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YOU’RE INVITED! How to register for 2021 JUNE 27-JULY 3 JULY 25–31 • Go to: www.philmontscoutranch.org/ptc • Adaptive Special Needs Conference • Select your desired program - Click “REGISTER” • Backcountry Sneak Peak • Backcountry Sneak Peak • BSA Family Adventure Camp For More Information: • BSA Family Adventure Camp • Map My Camp [email protected] • How to Engage & Support the New Wave of • National Advanced Youth Leadership Call 575.376.2281 Female Scouters • National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) - Session 6 Experience (NAYLE) - Session 2 JUNE 6-12 • Western Scouting Week AUGUST • Zia Experience: An Adaptive Philmont • A Strong Unit Commissioner • Available for council retreats, events, • Backcountry Sneak Peak Adventure for Scouts with Special Needs and Disabilities or Family gatherings • BSA Family Adventure Camp • BSA Family Adventure Camp • Empowering the Council Commissioner JULY 4-10 • Circle 10 Woodbadge Team • Cowboy Poetry • Empowering the District Commissioner Team • BSA Family Adventure Camp SEPTEMBER 12 - 18 • Leveraging Roundtable in Unit Service • National Advanced Youth Leadership • Philmont Leadership Challenge • Recruiting and Engaging Commissioners Experience (NAYLE) - Session 3 • Second Century Service - Updates on Unit Service JULY 11-17 • Serving All Units - Working with Venturing SEPTEMBER 19 - 25 • Backcountry Sneak Peak Crews, Sea Scout Ships, & Explorer Posts • National Camping School Sections: • Spice Up your Life: Learning to cook with • Baptists Scouting: Reaching, Teaching, - Climbing Director Certification Herbs and Spices & Ministering to Children, Youth, and - COPE & Climbing Program Manager • Starting, Sustaining, & Growing Units Families Certification • Wood Carvers Round Up • BSA Family Adventure Camp - COPE Director Certification • District Operations 2 (ScoutingU) - Ecology & Conservation JUNE 13-19 • KODIAK Training @ Philmont - Outdoor Skills • National Advanced Youth Leadership - Shooting Sports Certification • Advanced District Administration Experience (NAYLE) - Session 4 - Ecology/Conservation (ScoutingU) • Philmont Fly Fishing Seminar - HW (Half - Camp Directors Certification • Alumni/NESA - Multiply Your Volunteers, Week) - Program Directors Certification Members, Donors & Advocates? • Scouting in the Lutheran Church • Scouting the New Mexico Landscape • Artist in Residence Workshop with Susan • United Methodist Scouting: 100 Year with Your Camera: History, Lands, & Norris Celebration Wildlife with Moose Peterson • BSA Family Adventure Camp • District & Council Key 3 Courses JULY 18 –24 SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2 • Managing Performance (ScoutingU) • BSA Family Adventure Camp • NRA/MLRA Muzzleloader Instructor • Navigating Your Next International • Finding Your Way Course Adventure • National Advanced Youth Leadership • Santa Fe Trail Bi-Centenial • Philmont Fly Fishing Seminar - HW (Half Experience (NAYLE) - Session 5 Celebration Week) • Older Youth Programs: An Essential Part of • Shooting Sports: The Next Level Scouting • Philmont Staff Association - 50th Conservation Reunion JUNE 20-26 • Scouting in the Catholic Church

• Ambassadors 1 • Ambassadors 2 • BSA Family Adventure Camp • National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) - Session 1 • Visual Storytelling • Wilderness First Aid

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The Philmont Training Center (PTC) is nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northeastern New Mexico near Cimarron. Rich in history and natural beauty, this area offers exciting educational experiences for the entire family. PTC has served as the National Training Center for the Boy Scouts of America since 1950. A variety of half week and week-long conferences will be conducted for unit, district, and council volunteers and professionals. Each conference features the latest tools, audiovisuals, and techniques led by a faculty of experienced Scouters. In addition to hosting these conferences, the Training Center also provides the opportunity for families to join their Scouters and enjoy a wide range of family programs— making the Philmont Training Center experience one of a kind. Our staff will lead hikes, tours, handicrafts, and other outdoor activities.

