C7-129-16 Pre-Course Course Overview Buff Hoffberg and Wood Badge Staff.

C7-129-16 Pre-Course

Course Overview

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Wood Badge Staff

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Let’s Play A Word Association Game

Wood Badge = Leadership

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James E. West

“3 important things about Scouting –

Training, Training, Training”

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Boy Scouts of AmericaTraining Continuum

• Youth Protection (Renew Every Two Years)

• Fast Start Training

• Leader-Specific Training

• Appropriate Outdoor Skills Training

• Wood Badge

• Philmont Leadership Challenge

• Lifelong Learning

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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.

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Wood BadgeCentral Themes

• Living the Values• Bringing the Vision to Life• Models for Success• Tools of the Trade• Leading to Make a Difference

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Values

Mission

Vision

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• Listening to Learn

• Communication

• Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness

• Generations in Scouting

• Coaching and Mentoring

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• Stages of Team Development

• The Leading EDGETM / The Teaching EDGETM

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• Project Planning

• Leading Change

• Problem Solving and

Decision Making

• Managing Conflict

• Self-Assessment

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• Servant Leadership• Leaving a legacy

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Why a Troop Setting?

• Framework to practice leadership

• Translates to any Scouting program

• Days 1-2-3 = 3 weeks of troop meetings

• Days 4-5-6 = Outdoor experience

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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.

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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

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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)

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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

FUN

FUN

FUN

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Cell phones

• A Note about cell phones

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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

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Questions