. Finding Your Vision Part 2 ► 9:00 p.m. Campfire and Cracker-barrel ► 10:30 p.m. Lights out

Day 6 (part 1) ► 6:00 a.m. Arise ► 7:00 a.m. Breakfast and cleanup ► 8:00 a.m. Troop Assembly ► 8:30 a.m. Scouts own ► 9:15 p.m. Communicating Well Part 2 ► 10:30 a.m. Break camp and Patrol Meeting ► 12:00 p.m. Feast

Day 6 (part 2 Almost home….) ► 1:00 p.pm. Quest for the meaning of Leadership Presentations ► 2:30 p.m. Closing- Creating a Future Closing Troop Assembly

RESULTS OF WEEKEND COURSES ► ► More participants ► ► More energized and attentive participants ► ► Larger pool of adults to select for staff ► ► Larger pool of Scouts to select for staff ► ► Lower Food budget ► ► Less conflict for camp use and opens up a week of camp for other programs

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