Transcript Venturing Leader Specific Training

Venturing Leader
Specific Training
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Table of Contents
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Session 1:
Here’s Venturing
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Small Discussion Groups
• What are you looking forward to?
• What are you concerned about?
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BSA Mission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of
America is to prepare young
people to make ethical and moral
choices over their lifetimes by
instilling in them the values of the
Scout Oath and Law.
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What does it mean to “prepare
young people to make ethical and
moral choices” and “instill values”?
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The Venturing Oath
As a Venturer,
I promise to do my duty to God
and help strengthen America,
to help others, and to seek truth,
fairness, and adventure
in our world.
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Venturing Code
As a Venturer, I believe that America’s
strength lies in our trust in God and in the
courage, strength, and traditions of our
people.
I will, therefore, be faithful in my religious
duties and will maintain a personal sense
of honor in my own life.
I will treasure my American heritage and will
do all I can to preserve and enrich it.
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I will recognize the dignity and worth of
all humanity and will use fair play
and goodwill in my daily life.
I will acquire the Venturing attitude that
seeks the truth in all things and
adventure on the frontiers of our
changing world.
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What Is Venturing?
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Venturing Uniform
• No universal official uniform
• Recommended uniform is:
• Spruce green shirt
• Green tabs
• Gray shorts or casual pants
• Uniform, if any, is crew choice
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Venturing’s Unique Place
(see chart 3, syllabus)
• Venturing Crew
Stand-alone unit
Coed, ages 14-20
• Scout Troop
Stand-alone unit
Boys, ages 11-17
• Varsity Team
Stand-alone unit
Boys, ages 14-17
• Venture Patrol
Optional patrol of the
troop
Boys, ages 13-17
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Charter Agreement
• Chartered organization’s role
• Venturing crew’s role
• BSA local council’s role
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Venturing Methods
• Adult
association
• Leadership
• Recognition
• Ideals
• Group activities
• High adventure
• Teaching others
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Nationwide Crew Interests
• Eighty-five percent are outdoor
oriented.
• Eleven percent have a sports and
hobbies focus.
• Four percent are Sea Scout ships.
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Advisor’s Responsibilities
• Fostering a sense of
community
• Developing crew
officers to lead
• Encouraging
participation and
support among the
crew
• Upholding standards of
the Boy Scouts of
America
• Protecting young
people in the crew
from abuse
• Ensuring safe
activities
• Cultivating the
Venturing spirit and
fun
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Session 2: Understanding and
Protecting Youth
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What Is the Purpose of
Venturing?
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Adolescent Developmental
Issues
• Experimentation
• Movement from dependence to
interdependence
• Social relationships
• Physiological changes and sexual
maturity
• Reevaluation of values
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Understanding Young Adults
• What do we notice first about
youth?
• Size
• Behavior
• Many times we misjudge based on
the above.
• It is harder to know what is going
on in their heads.
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Understanding Young Adults
Teenagers deal with opposing emotions.
They fear and crave independence.
They are in a constant struggle for
power / independence.
They want to be unique, but are affected by
peer pressure.
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Leadership Styles
for Advisors
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Be a mentor.
Be a coach.
Walk your talk.
Understand teen needs for autonomy.
Relate to youth.
Show mutual respect.
Demonstrate conflict management skills.
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Protecting Our Youth
Guide to Safe Scouting
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Protecting Our Youth
Video Presentation:
Youth Protection Guidelines: Training for
Adult Venturing Leaders
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Protecting Our Youth
Video Presentation:
Youth Protection: Personal Safety
Awareness
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Session 3:
Leadership and Organization
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Venturing Crew
Organization
Committee
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Officers’ Briefing
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Get officers started quickly.
Brief new officers on current program.
Schedule PCI, AIS, and seminar.
Explain officers’ responsibilities.
Understand the Advisor’s
expectations.
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Venturing Leadership
Skills Course
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Vision
Communication
Organization
Synergism
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How to Conduct a Reflection
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Session 4:
Awards and Recognitions
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B. A. R. S.
Status
Recognition
Achievement
Belonging
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Venturing Advancement
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The Advancement Game
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Quartermaster
General
Silver
Ranger
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Four Levels of Learning
• Level 4 —You teach it to someone
else.
• Level 3 —You experience it.
• Level 2 —It is taught to you.
• Level 1 —You read it.
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Consultants
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Advisors should seek them out.
They play a key role in Venturing.
They have special skills or resources.
They are registered as adult volunteers.
They have no one-on-one involvement.
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Boards of Review
• Scout rank must have board of
review
• Conducted by troop, team, or crew
• Three to six committee members
• Review, not an exam
• Fifteen minutes maximum
• Follows council procedures
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Purposes of Board of
Review
• Ensure work has been completed
• Determine the quality of experience
• Encourage advancement to next rank
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Conducting a Crew Review
• Required for Gold and Silver awards
• Give completed paperwork to Advisor
• Crew president (with Advisor)
appoints review committee
• Determine the quality of the
experience
• Send advancement report to council
office
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Venturing Advisor Award of
Merit
• Recognition for outstanding ability
to work with youth
• Recipients nominated by crew
president and committee chair
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Session 5: Resources and
Program Planning
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If you fail to plan,
you plan to fail.
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Crew’s Program Planning
Process and the Crew Officer Seminar
• Before the seminar
Conduct Program Capability
Inventory.
Conduct Activity Interest
Survey.
Brainstorm!
• After the seminar
Select chairpersons and
adult consultants.
Follow-up is vital: assume
nothing!
• During the seminar
Match interests with
resources.
Fill in the gaps.
Schedule the activities.
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Open House
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Before the meeting
Greeting
Hands-on activity/icebreaker
Welcome
What is Venturing and crew purpose
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Open House
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About our crew
Questions and answers
Advisor’s comments
Invitation to join
Hands-on activity again + registration
Refreshments
Cleanup
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Questions?
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What’s Next?
90-Day Action Plan
Set specific goals:
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Conduct Venturing Leadership Skills Course.
Conduct open house.
Conduct PCI/AIS and make annual plan.
Conduct Youth Protection training.
Committee assemble a consultant list.
Train crew officers.
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“A child is a person who is going to
carry on what you have started. He
is going to sit where you are sitting,
and, when you are gone, attend to
those things which you think are
most important. You can create all
the policies you please, but how they
are carried out depends on him.”
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“He will assume control of your cities,
states, and nations. He is going to move
in and take over your churches, schools,
universities and corporations... the fate of
humanity is in his hands.”
-Abraham Lincoln
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