Attendance: wardrobe, and two twin-sized beds with Any registered Scouter who is interested in learning mattresses. Each tent city has restrooms, hot how to provide a better, stronger Scouting program showers, and family shower houses. Cots and is invited to attend. Scouters are encouraged to cribs are available for use during the week. bring their immediate family members. Conferences are conducted in fully equipped conference rooms or at various locations in BSA Family Adventure Camp provides an Philmont’s backcountry. Family Program facilities opportunity to all Scouting famillies to experience include the Small Fry Center, the Craft Center, an exciting, customized adventure for everyone in and our Pony Ring. However, most of Family Adventure Camp the family. the time family members will be enjoying Adult (18+) $495/$300 the best facility of all—Philmont’s 140,171 S acres of “Scouting Paradise.” Youth (ages 12-17) $400/$250 Conferences: E Children (ages 4-11) $310/$200 Over 60 separate week and half-week conferences T are scheduled. Conferences will cover almost Family Adventure Camp: Infant (ages 0-3) $0* every aspect of Scouting—from Cub Scouting and BSA Family Adventure Camp is a unique chance A Boy Scouting to Council and District Operations, to experience the Philmont Scout Ranch like never from Venturing and Professional Development to before! Open to all registered members of the Rates include Family Adventure Advancement and Finance. The conferences are BSA and their families, you will have a chance to Camp base programs, meals, and conducted by various departments of the national participate in all of the incredible activities offered 1 R lodging in a canvas Terrace Tent.

council and are led by a faculty of outstanding at Philmont and make memories with your family 2 Other activities may have addi- volunteer and professional Scouters. Each that will last a lifetime. tional fees.* conference is designed to discuss specific Scouting 0

issues, share information from all over the BSA, The BSA Family Adventure Camp is designed 2 Scholarships available!! and train using the best methods that will enhance to meet the needs of families and build bonds Download form: the Scouting program for youth and adults. While through exciting and interactive programs. The www.philmontscoutranch.org/ptc/ conference time is important, ample opportunity program will operate in an open enrollment format rates for a Scouter to enjoy the majesty of Philmont where you and your family will have the chance to with his or her family is part of the schedule of choose activities that appeal to you. Families will most conferences. meet for two program sessions daily: Morning and Afternoon. A parent must accompany their family on all participated program. Facilities: Tent cities accommodate Training Center participants and their families. Canvas Terrace Tents *Some activities are regarded as an upgraded are large, two person wall tents with wooden or activity based on program support costs concrete floors, electric lights, an electrical outlet, (Horseback Riding, Villa Tea, Fly Tying, and Tooth of Time Hike (must have BSA Medical Part C and meet the length of stay requirements).

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A Strong Unit Commissioner your council and discuss how to engage of their choice before or after their day This conference guides participants to Scouters in your Council to help get you hikes. Some of the choices include touring learn what a unit commissioner does when access to key leaders and executives and the National Scouting Museum, visiting working with their units. More importantly, to develop opportunities and events for the shooting range or the craft center and it also develops a lasting understanding Philmont marketing. more. Participants must be 13 years or older of how to work with units to help set, **Must be an approved Philmont (or have completed the 7th grade) and must meet and exceed their goals through Ambassador to attend.** be accompanied by an adult. Units are structured lessons, role play and group June 20 - 26, $370 welcome with two deep leadership, and discussions. Attendance is open to all families or parent(s) are welcome with age- commissioners and recommended for Ambassadors 2 (Invitation Only) eligible children. All participants must meet unit commissioners, district and assistant If you’ve learned the basics, experienced the height and weight requirements listed in district commissioners, and council and the fun and enjoyed the learning the BSA Medical Form. assistant council commissioners. opportunities at the Ambassador I Seminar, June 6 - 12, June 27 - July 3, July 11 - 17, June 6-12, $550 it’s time to take it to the next level. Planned & July 25 - 31, $750 activities include spending a full day in Adaptive Special Needs the backcountry, eating a trail lunch at Baptist Scouting - Reaching, Teaching, This training spends a week learning a backcountry camp, taking an in-depth and Ministering to Children, Youth, and best practices in outdoor and camping look at what Philmont crews experience Families programs for special needs. The week during their first 24 hours at the Ranch, Offered by the Association of Baptists will help volunteers and professionals sharing a meal with crews just off the trail, for Scouting, this conference introduces learn how to mainstream special needs learning the ins and outs of the PTC Family participants to Baptist Scouting Ministry as