Transcript VLST - Wood Badge - Advance Training for Adult Leaders
Venturing Leader Specific Training
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Session #1
Here’s Venturing
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Introductions
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Staff members
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Participants
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Buzz Groups
As an adult Venturing leader,
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What are you looking forward to?
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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 choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
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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.
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?
Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are at least 13 years old AND have completed the eighth grade OR 14 through 21 years of age.
Local community organizations establish a Venturing Crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.
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Venturing Terms
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Venturing, NOT “Venture”.
Venturer, NOT “Venture Scout”, “Venturer Scout”, “Venturing Scout” or the like.
Venturing Crew, NOT “Venture Crew” or the like.
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Venturing Uniform
• • • Uniform, if any, is crew choice
No universal official uniform BSA Recommended uniform
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Spruce green shirt
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Bright Green tabs Gray shorts or casual pants (any)
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Venturing’s Unique Place
Venturing Scout Crew Troop Venture Patrol Varsity Team Stand-alone Stand-alone Optional (Troop) Stand-alone 13-21 (coed) 11-17 13-17 14-17 Venturing Boy Scout Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan Oath & Code President, VP Secy, Treas, SPL, ASPL, PL, APL, Scr, Activity Chairs Instr., QM.
Venture PL Venture APL Captain, Squad leader, Prog manager Bronze, Gold, Silver, Ranger Eagle, Life, Star, 1st, 2nd, Tenderfoot, Scout +Letter
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Chartered Organization
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Program inventory (adults/resources)
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Hobbies, skills, facilities, careers, ideas Adult leaders
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Organize program inventory
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Serve as Advisors Meeting facilities
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Venturing Crew
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Youth led organization
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Recruits members
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Elects officers Plans programs Adult leaders provide training and guidance for the crew’s officers
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BSA Local Council
What is the role of the local BSA council?
The Boy Scouts of America recruits adult volunteers and assigns staff members to provide the following services for Venturing chartered organization’s crews:
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BSA Commitment
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Training for adult and youth leadership
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Guidance on how to organize a crew or ship and keep the program going successfully
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Methods for recruiting Venturers, including an interest survey of local high school students.
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Regular communication with each crew to provide program support
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BSA Commitment
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Use of council facilities, such as camps and equipment
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Planning of council-wide activities that enrich the crew’s program
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Liability insurance coverage
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Venturing Methods - ALRIGHT
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Adult association
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Leadership
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Recognition
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Ideals
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Group activities
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High adventure
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Teaching others
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Nationwide Interests
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78% outdoor oriented 15% sports and hobbies focus 7% Sea Scout ships
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The Advisor
The Advisor’s responsibilities include:
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Fostering a sense of community within the crew
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Helping youth lead, plan, make decisions, and carry out a long term program of activities
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Encourage participation and support for your crew
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Uphold standards and policies of sponsoring organization and the Boy Scouts of America
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The Advisor
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Protect young people in your Venturing crew from abuse or neglect and uphold the standards of the BSA Youth Protection emphasis
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Ensure the activities are conducted within safety guidelines and requirements
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Cultivate the Venturing spirit within your crew —
have fun!
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Break
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Session 2
Understanding And Protecting Youth
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What is the purpose of Venturing?
You might think that Venturing is specialty information, learning leadership skills, a community service, or a good social experience. Venturing is all of these things and more, but the primary purpose is: “forming responsible and caring adults”.
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Adolescent Development Issues
Important development issues facing Venturers
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Experimentation
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Movement from dependence to interdependence
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Social relationships
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Physiological changes and sexual maturity
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Reevaluation of values
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Understanding Young Adults
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What do we notice first about youth?
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Size Behavior Many times we misjudge based on above Harder to know what is going on in heads Teenagers deal with opposing emotions:
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They fear and crave independence
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Constant struggle for power / independence Want to be unique, but peer pressure
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Leadership Styles for Advisors
Be a mentor Be a coach Walk your talk Be understanding of the teenage years and their search for autonomy Be able to relate Show mutual respect as a team member Develop and demonstrate conflict management skills
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Protecting Our Youth Guide to Safe Scouting
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Youth Protection Guidelines for Adult Leaders
Video
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Youth Protection: Personal Safety Awareness
Video
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Break
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Session #3
Leadership and Organization
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Crew Code and Bylaws
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The crew’s operating instructions, code of conduct, etc.
