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Wood Badge for the 21st Century
For dates, updated information and registration form, go to the
Council Website.
Wood Badge for the 21st Century is the premier adult leadership development
course for the Boy Scouts of America. The ultimate purpose of Wood Badge is to
help adult leaders deliver the highest quality Scouting program to young people
to help them achieve their highest potential.
This new version of the course, updated in 2001, builds on all that has come
before it, starting in 1919 with Robert Baden-Powell’s "learn by doing." In
rewriting the program, nationally famous training professionals and volunteers
took the best of the traditions and experiences of Wood Badge, brought them
forward and embellished the course to be enjoyed by today’s participants.
Building on the past, understanding the present, and looking to the future, Wood
Badge for the 21st Century stands ready to provide leadership for Scouting and
leadership for America. It draws from a wide range of sources within and beyond
the bounds of Scouting to model the best techniques for developing leadership
and teamwork among both young people and adults.
How is the course
conducted?
Wood Badge teaches contemporary leadership and team-building skills in a
comfortable outdoor and indoor setting, where participants begin their
experience as Cub Scouts, bridge over into Boy Scouts and form patrols.
Participants take part in numerous presentations, discussions, and activities
that explore and advance a wide range of leadership philosophies and tools. A
key area of exploration is the process of team development. By recognizing the
stages through which developing teams must pass, participants will learn to
apply appropriate leadership strategies that enable teams to reach their highest
levels of performance.
How will Wood Badge
help me?
Wood Badge will teach you outdoor skills and leadership techniques in a
‘living,’ hands-on environment, and you will be able to apply all you learn to
your Scouting involvement and your personal life. You’ll develop a Ticket, which
is a written agreement outlining how you will apply your newly learned skills as
you continue your involvement in Scouting. Development of your Ticket is an
exercise in goal-setting and includes creating a personal vision and mission
statement and outlining individual steps to personal success.
As a result of attending Wood Badge, participants will be able to:
1. View Scouting globally, as a family of interrelated, values-based programs
that provide age-appropriate activities for youth.
2. Recognize the contemporary leadership concepts utilized in corporate America
and leading government organizations that are relevant to our values-based
movement.
3. Revitalize your commitment by sharing in an overall inspirational experience
that helps provide Scouting with the leadership it needs to accomplish its
mission on an ongoing basis.
4. Apply the skills you will learn from your participation as a member of a
successful working team.
How much time will Wood
Badge take?
Wood Badge is conducted over two, three-day weekends scheduled about three weeks
apart. Each weekend begins at early Friday through Sunday at 5 p.m. It is
important that you completely attend each day of the course. Your patrol will
have one or two meetings scheduled at your convenience between weekend sessions.
Where is Wood Badge
held?
The course will be held at Baden-Powell Scout Reservation - Camp Shands,
Melrose, Florida.
What will I need for
the course?
You will need personal camping gear, a Class A uniform and a completed Class 3
medical form. Meals will be provided the first weekend by our friendly
quartermaster staff. The second weekend, your patrol will return the favor by
hosting Wood Badge staff members for meals in your campsite. Please advise your
course director if you have any special dietary restrictions and we’ll be happy
to accommodate them.
What are the training
prerequisites?
A prerequisite sheet is attached at the right.
How do I get my beads?
You will write a Wood Badge Ticket which will be the your commitment to complete
a set of personal goals relating to your position in Scouting. Upon completing
your ticket, some of your Wood Badge staff members will present you with your
Wood Badge beads, at tan neckerchief with the MacLaren tartan, a leather
“woggle” (neckerchief slide) and a Wood Badge certificate.
Training dates
1st Weekend – Feb 8-10, 2008
2nd Weekend – Mar 7-9, 2008
Who can attend Wood Badge training?
All Adult Scouters:
• Cub Scouts
• Boy Scouts
• Varsity
• Venture
• District
• Council
What are the qualifications?
It's NOT just for Scoutmasters. Here are the
qualifications:
- Be a registered member of the Boy
Scouts of America.
- Complete basic training courses for
your primary Scouting position (see Prerequisite sheet attached below).
- Be capable of functioning safely in
an outdoor environment.
- Successfully pass the BSA Class 3
physical. (attached below)
Graduates of previous courses are NOW
eligible to participate! Graduates of Wood Badge courses prior to the 21st
Century Wood Badge are now eligible to participate.
For dates, updated information and registration form,
go to the Council Website.
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