scouts into everyday outdoor/camping Programs and Philmont Family Adventure, effective fulfilment of the Great Commision programs. Adults will also learn about gaining a greater understanding of the and a tool for Christian education through the latest adaptive programs including Training Center and Ranch operations and the religious emblems program. Class field sports, Project COPE and fishing for learning new presentation techniques to participants will become better equiped to example. The conference will also include enhance your effectiveness at promoting start effective Baptist Scouting Ministries risk management, program and facilities Philmont. and to strengthen existing ones. In addition, management, health and safety and **Must be an approved Philmont they will experience proven methods of program development for serving special Ambassador who has completed the the reaching individuals and entire families for needs scouts. This course will also share Ambassador I Seminar to attend.** Christ, deepening their spirtual lives, and how you can use your camp properties for June 20 - 26, $370 contributing to church growth. In addition, outside special needs groups including class members will learn more about the schools and special needs agencies. Artist in Residence Workshop with Susan importance of effectively representing June 27 - July 3, $550 Norris unique Baptist thought and conviction in Come learn how the National Artist for the larger Scouting communty including Advanced District Administration - the Boy Scouts of America, Susan Norris, the National Scout Jamboree. Conferences ScoutingU creates her amazing sculptures as featured will also learn about the ministies for the This is a professional development course at the National Scouting Museum and Association of Baptists For Scouting. This offered by BSA’s Scouting U and is open in councils around the country. This is a conference is recommended for Baptist to commissioned, professional Scouters hands-on workshop experience in which Scouters and others serving in units by invitation. Completion of pre-course you will be provided with the materials (that chartered by Baptist Churches as well as work is required. Contact Scouting U for you get to take home at the end of the Baptist ministers. registration information, at 817-430-5300. course) to create one sculpture under the July 11-17, $550 June 13 - 19 ScoutingU2@scouting. direction and teaching of Susan in a small org group setting. Camp Director Section - National June 16 - 19, $450 Camping School Alumni/NESA - Multiply Your Volunteers, This is a National Camping School Resident Members, Donors, & Advocates Backcountry Sneak Peak Camp Director course designed for those Learn from a highly experienced volunteer Come and get a taste of what a who will be directors of resident camps. staff how to start, restart, expand, improve backcountry trek at Philmont is like. Your Since this conference is time-intensive or advance your council’s alumni relations adventure will begin as you depart for your participants will not have the opportunity and NESA programs. The results - 94% of first hike into Philmont’s backcountry. As to be with their family during the week. Journey to Excellence goals are impacted your week progresses, so will your hikes BSA Annual Health and Medical Record – directly or indirectly by a successful alumni/ from easier terrain and length to moderate parts A, B, and C are required. For more NESA program. You will receive information and more difficult. The end of the week information about National Camping School to create a full spectrum alumni/NESA will mark the end of your skills progression visit https://www.scouting.org/outdoor- program, leave with your questions with an overnight experience in Philmont’s programs/national-camping-school/. Must answered and an annual plan specific to backcountry with a Philmont Ranger. be approved by the council to attend. your council. And, of course, fun! Revisit the Participants will enjoy a hands-on September 19-25 - Certification 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. introduction to Philmont’s backcountry and June 13-19, $550 achieve a thorough understanding of the Climbing Director - National Camping following: School Ambassadors 1 (Invitation Only) - Efficient setting up and breaking down This is a National Camping School This seminar is designed for the newest camp Climbing Directors course designed for members of the Philmont Ambassadors - Bear bags and smellable procedures those who will be leading and instructing and established Ambassadors wishing to - Dining fly and tent set up climbing/rappelling programs. It has been build upon their existing foundation. An - Gas stove care and operation developed to support council, district and introduction to the history of Philmont - Philmont’s backcountry cooking method unit volunteers in teaching safe climbing and the surrounding area will prepare - Dish washing and sump use and rappelling techniques at Philmont’s you for visits to Philmont museums, a - Choosing gear that is right for you natural sites or constructed facilities. This backcountry tour and a behind-the-scenes - Philmont Shakedown course includes initiative games, climbing, tour of Camping Headquarters. We will - Philmont base camp operations bouldering, rappelling, anchor systems explore techniques to market Philmont in Participants will also enjoy other adventures and a wide variety of ways to teach them.

