NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING

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NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING

• WEEK LONG COURSE
• VERSUS
• WEEK ENDS

2007 Northeast Region NYLT Conference,
BSA October 27, 2007 Wayne Gross, Charles
OConnell Minsi Trails Council, BSA
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Week Long Course

• Keeps continuity to program
• Keeps group on track and focused
• Forms bonds within Patrol members
• Allows more down time for participants
• It is the tradition. The way it always has been
  done

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Weekend Course

• Keeps continuity to program
• Keeps group on track and focused
• Forms bonds within Patrol members
• Allows some down time for participants
• Increase participation
• Increases availability of volunteer staff
• Participants could absorb more of the materials
• Could be the new tradition

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Keeps continuity to program

• Week long Course .
• They start there and stay until finished
• No External distractions
• Are getting presentations back to back as they
  can understand connection

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Keeps continuity to program

• Weekends..
• They go home, rest and come back ready to absorb
  more
• External opportunities
• Get a chance to try some skills before learning
  next steps

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Keeps them on track

• Week Long..
• They stay with Patrol entire time
• Sessions build upon sessions
• Team forms through trial and error

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Keeps them on track

• Weekends..
• They need to contact patrol members
• (done through text and IM)
• Time to digest sessions
• Team has true chance to plan
• Team works to success

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Forms bonds within Patrols members

• Week long
• Patrol members must work together to get the job
  done.
• More labor intensive camp tasks require more team
  effort by patrol

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Forms bonds within Patrols members

• Weekend
• Patrol members must work together to get the job
  done.
• Communications between weekends required

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Increase Availability of Volunteer Staff

• Weeklong
• Sometimes difficult to get sufficient qualified
  adult and youth staff for entire week in summer

• Weekends
• Easier to get sufficient qualified adult and
  youth staff for 2 weekends during the year

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Schedule

• The syllabus has schedule for Week long
• Staff guide
• The syllabus has schedule for Weekends
• Appendix 4 to10
• They Both Work!

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Special Note

• Each of the core sessions outlined in the
  syllabus must be presented with no additional
  content sessions
• The core sessions must be taught in the order
  that is laid out in the syllabus and within the 6
  day time frame
• Other than these 2 requirements, you are free to
  be creative as needed to make the experience fun
  and meaningful for participants Staff Guide
  page 4

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Weekends

• Participants arrive enthused !
• Participants are Starting to get tired, but are
  not hitting the wall. They leave still pumped up!
• Participants come back enthused and ready to
  absorb more!!!
• The wall, the slump, the dip, what ever you call
  it..
• ARE GONE

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Weekends Day 1(The Minsi Version)

• 630 p.m. Registration begins
• 700 p.m. Campsite Set Up
• 730 p.m. Opening Assembly
• 800 p.m. Communicating Well, Part One
• 845 p.m. Game-Building a woggle
• 915 p.m. Finding Your Vision
• 1030 p.m. Campfire/ Quest
• 1000 p.m. Cracker barrel
• 1130 p.m. Lights out

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Day 2(part 1)

• 700 a.m. Breakfast
• 745 a.m. Troop Assembly
• 815 a.m. Setting Your Goals
• 900 a.m. Model Patrol Meeting
• 930 a.m. Preparing Your Plans
• 1045 a.m. Getting to Know Me Game
• 1145 a.m. Model Patrol Leader Council Meeting
• 1230 p.m. Lunch

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Day 2(Part 2)

• 125 p.m. Model Troop Meeting
• 235 p.m. Pioneer Projects or Activity
• 445 p.m. Developing Your team
• 530 p.m. Flag lowering
• 600 p.m. Dinner
• 700 p.m. Movie Night (with Cracker-barrel)
• 1100 p.m. Lights out

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Day3(part 1)

• 700 a.m. Breakfast
• 745 a.m. Troop Assembly
• 820 a.m. Scouts own service
• 900 a.m. Solving Problems
• 1000 a.m. Problem Solving Round Robin (Game)
• 1130 a.m. Patrol Leaders Council Meeting 1200
  p.m. Lunch

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Day 3 (part 2)

• 100 p.m. Leading Yourself
• 200 p.m. Troop Meeting
• 340 p.m. Team Games - Initiative Games
• 430 p.m. Clean up for Departure
• 530 p.m. Flag lowering assembly
• Go Home

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Day 4

• 630 p.m. Arrive set up patrol sites
• 7.30 p.m. Troop Assembly
• 800 p.m. Resolving Conflict
• 900 p.m. Patrol Meeting
• 930 p.m. Making Ethical Decisions
• 1030 p.m. Troop Cracker barrel by Patrol
• 1130 p.m.. Lights out

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Day 5(part 1)

• 600 a.m. Arise
• 700 a.m. Breakfast and cleanup
• 800 a.m. Troop Assembly
• 830 a.m. Teaching EDGE
• 930 a.m. Interpatrol Activity (Geo-Cache)
• 1130 p.m. PLC MEETING/ Lunch Preparation
• 1200 p.m. Lunch and Cleanup
• 100 p.m. Leading EDGE

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Day 5(part 2)

• 200 p.m. Troop Meeting
• 345 p.m. Valuing People - A Key To Diversity
  445 p.m. Flag Lowering
• 445 p.m. Dinner Preparation
• 600 p.m. Dinner and Cleanup
• 700 p.m. Finding Your Vision Part 2
• 900 p.m. Campfire and Cracker-barrel
• 1030 p.m. Lights out

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Day 6(part 1)

• 600 a.m. Arise
• 700 a.m. Breakfast and cleanup
• 800 a.m. Troop Assembly
• 830 a.m. Scouts own
• 915 p.m. Communicating Well Part 2
• 1030 a.m. Break camp and Patrol Meeting
• 1200 p.m. Feast

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Day 6(part 2Almost home.)

• 100 p.pm. Quest for the meaning of Leadership
  Presentations
• 230 p.m. Closing- Creating a FutureClosing
  Troop Assembly

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RESULTS OF WEEKEND COURSES

• More participants
• More energized and attentive participants
• Larger pool of adults to select for staff
• Larger pool of Scouts to select for staff
• Lower Food budget
• Less conflict for camp use and opens up a week
  of camp for other programs

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Questions???