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For the youth, BY the youth [new members agree to them]
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Crew purpose, membership, uniforms, meetings, dues, etc.
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Enforcement – as necessary; firm, but fair
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Flexibility – not difficult to change
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Venturing Crew Organization President Vice President Administration Vice President Program Treasurer Advisor Associate Advisor Administration Associate Advisor Program Committee Chair Crew Committee Secretary Activity Chairs Consultants
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Crew Organization and Leadership
When an organization agrees to be a sponsor in Venturing, it agrees to recruit adult leaders: an Advisor, one or more associate Advisors, and a crew committee (3+).
These leaders must be adult men and women at least 21 years of age, who will guide the crew.
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Adult - Venturer Team
The elected Venturer officers work hand-in-hand with the adult Advisors and committee members.
Activity chairs work with adult consultants (from crew committee, parents or other qualified adults) Cooperation and teamwork between adults and young adults are essential to the success of Venturing
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Adult Leaders
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Advisor
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Associate Advisors
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Crew Committee
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Consultants
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Venturers
• Age 14 (or age 13 and completed 8th grade) • Not yet 21 • Registered • Subscribes to the Oath and Code • Attends regular meetings
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Elected Post Officers
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President
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Vice Presidents
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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Elected Post Officers
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Quartermaster
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Crew Guide
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Historian
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Activity Chairs (
appointed
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CURRENT Youth Training
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Youth Leadership Development for all Venturers Intro to Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC) NYLT/NAYLE/WB Kodiak
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Mentoring Others, Trainers EDGE Crew Officer Training Progression: Crew Officer’s Briefing Crew Officer’s Seminar
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Crew Officer’s Briefing
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Outlined In The Venturing Leader Manual Done soon after elections, gets officers started Explains Crew Officer Roles Prepares Officers for the Crew Officer Seminar Gets Officers started on Pre-Seminar tasks Schedule PCI, AIS, and Seminar Provide Advisor’s expectations
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Crew Officer’s Seminar
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Outlined In The Venturing Leader Manual Plan and Schedule the Crew’s Program Make Leadership assignments Discuss meeting format Discuss, begin developing crew bylaws and code of conduct
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Intro to Leadership Skills for Crews
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Replacement for Crew Officer Orientation & VLSC.
Presented by Crew Advisor and crew leaders ideally.
Made available early 2011 as download http://scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511 013WB.pdf
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Required to attend NYLT, NAYLE, and Kodiak going forward.
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NYLT, NAYLE, Wood Badge
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These courses are NOW open to Venturers.
NYLT & NAYLE for any Venturer.
Wood Badge for those 18 and older.
Intro to Leadership Skill for Crews will be required for NYLT soon.
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NYLT
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National Youth Leadership Training.
Week-long or 2 weekends Now open to ALL Venturers (those under 18).
Program-neutral version out.
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NAYLE
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National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience Week-long course.
NOW open to all Venturers (under 18).
Take NYLT *or* go thru a “bridge” course.
Offered only at Philmont, but soon to be available at regional or cluster-council levels.
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Kodiak
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Challenging 2 weekend or weeklong outdoor trek Teaches 5 useable, relevant leadership commisions/skills Uses nature as a classroom (not indoors) May be offered by a council, district or crew (requires council executive approval) Uses hands-on learning approach with short presentations, constant reinforcement See www.scouting.org/venturing for more info
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Trainer’s EDGE
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Day long course National course for Wood Badge, NYLT, NAYLE staffers.
Also intended for Venturers who want to teach others, either as staff for VLSC, Kodiak, Kodiak X, or just teach others their skills.
Course available on-line (#26-242)
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Mentoring
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NOT YET RELEASED Six hour training Receive shirt strip Put training into action by mentoring someone Receive Mentor medal.
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National Youth Leadership Society
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Honor society to recognize those scouts (Boy Scouts, Venturers) who complete training and hold positions.
Must complete VLSC or ILSC.