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Participants will be divided into groups encouraged to participate in an Inaugural Finding Your Way dependent on their skill level. Since most of Duty To God Pilgrimage program Finding your way in the outdoors can be this conference will take place in Philmont’s beginning July 28-August 2nd, 2021. a true learning experience. New skills beautiful backcountry, participants must This experience will have one night at the and renewed interest will be brought be in good physical condition. BSA Annual Philmont Training Center. All participants, to you with hands on experiences with Health and Medical Record – parts A, B, and both Scout and Scouter, will have the orienteering and geocaching. Learn tips C are required. For more information about opportunity to earn 2-4 International and tricks to teach youth about the skills National Camping School visit https://www. Scouting Awards as well as the Scouting needed to survive in the outdoors. Over scouting.org/outdoor-programs/national- Religious Award of your faith. Scouts 12 half of the week will be spent outside. This camping-school/. Must be approved by your years and older are welcome to participate exciting course is both for the expert or the council to attend. as long as they have attended one summer novice, everyone will learn something new! September 19-25 - Certification camp and achieved First Class Rank, good Program tips will be shared for you to take September 19 - 22 - Recertification standing within their Troop and Church, home to support all levels of the program wish to become closer to their faith, from the youngest to the oldest Scouts. COPE Director - National Camping Philmont Physical required, and follow the July 18-24, $550 School Scouting Code of Conduct. $50 deposit This is a National Camping School COPE with pilgrimage application will hold a seat. How to Engage and Support the New Directors course designed for those who July 30 - 31, See website for rate info. Wave of Female Scouters will be leading and instructing COPE Diverse teams are the key to high- programs. It has been developed to Ecology & Conservation - National performing units, districts, councils, areas, support council, district and unit volunteers Camping School regions, and our national council. Scouting in teaching safe climbing and rappelling This is a National Camping School Eocology is now for the entire family and the role of techniques at Philmont’s natural sites or course designed for those who will serve as female youth and adults in the program has constructed facilities. Must be approved by ecology directors for resident camps. Since changed dramatically in the last decade. your council to attend. this conference in time intensive participants Scouting needs women leaders now September 19-25 - Certification will not have the opportunity to be with more than ever, but are we providing Recertification their family during the week. BSA Annual meaningful opportunities for youth and Health and Medical Record – parts A, B, & adult females to offer their perspectives Council Key 3 Conference C are required. For more information about and talents across the organization? Topics during this conference of top National Camping School visit https://www. Can girls and women in Scouting see a council leadership include Journey to scouting.org/outdoor-programs/national- path for themselves to growth and rising Excellence as it pertains to finance, camping-school/. leadership? membership, program, unit service, and Must be approved by the council to attend. Join us at this thought-provoking session to leadership and governance; volunteer September 19 - 25 - Certification learn how to successfully recruit, train, and and professional relationships; strategic support youth and adult female leaders. planning; council and district operations; Empowering the Council Commissioner We’ll look at how females learn and commissioner service; marketing, social Team problem solve and the ways Scouting can media and technology; Key 3 orientation; This conference provides council create a welcoming culture that supports and Enterprise Risk Management. The commissioners and those who support them in developing and utilizing their week includes time for breakout sessions them with the knowledge, skills and leadership skills. by position. Participants are encouraged to resources needed to confidently fulfill their In addition to educational sessions, group attend as a Council Key 3 team. responsibilities. discussions and time for networking, June 13-19, $550 An understanding of roles/responsibilities participants will take part in hands- and an ability to build and maintain strong on outdoor skill building including an District Key 3 Conference relationships is essential. Key ingredients overnight in the Philmont front country. Imagine enjoying a week of quality time at to success include a clear vision of great This conference is open to participants of Philmont with your district key-3 and key-3s unit service for the council and an action all genders who want to help engage and from many other councils – discussing the plan that