Wood Badge is an advanced training course for adult Scout Leaders.
It is open to all registered Scouters who have completed
the required basic training for Cubs, Scouts, Varsity or Venture
Information on the history of Wood Badge,
and the first Wood Badge course can be found at the following site.
The practical phase of
the course consists of 6 days of leadership training most often done over two 3
day sessions.
| During these weekends the course focuses on: | |
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Understanding the Patrol Method |
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Learning Leadership Skills |
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Discussing Scouting Issues |
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Reviewing how to teach Scouting skills to the youth. |
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Writing a "ticket". Your ticket is a contract you make with yourself regarding your continued involvement in Scouting. |
Following these three weekends, the Application Phase of the course begins.
During this time, you "work your ticket".
[You apply the skills you have learned during the Practical Phase to your Scouting job.]