Must complete 3 of folowing: Kodiak, Kodiak X, Mentoring, NYLT, NAYLE.
Must hold certain youth positions.
Nominated/paid by councils.
Receive framed certificate & recognition item.
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How to Conduct a Reflection
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Break
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Session #4
Awards and Recognitions
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B. A. R. S.
B elonging R ecognition A chievement S tatus
Venturing and its awards program provide opportunities for all of this, but Venturing has no ranks, and therefore no “advancement”.
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Venturing Recognition Map
Ranger Award Trust Award Silver Award Quarter master Award Quest Award Gold Award Outdoor Religious Arts and Sports Sea Bronze Life Hobbies Bronze Scout Bronze Bronze Bronze Previous Boy Scout or Varsity Scout JOIN Venturing
Venturing Awards
Bronze Gold
Ranger – outdoor skills Quest – sports skills Trust – religious life
Silver
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Bronze Awards
All Venturers can earn any or all of these, irrespective of the crew’s interest area
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Sports
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Religious Life (Youth Ministries)
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Arts and Hobbies
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Outdoor (half of Ranger Award )
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Sea Scouting ( Ordinary rank )
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Religious Life Requirements
• Do nine of the eleven projects:
Earn religious award Learn about cultural diversity Plan and lead a service project Volunteer in church for three months Go on a religious retreat Be in a religious play Serve as an officer of your Sunday School Complete a Standard First Aid class Do five Ethical Controversies activities Sunday School teacher Meet with church leader
Gold Award
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Any Bronze Award, plus: 12 months tenure Leadership role Participate in a district (or higher) event Personal growth Lead 2 or more crew activities Recite Venturing Oath Three letters of recommendation Written presentation and crew review
Silver Award
• • • • • Gold Award
, plus: Emergency Preparedness (First Aid, CPR, Safe Swim Defense) Demonstrate leadership
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Complete Venturing Leadership Skills Course 6 more months in leadership role Participate in two Ethics in Action, one Ethics Forum Crew review
Ranger Award
Complete all eight (8) core requirements …
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First Aid Communications
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Cooking Emergency Preparedness Land Navigation Leave No Trace Wilderness Survival Conservation
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Ranger Award
…plus any four (of 18) electives Backpacking Cave Exploring Cycling/Mountain Biking Ecology Equestrian First Aid Fishing Hunting Lifesaver Mountaineering Outdoor Living History Physical Fitness Plants and Wildlife Project COPE Scuba Shooting Sports Watercraft Winter Sports
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Quest Award
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Core requirements 1. Sports Bronze Award 2. Sport Safety Training 3. Fitness for Life 4. Fitness assessment 5. Sport disciplines
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One elective 1. History / heritage sports 2. Sports nutrition 3. Drug-free sport 4. Communications 5. History / heritage of disabled sports movement
TRUST Award
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Tending your Faith
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Learn about your own religious journey, and earn the religious emblem for your faith group.
Respecting the Beliefs of Others
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Learn about freedom of religion in the US and learn about religions other than your own in your community.
Understanding other Cultures
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Learn about the historical significance of cultures in the US and study one cultural group in detail.
Serving your Community
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Complete a community service project and learn about organizations in your community that serve youth.
Transforming our Society
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Learn counseling skills, conflict resolution, peace and reconciliation, and how to apply them in your own life.