enables fulfillment of it. Add in inspire current and future female leaders. role of the district key 3 and how they work the ability to effectively communicate the Led by a highly experienced and largely together to build and operate a successful vision and its plan, assess progress and female staff, this conference will challenge district. The conference will include a focus adapt when necessary, and you have a you to establish your own goals as well as on improving the service area’s Journey formula for success. a plan for growing female membership in to Excellence standing, as well as the role June 6-12, $550 your local council and in BSA as a whole. of each key 3 member, the key 3 agenda, June 27 - July 3, $550 strategic planning, marketing, membership, Empowering the District Commissioner the nominating committee process and Team KODIAK Training @ Philmont how to run the best district committee This conference ensures a clear Kodiak is designed to be an adventure meeting. Participants should attend as a understanding of the roles and that pushes the boundaries of every District Key 3 team. responsibilities of district and assistant participant— one that will encourage you June 13-19, $550 district commissioners. It provides the to try new things that may be out of your knowledge, skills and resources needed comfort zone. It is an experience—but one District Operations 2 - ScoutingU to build and lead an effective district unit that has its underpinnings in the application This is a professional development course service team. It also provides practical of the leadership skills they learned in the offered by BSA’s Scouting U and is open experience in assessing unit service Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops to commissioned, professional Scouters strengths and needs and developing a or Crews, NYLT, and/or NAYLE. It is, as is all by invitation. Completion of pre-course vision for unit service in the district that of Scouting, an adventure with a purpose. work is required. Contact Scouting U for also supports the council’s vision. It offers This is a youth course for individuals still registration information, at 817-430-5300. insights into clearly communicating a registered with the BSA from the ages of July 11-17 [email protected] vision and its plan, as well as developing 14 - 18. and maintaining the strong relationships July 11 - 17, $650 essential to effective unit service. Duty to God Pilgrimage June 6-12, $550 Leveraging Roundtable in Unit Service Scouts and Scouters of all faiths are The monthly roundtable is a key

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component of unit service, either in the values of Scouting, teamwork and in an outdoor experiential learning the district or the council. Through promotes the concepts of servant environment. PLC underscores the values of well-planned and fully supported leadership. Scouting and teamwork and promotes the roundtables, commissioners of all roles Requirements: Minimum age 14 (or 13 and concepts of servant leadership. Participants and responsibilities provide effective completed eight grade); completed NYLT will not have an opportunity to be with service to the units in their care. As such, and a BSA Annual Health and Medical family during the week. this conference is appropriate for anyone Record – parts A, B, and C. Requirements: attended Wood Badge (may providing unit service in the district or Each week beginning June 20 and ending be working your ticket) and complete BSA council, including but certainly not limited the week of July 25, $550 Annual Health and Medical Record - parts to the roundtable commissioner. A, B, & C. Participants will begin by laying the NRA/MLRA Muzzleloader Instructor September 12 - 18, $550 foundation, focusing on the importance of good communication between roundtable Course Program Director Certification - National This is an intensive certification training commissioners and unit commissioners Camping School to assess the health of units and fulfill course. You will be certified in rifle , This is a National Camping School Program the objectives of unit service. Next, the shotgun, and pistol. The course will take Director course designed for those who will conference will highlight the importance of place from 8am to 10pm each day for the be program directors of resident camps. Since linking needs of units by ensuring effective 6 days of the course. Come prepared to this conference is time-intensive participants networking with the district operating work hard and have lots of fun. We will will not have the opportunity to be with their committees. Lastly, participants will engage be on the shooting range 4-6 hours each family during the week. BSA Annual Health in activities focused on advanced planning day of the course. The course fee includes and Medical Record – parts A, B, and C are for monthly roundtables and implementing instructional materials and firearm usage required. For more information about National technology to meet the people where they and ammunition fees. Firearms will be Camping School visit https://www.scouting. are. In essence, this conference confirms