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Ticket items, critters, beads and the Gilwell song. Wood Badge left a mark on almost every Scouter who took it, and course participants and staff wrote about it often.
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The morning of July 30, 2015, was just like any other morning atop Philmont’s Tooth of Time. Until it wasn’t. The sun had just cracked the horizon, and the view from that rocky 9,003-foot summit extended for miles. Then came something unexpected: two blasts from a kudu horn, the musical instrument used to signal the…
Why take Wood Badge? Scouters say it "made me a better leader," "helped me turn my troop around" and is "one of the best training experiences I have had."
Earlier this month, I served on staff for another Wood Badge course… this time as Senior Patrol Leader. What another great occasion it was to be surrounded by amazing people with a desire to do their best in a program that was designed to change lives (and I thought being a Troop Guide was fun!).
Are you staffing an upcoming Wood Badge course? Wood Badge courses are unique in that there is a minimum quantity of participants required for a course to be approved. In some councils, it can be a struggle to meet this requirement.
I have always been a fan of training. I think that training makes us better. The more you know, the better equipped you are to lead. In Scouting the more you know about the program, the more you know about skills, and the more you know about working with young people, the better you will…
Wood Badge patrol spirit can't be explained; it must be experienced. So today let's have some fun with our critters in "Wood Badge Goes to College."
It's Wood Badge Wednesday time again. In this post I want to share a bit about my Scouting Hero William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt. Everyone knows that William Hillcourt wrote books for the Boy Scouts of America, but few are aware of all of the work that he did for Scouting in America, in fact…
The Greater NYC Council is hosting a bilingual Wood Badge course in Spanish and English, August 8 – 13, 2015. Scout leaders from all Scouting programs are invited to attend the course, located at Alpine Scout Camp in New Jersey. Hear from course staffer Bishop James Tamayo, as he invites Scout leaders to partake in this…
I am the assistant Scribe for Wood Badge Course W1-492-15. This is my third time staffing Wood Badge and I am super excited to once again have the opportunity to help the participants get the very most out of their Wood Badge experience.