Quartermaster Award
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For Sea Scouts only
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See the Sea Scout Manual
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Ranks: Apprentice, Ordinary, Able, Quartermaster
Religious Life Program
Jan Religious Award Study (1) Ethics in Action(9) Feb Cooking* BDAC Rendezvous Mar Cultural Diversity (2) Ethics in Action Apr First Aid* (8) May Service Project (3) Ethics in Action Jun Religious Play (6) Leadership Skills Jul Backpacking Swimming & SSD Aug Wilderness Survival* Ethics in Action Sep Religious Retreat (5) Oct Religious Leader Meeting (11) Ethics in Action RELIGIOUS LIFE BRONZE Nov Emergency Preparedness* Leadership Skills Dec Winter Sports Ethics in Action OUTDOOR BRONZE GOLD AWARD
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Outdoor / Ranger Program
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec First Aid* Cooking* Land Navigation* Backpacking Leave No Trace* Wilderness Survival* Mountaineering OUTDOOR BRONZE Emergency Preparedness* Communications* Project COPE Conservation* Winter Sports RANGER AWARD Ethics in Action BDAC Rendezvous Ethics in Action Leaderships Skills Swimming & SSD Ethics in Action Leadership Skills Ethics in Action GOLD AWARD
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Venturing Awards Game
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Awards Jeopardy
Silver Award Ranger Award Quartermaster General 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 40 30 40 30 40 30 40
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Four Levels of Learning
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Level 1—You
read
it Level 2—It is
taught
to you Level 3—You
experience
it Level 4—You
teach
it to someone else
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Consultants
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Local experts play a key role in Venturing Serious expertise in an area of interest, with the ability to instruct youth Advisors should seek them out No one-on-one involvement
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Eagle Scout
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Eligibility First Class Scout
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Earned as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout Requirements remain the same, but Tenure, service, leadership position in the crew Board of Review by the crew committee
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Boards of Review
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Scout ranks (only) must have boards of review May be done by the troop or crew, if dual registered 3-6 committee members
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No advisors, assistants, or relatives Purposes
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Work has been learned and completed
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What kind of experience youth having?
Encourage advancement to next rank Not an examination, 15 minutes max Eagle board follows council procedures
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Crew Review
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Required for
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Gold and Silver Awards Not necessary for Bronze or Ranger or Quest or Trust Completed paperwork to Advisor Crew president (with Advisor) appoints review committee of 4-6 Venturers and adults Review determines if person grew as a result of the experience Advancement report to council office
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Adult Training Awards
• Venturing Leader Training Award •
Basic training
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Two years tenure Seven of 11 projects
• Advisor’s Key • • • •
Fast Start and Basic training Three years tenure, seminars, VLSC Quality Unit, parents night Roundtable attendance
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Venturing Honorary Awards
VENTURING LEADERSHIP AWARD Presented at Council, Regional and National levels to Venturers and adults who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing Unit Leader’s AWARD of MERIT Recognizes Advisor for outstanding ability to work with youth. Nominated by crew president and committee chairman
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Questions
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Break
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Session #5
Program Planning And Resources
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
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Crew’s Program Planning Process
• Program Capability Inventory (PCI) • Venturing Activity Interest Survey (VAI) • Brainstorm • Match Venturing activity interests with
resources
• Fill in the gaps • Schedule the activities • Select Venturing chairpersons and adult
consultants
• Follow-up is vital! Assume nothing!
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Step 1 —Program Capability Inventory (PCI)
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Conducted by the crew committee and adult
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Advisors. Every adult (or Venturer) who can help the
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crew is surveyed:
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Profession
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Hobbies
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Contacts Equipment access Skills activities
Step 2 — Activity Interest Survey
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This questionnaire is completed by the Venturers.
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Provides information on what activities the Venturers are interested in doing.
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Should contain possible activities over all of the program emphasis areas.
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Provides the officers information on the Venturers’ interests.
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Step 3 — Brainstorm
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After surveying the Venturers, brainstorm additional activity potentials.
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Include all crew members.
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(See “How to Brainstorm” in the Venturing Leader
Manual
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Step 4 — Match Activity Interests With Resources
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Match the activity interests with the resources on your PCI.
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Where a match exist you have a potential program.
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The crew will need to recruit or acquire other resources for the remainder of the activity interests.
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Step 5 — Fill in the Gaps
The crew officers might feel that other activities should be included to better balance the crew program (or because the resources are already available). These might include other Venturing activities, other activities for your sponsoring organization, standing crew activities, training sessions, annual recruiting open house, etc.
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Step 6 — Schedule the Activities
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List each activity selected on your crew
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calendar. Schedule two crew meetings, an officers’
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meeting, and one other activity each month. “Backdate” task list for major activities, such as your
superactivity
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Watch out for date conflicts.
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Program scheduling is done at the Crew Officers’ Seminar.