provided. org/outdoor-programs/national-camping- the concept that “roundtable is unit September 26 - October 2, $575 school/. Must be approved by the council to service.” attend. June 6 - 12, $550 Older Youth Programs: An Essenital Part September 19 - 25 of Scouting Managing Performance - ScoutingU At this week-long conference with key Philmont Staff Association - Conservation This is a professional development course youth and adult leaders in the Venturing, 50th Reunion offered by BSA’s ScoutingU and is open Sea Scouting, and Exploring programs, Now more than ever, many of us find to commissioned, professional Scouters participants from across the country will be ourselves wanting to go back to Philmont by invitation. Completion of pre-course able to share ideas and brainstorm new ways and see the many friends we’ve made there. work is required. Contact Scouting U for of delivering these programs to their units So let’s look to the future at the first of three registration information, at 817-430-5300. and councils. By the end of the week, you’ll special PSA Reunions! Mark your calendars June 13 -19 ScoutingU2@scouting. have the necessary information and “tools for July 21-25, 2021 and celebrate the 50th org of the trade” to become ambassadors of our Anniversary of the Conservation department older youth programs. at the PSA Reunion! Map My Camp July 18 - 24, $550 July 21 - 25, See website for rate info. Learn how to make a map of your Scout Camp useful for camporees, day camps, Outdoor Skills - Ntnl Camping School Recruiting & Engaging Commissioners hiking/biking, trails, and more!! Camp & This is a National Camping School Outdoor No district or council ever has enough Council staff will find value in accurately Skills course designed for those who will commissioners. New units form, and some planning upgrades to camp facilities. This serve as outdoor skills or first-year camp units encounter challenges; both require course is intended to be a follow up to the directors for resident camps. Since this the attention of an experienced, dedicated Finding Your Way course. conference is time-intensive participants commissioner. Current commissioners transition to new opportunities, and July 25 - 31, $550 will not have the opportunity to be with their family during the week. BSA Annual increasing personal and professional demands make it increasingly difficult for Navigating Your Next Internation Health and Medical Record – parts A, B, commissioners to serve multiple units. Adventure and C are required. For more information What can I do with my Scouts to help them about National Camping School visit June 6 - 12, $550 understand that they belong to a much https://www.scouting.org/outdoor- Santa Fe Trail Bi-Centenial Celebration larger Scouting movement? Where’s the next programs/national-camping-school. Must be approved by the council to attend. 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the World Scout Jamboree? What is a Moot, Santa Fe trail! Philmont will be a part of September 19 - 25 - Certification what is JamCam, and how can my Scouts the week-long celebration that starts in and I participate? If you would like to know Tridindad, CO and ends at the Kit Carson Philmont Fly Fishing Seminar the answer to these questions and more, Rayado Museum and Philmont Training join us as we help you navigate your next Come for a half-week of fly fishing, fly tying, and skills instruction from our excellent Center. Activities will include horseback international adventure! rides on the Santa Fe Trail, hostorical June 13 - 19, $550 staff! We will visit and spend the majority of our time in practical, hands-on instruction Reenactments, and Western Activities. This is only the Philmont portion of the event - no National Advanced Youth Leadership and learning at the awesome fishing trasportation provided to other sites. Experience (NAYLE) grounds that Philmont Scout Ranch has to Youth learn to internalize and practice offer. This course fits nicely into a half-week September 26 - October 2, $550 their leadership skills in this action-packed of Family Adventure Camp as well! Scouting in the Catholic Church backcountry conference. By honing the June 13 -16, June 16-19, July 11 - 14, July This course is an opportunity for skills taught in ‘Introduction to Leadership 14-17 $300 participants to strengthen their faith and Skills,’ Kodiak Challenge, and NYLT in an to see more clearly the connection and outdoor experiential learning environment, Philmont Leadership Challenge interaction between the Catholic fatih youth “live leadership”, with skills that Adults learn to internalize and practice and the programs of the Boy Scouts of will be carried home to the unit and other their leadership skills in this action-packed America. The goals of the conference aspects of their lives. A co-ed conference backcountry conference. The conference includeunderstanding how Scouting open to all programs, NAYLE underscores hones the skills taught in Wood Badge is Catholic youth ministry, becoming 5 PTC 2021 Alpha Order of Conferences 2021 Conferences philmontscoutranch.org/ptc

