Be Prepared to run your patrol and troop by getting trained!  There are several opportunities coming your way depending upon your experience level:

TLT - Troop Leadership Training is provided by the Scoutmaster to all scouts newly elected to a position.  The class is delivered shortly after elections. 

JLOW - Junior Leadership Orientation Workshop - is training for scouts who are just beginning to take on leadership roles within the troop.  Many scouts will take this course several times because they learn something new and because it's fun!   The next class is February 25, 2012  at Camp Lazarus.

NYLT - National Youth Leadership Training- is an extensive leadership development course for the more experienced scout.   For this one you need to be at least First Class, be 13 years or older, and have the Scoutmaster's approval.  You should have also taken the other two courses at least once.  Upcoming dates:  Weekend format will be April 13-15 and April 27-29.  Nagatamen is June 10-16,

More about JLOW

Junior Leader Orientation Workshop - JLOW will be held Saturday, February 25th at Camp Lazarus.This is an excellent opportunity to develop your personal, leadership, and scouting skills. JLOW is for scouts just beginning leadership roles in the troop and who have been in Boy Scouts for a year.  If you have not attended JLOW, I encourage you to attend this course.  If you have attended JLOW before, you are welcome to attend again. The Scout fee is $25.00 until February 3rd, then $30.00 until the cutoff date of February 17th or until the course is full at 125 participants. Please review the attached flyer.  If you are interested in attending, complete your 4 afternoon course selections and return them with your
payment - cash, scout account, or check made payable to "Boy Scout Troop 299" by the Troop Meeting on January 17th.  We will register as a troop. If you successfully complete the course, the troop will refund your fee.  JLOW is also open to adults at a cost of $10.

More about NYLT

NYLT is an excellent opportunity to further develop your leadership, problem solving, and team building skills.  Simon Kenton Council is offering two courses this year - Simon Kenton, a two
weekend course, on April 13-15 and April 27-29 at Camp Lazarus and Nagatamen, a week long course, on June 10-16, at Camp Oyo.Each course will instruct participants in advanced leadership skills based on the National BSA syllabus, while maintaining their own traditions and ceremony.NYLT is a two weekend or a week long experience based on the activities of a typical troop during a month of program. The course is a combination of classroom and practical exercises, all taught by a youth-led staff, modeling the best in leadership skills, using the teaching E.D.G.E. The course is about vision-based team building with a wide variety of fun and challenging activities.To qualify for this exciting training, a Scout must be First Class, 13 years of age, and recommended by his Scoutmaster.  All participants should have had at least one long-term camping experience and be comfortable living in the outdoors at a camp setting.  Participants are expected to abide by the values of the Scout Oath and Law and to make decisions based on the principals of the Boy Scout programs, as well as those skills they will be taught as part of the NYLT program.The experience at NYLT will provide participants with skills essential to not only make their Scouting leadership positions more effective, but future positions they may hold in any team environment for school or professional careers.Find out what it means to BE, to KNOW, and to DO leadership skills for life!If you are interested in attending NYLT this year, contact the Scoutmaster. Enrollment requires both parent and scoutmaster approval.  Registration is on-line
through the Simon Kenton Council website at www.skcbsa.org under Program Areas, Boys Scouts, National Youth Leadership Training.  You and your parents will want to complete the on-line registration together - scout, parent, unit, and scoutmaster information is required.  The cost is $155.

Attachments:

2012_JLOW_flyer.pdf