Course Overview
Buff Hoffberg
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Wood Badge Staff
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Let’s Play A
Word Association Game
Wood Badge = Leadership
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James E. West
“3 important things about
Scouting –
Training, Training, Training”
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Boy Scouts of America
Training Continuum
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Youth Protection (Renew Every Two Years)
Fast Start Training
Leader-Specific Training
Appropriate Outdoor Skills Training
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Philmont Leadership Challenge
Lifelong Learning
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What can you expect from
Wood Badge?
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A global view of Scouting
Contemporary leadership concepts
Team development experience
Leadership practice
Fun and fellowship
A renewed commitment.
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Wood Badge
Central Themes
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Living the Values
Bringing the Vision to Life
Models for Success
Tools of the Trade
Leading to Make a Difference
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Values
Mission
Vision
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• Listening to Learn
• Communication
• Leveraging Diversity Through
Inclusiveness
• Generations in Scouting
• Coaching and Mentoring
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• Stages of Team Development
• The Leading EDGETM /
The Teaching EDGETM
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• Project Planning
• Leading Change
• Problem Solving and
Decision Making
• Managing Conflict
• Self-Assessment
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• Servant Leadership
• Leaving a legacy
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Why a Troop Setting?
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Framework to practice leadership
Translates to any Scouting program
Days 1-2-3 = 3 weeks of troop meetings
Days 4-5-6 = Outdoor experience
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The Gilwell Gazette
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Is distributed each day.
Provides access to information.
Tells what’s going on – developments
Patrol articles
Inspirational
FUN!
Keepsake from the course
Make it OUR Own.
Patrol Project
• Each patrol plans and produces an
Outstanding product
• Covers a universal aspect of Scouting
• Presentation involves all members
• Is presented on Day Five to the troop
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Wood Badge Ticket
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A Wood Badge tradition
Related to your scouting position
Action plan for your vision through goals
A plan to strengthen scouting (unit,
District, Council)
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Summary
FUN
• Enhance Leadership
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Livings The Values
Bringing the Vision to Life
Models for Success
Tools of the Trade
Leading to Make a Difference
Troop Format
The Gilwell Gazette
Patrol Project
Wood Badge Ticket
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Cell phones
• A Note about cell phones
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An Army Travels on its
Stomach
• Day 1: lunch, dinner, cracker barrel
• Day 2: breakfast, lunch, dinner, cracker barrel
• Day 3: breakfast and lunch
• Refreshments available during the day
• Don’t want to upset yours: Food allergies and
special diets
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Questions
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