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Step 7 — Select Activity Chairs and Consultants
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An interested and capable Venturer is appointed to serve as chairperson
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for each activity Assisted by an adult consultant (from the PCI) who has expertise
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relative to the particular activity. The youth-adult team manages the planning, development and execution of the activity.
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Step 8 Follow-up is vital! Assume nothing.
At your monthly officer and crew committee meetings check on the status of the program development.
And, follow-up
AFTER
the activity!
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Program Planning Summary
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Program Capability Inventory
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Venturer Activity Interest Survey
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Brainstorm activities
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Match activity interests with resources
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Fill in the gaps
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Schedule the activities
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Select activity chairs and consultants
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Follow-up
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Open House
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Before the meeting
• Greeting • Hands-on activity / icebreaker • Welcome • What is Venturing & crew purpose • About our crew • Questions and answers • Advisor’s comments • Invitation to join • Hands-on activity again + registration • Refreshments • Cleanup
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Resources
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What, Where, How ??
Venturing/BSA – literature, camps and equipment, training (incl. roundtables/program forums), other leaders Government – literature, parks, rangers, guides Local clubs, businesses, and individuals (ACA, NAUI, bike shop, marinas, etc.)
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QUESTIONS?
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What’s Next?
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Set specific goals Such as:
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Conduct Venturing Leadership Skills Course Conduct exciting open house Conduct PCI / AIS and make annual plan Conduct Youth Protection Training Committee assemble a consultant list
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Adult Training
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What is next for Training?
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Basic Training
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Supplemental Training Advanced Training
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Basic Training
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Basic Training Venturing Fast Start This is Scouting Venturing Leader Specific Training Youth Protection Training Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills
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Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills
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A weekend course Soon to be required for leaders of “outdoor crews” to be considered “Basic trained”.
Supplemental for others.
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Mandatory Training
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Mandatory Training is coming. Currently being piloted thru 2011.
Key unit leaders (advisor, skipper) will need to be “basic trained” by a certain date when rolled out.
Other unit leaders (assoc. advisors, mates) will need to be “basic trained” by a date further out.
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Adult Training
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Supplemental Training Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, Climb On Safely, Trek Safely, Weather, etc.
Trainer’s EDGE Venturing Roundtable/Program Forum Florida Sea Base Conference Center Philmont Training Center
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Safety Training
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Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, Climb On Safely, Trek Safely, Weather, etc.
This training can be completed on-line at the BSA website.
Do so asap, and keep up to date.
Will be required for Tour Permits.
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Venturing Roundtable/Program Forum
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On-going Supplemental Training.
Old term- “Venturing Roundtable”; new term “Monthly Program Forum”.
Ideally, run once a month at district level.
Instead, may be run quarterly, bi-monthly at council level.
Chance for adults AND youth to come together, meet leaders of other units, share ideas, get updated, etc.
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Florida Sea Base Conference Center
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Florida Sea Base provides volunteer training.
Usually in the spring, a week-long training course for Venturing adults is offered.
Check with your council for information, and go if you can.
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Philmont Training Center
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Philmont Training Center offers volunteer training all summer long.
Several Venturing courses offered:
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Strictly for Venturing Advisors
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Speciality Programs for Crews Building Crews that Thrive.
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Etc Check with your council for more info and go.
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Adult Training
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Advanced Training Wood Badge Powder Horn Seabadge Conference Seabadge Underway
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Wood Badge
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Weeklong or 2 3-day weekend course Advanced course for ALL Scouters (and Venturers 18 and older) Leadership development course Put on by most councils annually
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Powder Horn
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Week-long or 2 3-day weekend course High adventure resource course for Venturing & Boy Scout leaders.
Covers topics needed to deliver a program for Venturers to earn the Ranger Award.
Bulk of training by outside consultants/experts.
Put on by councils or council-clusters.
Being revised. New version may allow for Venturers to attend.
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Seabadge Conference
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Weekend course for Sea Scout leaders Advanced leadership course for Sea Scout leaders Run by Regions 2-3 times a year
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Seabadge Underway
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New weekend course.
Aim to teach Sea Scout leaders how to manage a ship for safe operation.
Run by Regions 2-3 times a year.
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Graduation
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Venturing
. . . to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
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