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: e t a t S / y t i C Camp Jackson Scottsboro, AL Frequently Asked Questions 4. Who will be teaching the course? Scouters just like you who have gone Baden Powell said “scouting is a game 1. Who should attend this course? through this and other training courses and with a purpose” Besides being a requirement to become a want to help by instructing those who serve It’s the goal of the staff and your fellow trained Boy Scout leader, Introduction to the youth directly. scouts to present Introduction to Outdoor Outdoor Leader Skills benefits any adult 5. What do I need to do or bring? Leader Skills in a fun and exciting manner troop leader, Varsity Scout, Venturing After your application is accepted by the so that you may take the “game with a Leader, 2nd Year Webelos Scout Leader or Course Director, you will receive a letter of anyone else who wants to learn or teach purpose” back to your youth and adult acceptance with a map, instructions and an the basic Outdoor Skills required of a Boy leaders. equipment list. We’ll provide most of the Scout. We look forward to meeting you, equipment but you’ll need a few things like 2. I have very little camping experience a tent and sleeping bag. The equipment list exchanging ideas, concepts, excitement, and I feel a little intimidated about will provide greater detail. laughs and a fulfillment of the following attending the course, should I still plan 6. Will this be in a classroom setting? statement… on attending? Well, yes…Baden Powell considered the This is an Introduction to Outdoor Leader outdoors a classroom. We will model the Every boy deserves a trained leader Skills. Together with the staff, we will training methods you’ll be using with the experience the ‘Outdoor Requirements’ of youth: Tell Me, Show Me, Let Me Do It. our Scouts and just like the youth you will Participating in Outdoor Leader Skills teach, the skills you will be instructed on 7. How do I register? goes a long way toward ensuring this. To and participate in during this weekend will Fill out the attached registration form and have an understanding and knowledge of be honed and polished over a lifetime of send it along with your payment of $25.00 what our Scouts are working on through practice and use. If you don’t have them, dollars to the address provided. the rank of First Class is required of all us. this is the time and place to begin learning 8. What does the Course Fee pay for? Come join your fellow Scout leaders, meet those skills! Training courses are not set up to make new friends, learn new skills and share 3. I already consider myself pretty money but we can't lose money either! Scouting stories around the campfire. doggone experienced in the outdoors, Each Course Director and his staff try to should I still plan on attending? work out a "break even" budget in order to Please complete the attached registration form give you the best "bang for the buck". The for 1 of the 32 available openings, then clip and By all means YES! Besides being a return it by Oct 1, 2016 along with your prerequisite to becoming a trained Boy course fee covers the cost of food, course materials, insurance and camp usage fees. participation fee of $25.00. Once registered, we’ll Scout leader, it's not just what you know send you a confirmation notice and additional but how you use that knowledge to 9. Why do you need my email address? course information. "Deliver the Promise" of scouting. We can To keep the cost of mailings to a minimum, show those of you with loads of outdoor we prefer to send you course information DO NOT REGISTER AT THE experience how to integrate your via email. If you do not have an email HUNTSVILLE SCOUT OFFICE! knowledge into the Scouting program to address, we’ll send it via postal mail. REGISTER ONLINE AT: provide a quality experience for the youth! www.tors.cypress-softworks.com