C Pre-Course Course Overview Buff Hoffberg and Wood Badge Staff

C Pre-Course Let’s Play A Word Association Game Wood Badge = Leadership

C Pre-Course James E. West “3 important things about Scouting – Training, Training, Training”

C Pre-Course Boy Scouts of America Training Continuum Youth Protection (Renew Every Two Years) Fast Start Training Leader-Specific Training Appropriate Outdoor Skills Training Wood Badge Philmont Leadership Challenge Lifelong Learning

C Pre-Course What can you expect from Wood Badge? A global view of Scouting Contemporary leadership concepts Team development experience Leadership practice Fun and fellowship A renewed commitment.

C Pre-Course Wood Badge Central Themes Living the Values Bringing the Vision to Life Models for Success Tools of the Trade Leading to Make a Difference

C Pre-Course Values Mission Vision

C Pre-Course Listening to Learn Communication Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness Generations in Scouting Coaching and Mentoring

C Pre-Course Stages of Team Development The Leading EDGE TM / The Teaching EDGE TM

C Pre-Course Project Planning Leading Change Problem Solving and Decision Making Managing Conflict Self-Assessment

C Pre-Course Servant Leadership Leaving a legacy

C Pre-Course Why a Troop Setting? Framework to practice leadership Translates to any Scouting program Days = 3 weeks of troop meetings Days = Outdoor experience

C Pre-Course The Gilwell Gazette Is distributed each day. Provides access to information. Tells what’s going on – developments Patrol articles Inspirational FUN! Keepsake from the course Make it OUR Own.

C Pre-Course Patrol Project Each patrol plans and produces an Outstanding product Covers a universal aspect of Scouting Presentation involves all members Is presented on Day Five to the troop

C Pre-Course Wood Badge Ticket A Wood Badge tradition Related to your scouting position Action plan for your vision through goals A plan to strengthen scouting (unit, District, Council)

C Pre-Course Summary Enhance Leadership Central Themes –Livings The Values –Bringing the Vision to Life –Models for Success –Tools of the Trade –Leading to Make a Difference Troop Format The Gilwell Gazette Patrol Project Wood Badge Ticket FUN FUNFUN

C Pre-Course Cell phones A Note about cell phones

C Pre-Course An Army Travels on its Stomach Day 1: lunch, dinner, cracker barrel Day 2: breakfast, lunch, dinner, cracker barrel Day 3: breakfast and lunch Refreshments available during the day Don’t want to upset yours: Food allergies and special diets

C Pre-Course Questions