2009 Webelos Outdoor Weekend (W.O.W.)

**Satisfies National Adult Leader Training course #C33, Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders.**

 Camp Anawanna -- Amity, PA
June 5-7, 2009
Scouting is all about one thing: Our Boys!

Are you tired of training taking you away from the one thing that got you here in the first place?

Do you want to have a hands-on training experience with valuable, real-time skills?

Leave the classrooms behind, pack up your son and join us for W.O.W.

 WOW is a fun-filled, information packed experience that will develop you as a leader and provide a weekend of fun and learning for your boy, all in a safe outdoor environment for you to explore TOGETHER.

This weekend training experience is offered in two components:

Traditional Webelos Outdoor Leader training for Adult leaders
PLUS an action-packed day of fun and advancement for their Webelos-age son.

Topics covered at W.O.W
 (subject to availability)

How does this work? 

Friday Night

After your registration is processed, you will be given a list of the necessary materials for the weekend (basic personal camping equipment). Upon arrival at Camp Anawanna, you will check in with your son and be assigned a tenting space and a Patrol. You likely will not be grouped with people from your home unit, so please do not plan on sharing equipment. This weekend is about learning new things and making new friends. This Patrol assignment will be your “home base” for the weekend, where you will cook dinner and plan your down time. Adults will also rotate through training in this Patrol. Settle in, meet your new friends in Scouting and get ready for a big day of training! 

Please note: All BSA restrictions regarding youth protection will be observed. Youth will only tent with their guardians or each other – no tent sharing between ages or sexes. Please contact the course director with any concerns – we will attempt to make any reasonable accommodation to get you into camp.

Saturday

The bulk of Saturday is spent in training rotations. Adults will explore the many facets of Webelos leadership. Some examples include: outdoor skills, health and safety, fires and cooking, programming tips for pins...all conducted as “hands-on” courses.

While the adults are busy being better leaders, the boys will have their own rotations in a separate area of the camp. They will be offered an array of both fun (Water Balloons, Obstacle Courses) and achievement-oriented (Forrester, Geology) things to do. You will meet for meals and evening programming. After dinner, our newly trained leaders and their Scouts will have a chance to present their skills at campfire.All children will be supervised by staff and their own Youth Course Director. We expect these young men to rise to the occasion and their new standing as Webelos, but you will be easily accessible should any problems arise.

Please note: We welcome Scouts with special needs and have no issues with adaptive programming with appropriate notice, but our ratios for Webelos do not allow for singular attention. Should your son need one-on-one supervision during his day for behavioral or medical reasons, you should plan to bring a den chief or an additional adult for him. Special provisions in price can be made for this additional aide.

Sunday Morning

We will end our weekend with a “Scout’s Own” service and check-out procedures. Everyone is expected to help break camp…that’s part of training, too! You will be given a record of both Adult Certification of training as well as a list of what your Webelos Scout has earned throughout the weekend. Both you and your son will gain a GREAT jumpstart on a fun-filled Webelos den program for the coming year!

Register online for Webelos Leaders Outdoor Weekend

For registration only, contact:  Michael Maxwell – GPC, Course Advisor @ 412-325-7977 or mmaxwell@bsamail.org

For all programming questions only, contact: Jacque Schultz, Course Director – jacarama@aol.com or (cell) 412-330-7347

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