Transcript Kodiak & Kodiak-X

Kodiak & Kodiak-X
Presenters:
Kodiak Regional Coordinators
Connie Elliott
Mark Belli
Central Region
Southern Region
Kodiak Learning Objectives
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What is Kodiak
 Who will benefit
 Course Methods
 Course Requirements
 Course Schedule
 Kodiak vs. NYLT and
NAYLE
 Kodiak Treks During
Summer Camp
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Kodiak High
Adventure Treks
Resources
– Course Director Training
– Staff Development
– Regional Coordinators
– Web Sites
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Recognition
Question and Answer
Session
Kodiak-X Learning Objectives
 Three
tiers of Venturing leadership
training
 Specifics about Kodiak-X commissions
 Who may run the course
 Course settings
 Recognition
 Question and answer session
What is Kodiak?
 FUN!!!
FUN!!!! FUN!!!!!
 Relevant
to participant’s life
 Internalized
by participants
What is Kodiak?
 Based
on nature
 Based on the servant leadership concept
 Overlaid on a trip, trek, or activity
 Offered by units, districts, and councils
What is Kodiak?
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Relevant to teens
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Uses adult and teen facilitators
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Leadership skills are
internalized to last for a lifetime
Who will benefit from Kodiak?
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Youth-advanced leadership skills
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Adults-leadership skills are reinforced
 Crews
better leadership for crews
Council-Venturing Officers Association
Who will benefit from Kodiak?
 District
& council day camp staff
 Summer
camp staff
 The
local community
 Can
you think of anyone else?
Course Methods
 Team
taught by two instructors
(one adult and one youth if possible)
 Five
leadership skills taught called
“Commissions”
 Symbolism of
bear paw & claw
Course Methods
 Commissions
have hands-on exercises
followed by short lecturette, then
reinforced with one or more exercises
 Use
constant reinforcement
Course Requirements
All Kodiak courses must:
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Use and follow the Kodiak syllabus
Be approved by Scout Executive prior to
course
Be financially self-sustaining
Course Requirements
 No
maximum course size
 Six
days required to do the course
 Two
 All
weekends or 1 week
commissions must be presented
Schedule for Sessions
Kodiak vs. NAYLE & NYLT
 NAYLE
& NYLT
– Only focus on training
– Use patrol method
– Are circular timed
– Are youth performed
– Are adult supervised
– Boy Scouts only
Kodiak vs. NAYLE & NYLT
 Kodiak
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Focuses on FUN as well as the added training
Team based
Training time dictated by Trek or Activity
Youth and adult team delivered
Youth and Adult staff mentored
Offered to youth inside & outside of scouting
More advanced and geared towards the older youth
Opportunities for Camp Staff
 Training key
leadership & senior staff
during camp staff week
 Two
weekend staff trainings prior to
summer camp staff week
Kodiak Treks During Summer Camp
 Kodiak
may be done in a summer camp
environment
 Kodiak
may be done in a Venturing camp
setting
Kodiak Treks During Summer Camp
Run:
 With a high adventure program
 Using a camp as a base camp for local area day
trips of high adventure
 In conjunction with the mtn. man program
 In conjunction with staff week
 As a separate program
Kodiak High Adventure Treks
 Week-long,
high adventure treks:
White water rafting
Mountain treks
Sailing treks
Scuba treks
Kodiak High Adventure Treks
 Week-long,
high adventure treks:
Beach trips to resorts
Weekend at camp with cabins
Local county parks
State and federal parks
Resources
 Course
director training
 Staff development training
 Regional coordinators
 Web Sites- Yahoo and Facebook
 Venturing website links
Regional Coordinators
Central Region
Connie Elliott
(419)-340-8022
[email protected]
Northeast Region
Scott Anderson
[email protected]
Tom Temple
[email protected]
Southern Region
Mark Belli
704-824-7489
[email protected]
Western Region
Handled by
Area Coordinators
Western Region
Area Coordinators
Area 1
Area 5a
Keri DeVilbiss
[email protected]
John Manz
[email protected]
Area 3
Area 5b
Ken Bower
[email protected]
Johnny Ulibarri
[email protected]
Area 4
Area 7
Richard Drewery
[email protected]
Barry Hallsted
[email protected]
Venturing Websites
Recognition
 Medal
Patch
Staff Patch
Kodiak Video
 This
video was produced by a youth
for the promotion of Kodiak on a
national basis. This is an amateur video
and is now one of many. It has spurred
others to show off their talents on the
web and to help promote Kodiak
nationwide. We hope you enjoy it.
 (www.kodiak-bsa.org/video5.html)
QUESTIONS ?
Kodiak-X
 Final
installment in Venturing
leadership development:
(1) Venturing Leadership Skills
(2) Kodiak
(3) Kodiak-X
Kodiak-X
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Adds two more leadership commissions
 Challenges
teens to use the skills they
learned in Kodiak
 Uses
innovative, simple, easy-to-get,
economical props
Kodiak-X
 Usually
scheduled within 6 months
of a Kodiak course
 Can
be offered to high schools and
other outside groups
Who May Run the Course?
 District
or council level only
 Approved
by scout executive
Course Setting
 Camp
 Any
 No
or outdoor conference center
outdoor setting
need to be on a trek
 Two
day course
Recognition
 Medal
Patch
Staff Patch
QUESTIONS ?