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The Old Hickory Council Conducts Introduction to Outdoor Skills (OLS) Training sessions 2 to 3 times a year at Camp Raven Knob, nestled in the mountains of northwestern North Carolina in Surry County just outside of Mt. Airy. Our next course is being offered Saturday, April 4 through Sunday, April 5, 2009. Check in for the course begins at 8 am Saturday morning and the course will run until around 2 pm on Sunday. Click on the link above to download the information and signup sheet on this training course.
Leaders participate in dynamic and hands-on activities throughout the 30 hour event. Leaders are organized into patrols and move throughout the reservation participating in classes designed to instill the scouting spirit - and a few great scout skills. OLS training helps leaders gain confidence in their ability - through hands-on, practical application of skills and proven methods - of influencing growth in positive ways to achieve the aims and purposes of the Boy Scouts of America.
Webelos Leaders should consider OLS too. Camping is a cornerstone of the Webeloes Scout program. Boys are eager to camp with their den in the great outdoors. This places a great obligation on the Webeloes den leader to make this experience exciting, uplifting, fun, and memorable. Outdoor Leader Skills for Webeloes Leaders training is designed to help leaders learn how to provide a memorable camping experience for their Webeloes Scouts and parents or guardians.
The training has been designed to be conducted as a part of the Boy Scout Introduction to Outdoor Leaders Skills training. In a combined Webeloes den leader and Boy Scout leader training event, all participants will be together for the beginning of selected skills presentations, then split out for information relating specifically to their different programs.
Interested adult leaders are requested to signup at least one week in advance of the event, cost is $25. This allows the course staff to better prepare for your arrival and stay at Camp Raven Knob. This time also gives participants time to gather together the list of required Packing Items < which you can download here. It is important for everyone to "hold up their end" of the training to ensure a quality training event for all. The uniform for the event is Class A.
A typical OLS session would look something like this:
Saturday
Registration
Flag Ceremonies
Campsite Selection
Woods Tools - Knife, Camp Saw & Ax
Fire Site Preparation and Building
Cooking Demonstration and Preparation
Ropes - Whipping, Tying, and Lashing
Map and Compass
Campfire and Issues Discussion
Cracker Barrel and Webelos to Scout Transition Plan
Sunday
Worship
First Aid
Packing and Hiking Techniques
Trail Hike and Lunch
Leave No Trace
Plant Identification
Animal Identification
Graduation
ATTENTION ALL UNITS:
Our next Roundtable Meeting will be Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at Boone UMC in room 200. Please be sure to have at least one leader from your unit in attendance.
THE PURPOSE FOR ROUNDTABLE:
Scout Leaders, Parents, and Unit Volunteers are always invited and encouraged to attend our Roundtable programs. Every Pack, Troop, and Venture Crew should continually plan to have at least one person attend the Roundtable every month so that you can be informed about the ongoing Scouting programs and how they can benefit you and your unit. Roundtable is designed to help your unit succeed by offering a time to share our ingredients for success, to receive training on new topics, to get acquainted with updates on our calendar, to get access to new materials, and be informed about how Scouting can be taken to the next level. Unless otherwise noted here, our Roundtable meetings will always occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 7pm at the Boone UMC in room 200.
See you at the Roundtable !!
ATTENTION SCOUTERS:
Our next District Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, April 6, 2008 between 7:00 - 8:30pm held in room 201 at the Boone UMC. These meetings occur on the 1st Monday of every month unless otherwise noted here. Click on the link above to download a list of our District Committee Members and their contact information.
THE PURPOSE FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
The District has Committee Meetings once a month - just like a normal unit does - in order to provide many services that help meet the needs of local Scouting Units. Services such as: expanding and strengthening the relationships that we have here in our community, supporting local programs like the District Pinewood Derby Race, Boy Scout camporees, and Cub Scout Day Camp. We help Scouting raise the funds that our Council needs to run successful programs. We help your Unit recruit new members, provide training for all of our parents and unit leaders, conduct Eagle Boards of Review, Scouting For Food projects, and MORE!
District Committee Meetings are always open to anyone, but our regular attendance comes from those who help Scouting in the following areas: Activities & Camping, Training, Finance, Publicity & Civic Service, Advancement & Recognition, and Membership. Each of these committees are headed by a Chairman who helps us to recruit the very best volunteers to support the Scouting movement. Unless otherwise noted here, our District Committee Meetings will always occur on the 1st Monday of the Month beginning at 7pm.