knowledgeable about Catholic Scouting June 6 - 12, $550 making the most of Scouting, engaging the resources, and learning best practices for community and special 100th Anniversary promoting Catholic Scouting in dioceses Shooting Sports - National Camping School celebration activities. and councils. This is a National Camping School Shooting July 11 - 17, $550 July 18 - 24, $550 Sports course designed for those who will serve as shooting sports directors for Scouting in the Lutheran Church resident camps. Since this conference is Visual Storytelling For Lutheran congregations, schools and time-intensive participants will not have the If you have a passion for Scouting and organizations, including clergy, lay leaders opportunity to be with their family during love to take photographs, then make and Scouters, who want to learn more the week. BSA Annual Health and Medical plans to join us for the Visual Storytelling about using the Scouting program as a Record – parts A, B, & C are required. Workshop. Learn how to capture and share youth, outreach and/or community ministry Prerequisites to attend: NRA Rifle Basic, decisive photo moments in Scouting to through a strategy focused on reaching NRA Shotgun Basic, NRA RIfle Instructor, help with recruiting and retention. This young families to build and sustain NRA Shotgun Instructor. Must be approved workshop consistently rates as the most fun membership. Our course will include: Duty by the council to attend. conference at PTC! to God (National, Council and congregation September 19 - 25 - Certification June 20 - 26, $550 levels); P.R.A.Y. and Religious Emblems Programs; Unit and Adult Recognitions; Shooting Sports: The Next Level Western Scouting Alumni Week Sharing our Faith with Scouts; Organizing Come and see what the possibilities are This conference promises to be an excellent Scouting Units; Selecting Quality Leaders; in shooting sports, using shooting sports week full of learning, training, and skills Duty to God in Advancement; and more. for recruitment, fund raising, retention, sharpening. Come enjoy Philmont with your July 11 - 17, $550 budgeting, committee support and grant colleagues, friends, and fellow Scouters. writing. We are also going to delve into More information will be available on the Scouting the New Mexico Landscape program development in year round format PTC website. with Your Camera: History, Lands, & for each level of Scouting. We will also be June 27 - July 3, $550 Wildlife with Moose Peterson shooting at the PTC ranges so bring your New Mexico’s vast landscape offers the eye and ear protection with you. Look Wilderness First Aid imagination and photographer endless forward to seeing you there, class size is High Adventure is a core feature of opportunities to follow their passion. limited to 16 so register earlier. Scouting. Even more important is having Doing that would take you to all corners June 13 - 19, $550 that adventure in a safe manner. That’s of this great state. Lucky for us, much of it why Wilderness First Aid is required is contained within the gorgeous Phimont Spice Up Your Life: Learning to Cook for leaders involved in these programs. Scout Ranch where we’re based for a with Herbs & Spices This conference will teach you those week of brilliant photography! We have During this 2 ½ day course, we will explore skills, including opportunities to practice your critters like deer and Bison, we have the differences of dried herbs versus fresh, scenarios in Philmont’s backcountry and, a ton of birds, great historic structures the shelf life of fresh herbs and when to use even more importantly, will teach you and a vast landscape spreading out to spices and how. We will be learning how to how to teach. This is an opportunity to fill our viewfinders. We’ll have time in the bring amazing flavors to your table. On the become a qualified instructor capable of digital darkroom to discuss photographic 2nd day, we will explore the use of herbs training others in your area in Wilderness techniques and finish our images. We have and spices and will prepare a meal for the First Aid, a great benefit to the Scouters in it all at one spectacular location. Bring your PTC Faculty that they will share with us that your Council. Prior training as an instructor camera along as we go out and explore, evening. is valuable and recommended, but not photograph and then celebrate this June 6 - 9, $325 a prerequisite. Certification from ESCI. amazing wild heritage that has been left to Supplies and Course Materials Included. us in our images! Starting, Sustaining, & Growing Units The BSA’s vision is to prepare every eligible June 20 - 26, $575 September 26 - October 2, $995 youth in America to become a responsible, engaged citizen and leader who is guided Wood Carvers Roundup Hands on “train the trainer” program for Second Century Service - Updates on by the Scout Oath and Law. That vision adult Scouters interested in delivering the Unit Service can’t be fulfilled without an adequate Woodcarving merit badge or just sharing The addition of girls to our packs and number of local units. This conference the joy of craftsmanship with your Scouts. troops isn’t the only thing that is changing prepares