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NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING OVERVIEW STAFF DEVELOPMENT GUIDE SYLLABUS 511-490 2014 Printing NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING Contents Overview Golden Compass Point: Staff and Course Culture 1 Including Venturing 1 Course Overview 4 Course Preparation and Staff Training 7 Council Staff Advisor 9 NYLT Scoutmaster 9 Budget and Fees 9 NYLT Planning Calendar 9 Staff Recruitment 13 Staff Organization 15 Adult Staff Position Descriptions 15 Youth Staff Position Descriptions 17 Promoting the Course 19 NYLT Participant Age and Rank Requirements 19 Enabling Your Participants’ Success 20 Recognition 20 Staff Development Guide Syllabus and Training Schedule Distribution 2 Staff Orientation Meeting 4 First Staff Training Weekend 8 The Trainer’s EDGE™ 15 Second Staff Training Weekend 21 Third Staff Training Weekend 25 Precourse Setup 31 Equipment 31 Day One Schedule for Day One 1 Registration, Orientation Trail, and Campsite Setup 2 Opening Assembly 9 Communicating Well (Part One) 14 Finding Your Vision (Part One) 20 Who, Me? Game 28 Developing Guidelines for Course Conduct 30 Opening Night Campfire 32 iii NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING Day Two Schedule for Day Two 1 Breakfast Questions 2 Troop Assembly 3 Setting Your Goals 8 Patrol Meeting 18 Marshmallow—Spaghetti Challenge 22 Model Leadership Council Meeting 29 Model Troop Meeting 36 Building Pioneering Projects 47 Scouts’ Worship Service 48 Movie Night 52 Day Three Schedule for Day Three 1 Breakfast Questions 2 Troop Assembly 3 Developing Your Patrol 7 Solving Problems 15 Problem-Solving Round-Robin 22 Patrol Leaders’ Council Meeting 31 Troop Meeting 35 The Leading EDGE 41 Patrol Games 51 Patrol Meeting 53 Lego Challenge/Realistic First Aid 55 Day Four Schedule for Day Four 1 Breakfast Questions 2 Troop Assembly 3 The Teaching EDGE 7 Patrol Activity 15 Resolving Conflict 19 Patrol Leaders' Council Meeting 27 Troop Meeting 32 Geocaching Game 39 iv NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING Patrol Meeting 45 Making Ethical Decisions 47 Patrol Campfires 55 Day Five Schedule for Day Five 1 Breakfast Questions 2 Troop Assembly 3 Leading Yourself 7 Leadership Council Meeting 13 Patrol Meeting 18 Valuing People 20 Outpost Camp Departure Course Assembly 28 Outpost Camp 29 Day Six Schedule for Day Six 1 Outpost Camp Morning and Return 2 Course Assembly 3 Finding Your Vision (Part Two) 8 Patrol Leaders’ Council Meeting 15 Patrol Meeting 19 Communicating Well (Part Two) 21 Patrol Presentations: The Quest for the Meaning of Leadership 32 Camp Breakdown/Feast Preparation 33 Feast 34 Closing Campfire—Creating a Future 35 Appendix Overview A-1 Request for Autorization to Conduct a National Training Course A-2 NYLT Resources A-4 NYLT logos A-5 Optional Weekend Schedule A-6 Example Quartermaster’s Duties A-12 Quartermaster’s Supplies/Materials List A-13 *Sample Menus A-13 v NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING Staff Development Guide EDGE Connections Chart A-17 *How to Take Notes A-23 *NYLT Memory Tips A-24 NYLT Scoutmaster’s Pledge A-25 Day One *Campfire Program Planner A-27 Campfire Program Planner for NYLT Instructional Campfire A-28 *Communication Skills Checklist A-29 *Daily Campsite Inspection Checklist A-30 *Developing a Patrol Vision Work Sheet A-31 *Developing Your Patrol Work Sheet A-32 *Leadership Compass A-33 Who, Me? Game Cards A-34 *Overview of the Week A-40 *Patrol Duty Roster A-44 *Sample Patrol Duty Roster A-45 *Schedule of Events for Day One A-47 Day Two *Checklist for Ethical Decision Making A-48 *Conflict Resolution Checklist A-49 *Day Two Unit Meeting Plan A-50 *Day Two Patrol Meeting Agenda A-51 *Emergency Response Plan A-52 *Figure-of-Eight Lashing Instructions A-53 Historic American Flag Presentation: British Union Flag A-54 Historic American Flag Presentation: 46-Star Flag A-55 Historic American Flag Presentation: Continental Flag A-56 Historic American Flag Presentation: Flag of 1777 (Betsy Ross Flag) A-57 Historic American Flag Presentation: Serapis Flag A-58 Historic American Flag Presentation: Star-Spangled Banner A-59 *Day Two Leadership Council Meeting Agenda A-60 *Planning a Scouts’ Worship Service A-61 *Planning Tool Work Sheet A-62 *Preparing Your Plans Work Sheet A-63 *Suggested item for Participant Notebooks vi NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING *Sample Unit Meeting Plan Work Sheet A-64 *Schedule of Events for Day Two A-65 *Service and Program Patrol Assignments A-66 *Setting Your Goals Work Sheet A-67 *SMART Goals Work Sheet A-68 Day Three *Duties of a Patrol Leader A-70 *The Teaching EDGE A-71 *Troop and Crew Leadership Hints A-72 *Schedule of Events for Day Three A-73 Day Four *Conflict Resolution Checklist A-74 *Decision-Making Tools A-75 *Making Ethical Decisions A-76 *Schedule of Events for Day Four A-77 Day Five *Leading Yourself Work Sheet A-78 *Schedule of Events for Day Five A-79 Day Six *Communicating Well Work Sheet A-80 *Developing a Personal Vision Work Sheet A-81 *Schedule of Events for Day Six A-83 *NYLT Recognition Request A-84 *Valuing Others Work Sheet A-86 *NYLT Close-Out Report A-87 *Suggested item for Participant Notebooks vii (This page intentionally left blank.) NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING National Youth Leadership Training Overview National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide all 13- to 20-year-old youth members of the Boy Scouts of America with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. For many years, junior leader training (JLT) was an important part of the leader- ship training continuum of BSA local councils throughout America. In 2003 and 2004, a task force of leadership experts and hundreds of Scouts in pilot courses across the nation reviewed and tested every aspect of this NYLT syllabus, which incorporates the latest leadership ideas and presents fresh, vital, and meaningful training for today’s youth. The Youth Training Continuum Youth leadership training is a three-phase training experience, and a common thread will connect all three phases. The first phase begins in the unit with the senior youth and adult leader con- ducting Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops or Crews. Phase two is NYLT conducted by the local council, and the third phase is National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE), a coed program as of 2010. Kodiak Challenge is an optional trek-based experiential course based on the leadership skills of Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops or Crews. Kodiak Challenge is not required for NYLT or NAYLE. In 2010, the program was updated to include Venturers in addition to Boy Scouts. Read the BSA Vision Statement: The Boy Scouts of America will prepare every eligible youth in America to become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Above all, remember: The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Golden Compass In all NYLT courses—in ALL of our leadership courses—culture is key to success. Point: Staff Look at the vision and mission statements of the BSA. Our mission is to prepare and Course Culture young people; our vision is to prepare every eligible youth in America to become the best leader he or she can be. The entire staff must embrace the culture of servant leadership, with a view to success for all. All staff, male and female, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and adults, are chosen to be of the highest quality, each of whom will deliver an outstanding NYLT program to our youth. Including Each council should offer NYLT courses that are open to both males and females, Venturing and all courses will use the current syllabus. Overview-1 NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING Staff Makeup Every effort must be made to ensure that Venturers, both male and female, are represented on the course. It is also required that at least one adult leader be female. The critical decision for filling any role is who is best suited, not what their gender is. Remember the NYLT culture! Patrol We strongly recommend mixing males and females in the same patrol. The Makeup initial impulse might be to have male-only patrols and female-only patrols. All the experience with coed training, camps, Philmont treks, and more shows that when males and females are mixed in a patrol, the behavior, standards, and ultimate performance of that patrol is much higher than single-gender groups. Experience also shows that mixing Venturers with Boy Scouts leads to very good outcomes for both programs! Patrols should be made up of youth similar in age to one another so they are divided roughly into patrols of younger youth, older youth, and those in between. By no means should the 13-year-old boy be put with the 20-year-old girl or the 17-year-old boy. Organizing patrols so there is not a large range of ages (more than two to three years’ difference) can maximize the learning potential and lead- ership experience of all NYLT participants by giving patrol members equal footing with one another. Maximizing geographic, cultural, program, and gender diversity in each patrol will enhance the ability of each patrol to observe and understand the patrol dynamics and encourage higher levels of patrol maturity. Remember that NYLT is a leadership course, not an outdoor skills course. Remember, Venturing has no advancement that requires outdoor skills training, and Venturing crews may focus on almost any hobby, interest, or activity, Venturing crew members (male or female) may have little or no outdoor skills.