commissioners, membership team Learn Woodcarving techniques that will in Scouting’s second century. Unit service volunteers and commissioned professionals enhance your local Scout woodcarving is different, too. Effective commissioners to work together to establish the units program. You will learn sharpening of who remain focused on helping unit needed to serve youth and then empower tools, project design and applying finishes. leaders better serve more youth through those units to grow and thrive. It also helps Each day you will enjoy carving with other Scouting. But to be effective and have them to work together to enable youth to Scouters from around the country, learning impact today, they must be familiar with continue in Scouting when an existing unit new projects to share with Scouts back new tools, techniques, technology available ceases to exist or when a charter partner home. Beginner to expert welcome, bring to them and know how to develop and elects not to continue its relationship with your own tools or borrow ours. maintain productive relationships with unit the BSA. Participants in this conference will leaders and other Scouting volunteers and leave prepared to help Scouting grow and June 6 - 12, $550 professionals. better serve more youth. June 6 - 12, $550 Zia Experience: An Adaptive Philmont June 6 - 12, $550 Adventure for Scouts with Special Needs Serving All Units - Working with Venturing United Methodist - Celebrating 100 & Disabilities Crews, Sea Scouts, & Explorer Posts The Zia Experience is a customized, highly Attending this conference provides tips, Years supported, personalized experience for techniques and best practices to develop Select courses from a variety of topics to your Scout, you, and even your family+! and execute a plan to recruit and engage create a conference that best serves you. Our team of Philmont staff and highly the commissioners needed to effectively Topics include, but are not limited to: trained volunteers will work with a wide- serve every unit. It also enables participants Scouting as ministry, resources for your range of functioning and abilities, from to expand their network of Scouting Scout group and connecting within the low-functioning to high-functioning. The resources. UMC, as well as a variety of sessions on range includes Scouts who have physical, PTC 2021 Alpha Order of Conferences 6 2021 Conferences philmontscoutranch.org/ptc

intellectual, emotional, and/or hidden disabilities. Scouts who are verbal and nonverbal, as well as toilet-trained and 2021 RATES untrained will be welcomed. The goal is to design experiences for Scouts ranging CONFERENCE ATTENDEE CONFERENCE FAMILY from a backcountry trek, to modified Adult (Full Week) $550** MEMB. backcountry day adventures, to a basic Adult (Full Week) $495/$300 residential camp experience in base camp. Adult (Half Week) $300 Youth (ages 12-17) $450/$250 The Zia Experience will have an application Rates include canvas terrace tent process to attend. To make sure we are SPECIAL PROGRAMS able to give you and your family the best housing, meals, conference partici- NAYLE/PLC Participant $550 pation, & evening programs. Other experience possible. Families will apply to activities may have additional fees.* participate and we will reach out to you to Backcountry Sneak Peak $750 Some courses have additional fees discuss what your specific needs will be and (ages 13-18+) built into cost. ** help create a positive Philmont experience with you. June 27 - July 3, $500

Fellow Scouter, I would like to extend an invitation for you to participate in a 2021 conference at the Philmont Training Center near Cimarron, New Mexico. Together, we’re on a journey to help young people Be Prepared.For Life. The key to our success has always been trained leaders, both volunteers and staff. You’ll find attending training at Philmont is a true “mountain top” event for both you and your family. The faculty, staff, and other participants are carefully selected to insure an exceptionally helpful, practical, and inspiring training experience. While you attend the training sessions, your entire family will be invited to participate in a full range of age appropriate, unique to Philmont, activities. Philmont is known for providing life-time memories and life-changing personal experiences to all who visit. If possible, I encourage you not to miss this unique opportunity for a family adventure.

Core to the mission, purpose, and culture of Philmont is to return home ready and willing to partner with your local council by sharing the knowledge gained with other Scouters. A Philmont training experience will deepen your skills in helping deliver quality Scouting experiences to ever more young people! I hope you’ll share the information in this flyer with your family. Then, since many conferences have limited attendance, I encourage you to register soon. I hope that you and your family will accept our invitation and can join us at the Philmont Training Center in 2021! In gratitude and appreciation for your service to young people through Scouting,

Roger C. Mosby President and CEO

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