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NATIONAL YOUTH NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP TRAINING TRAINING WEEK LONG COURSE WEEK LONG COURSE VERSUS VERSUS WEEK ENDS WEEK ENDS 2007 Northeast Region NYLT Conference, BSA October 27, 2007 Wayne Gross, Charles O’Connell Minsi Trails Council, BSA

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Page 1: NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING WEEK LONG COURSE VERSUS WEEK ENDS 2007 Northeast Region NYLT Conference, BSA October 27, 2007 Wayne Gross, Charles O’Connell

NATIONAL YOUTH NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP

TRAININGTRAININGWEEK LONG COURSEWEEK LONG COURSE

VERSUS VERSUS

WEEK ENDSWEEK ENDS2007 Northeast Region NYLT Conference,

BSAOctober 27, 2007

Wayne Gross,Charles O’Connell

Minsi Trails Council, BSA

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Week Long CourseWeek Long Course

►Keeps continuity to programKeeps continuity to program►Keeps group on track and focusedKeeps group on track and focused►Forms bonds within Patrol membersForms bonds within Patrol members►Allows more down time for participantsAllows more down time for participants►It is the traditionIt is the tradition. The way it always . The way it always

has been donehas been done

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Weekend CourseWeekend Course

► Keeps continuity to programKeeps continuity to program► Keeps group on track and focusedKeeps group on track and focused► Forms bonds within Patrol membersForms bonds within Patrol members► Allows some down time for participantsAllows some down time for participants► Increase participationIncrease participation► Increases availability of volunteer staffIncreases availability of volunteer staff► Participants could absorb more of the Participants could absorb more of the

materialsmaterials► CouldCould be the be the new new traditiontradition

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Keeps continuity to programKeeps continuity to program

Week long Course ……….Week long Course ……….►They start there and stay until finishedThey start there and stay until finished►No External distractionsNo External distractions►Are getting presentations back to back Are getting presentations back to back

as they can understand connectionas they can understand connection

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Keeps continuity to programKeeps continuity to program

Weekends……..Weekends……..►They go home, rest and come back They go home, rest and come back

ready to absorb moreready to absorb more►External opportunitiesExternal opportunities►Get a chance to try some skills before Get a chance to try some skills before

learning next stepslearning next steps

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Keeps them on trackKeeps them on track

Week Long……..Week Long……..►They stay with Patrol entire timeThey stay with Patrol entire time►Sessions build upon sessionsSessions build upon sessions►Team forms through trial and errorTeam forms through trial and error

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Keeps them on trackKeeps them on track

►Weekends…..Weekends…..►They need to contact patrol membersThey need to contact patrol members

(done through text and IM)(done through text and IM)►Time to digest sessionsTime to digest sessions►Team has true chance to planTeam has true chance to plan►Team works to successTeam works to success

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Forms bonds within Patrol’s 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 Patrol’s members

Weekend►Patrol members must work together to

get the job done.►Communications between weekends

required

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Increase Availability of Increase Availability of Volunteer StaffVolunteer Staff

WeeklongWeeklong

Sometimes difficult Sometimes difficult to get sufficient to get sufficient qualified adult qualified adult and youth staff and youth staff for entire week in for entire week in summersummer

WeekendsWeekends

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

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ScheduleSchedule

The syllabus has schedule for Week longThe syllabus has schedule for Week long

Staff guideStaff guide

The syllabus has schedule for WeekendsThe syllabus has schedule for Weekends

Appendix 4 to10Appendix 4 to10

They Both Work!They Both Work!

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Special NoteSpecial NoteEach of the core sessions outlined in the Each of the core sessions outlined in the

syllabus must be presented with no syllabus must be presented with no additional content sessionsadditional content sessions

The core sessions must be taught in the The core sessions must be taught in the order that is laid out in the syllabus and order that is laid out in the syllabus and within the 6 day time framewithin the 6 day time frame

Other than these 2 requirements, you are Other than these 2 requirements, you are free to be creative as needed to make free to be creative as needed to make the experience fun and meaningful for the experience fun and meaningful for participantsparticipants Staff Guide page Staff Guide page 44

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Weekend’sWeekend’s

►Participants arrive enthused !Participants arrive enthused !►Participants are Starting to get tired, Participants are Starting to get tired,

but are not hitting the wall. They leave but are not hitting the wall. They leave still pumped up!still pumped up!

►Participants come back enthused and Participants come back enthused and ready to absorb more!!!ready to absorb more!!!

►The wall, the slump, the dip, what ever The wall, the slump, the dip, what ever you call it………..you call it………..

ARE GONEARE GONE

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Weekends Day 1Weekends Day 1(The Minsi Version)(The Minsi Version)

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Registration beginsRegistration begins

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Campsite Set Up Campsite Set Up

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Opening AssemblyOpening Assembly

8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Communicating Well, Part One Communicating Well, Part One

8:45 p.m. 8:45 p.m. Game-Building a woggleGame-Building a woggle

9:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Finding Your VisionFinding Your Vision

10:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Campfire/ Campfire/ QuestQuest

10:0010:00 p.m. p.m. Cracker barrelCracker barrel

11:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Lights outLights out

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Day 2Day 2(part 1)(part 1)

► 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast Breakfast ► 7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Troop AssemblyTroop Assembly ► 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Setting Your GoalsSetting Your Goals ► 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Model Patrol MeetingModel Patrol Meeting ► 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Preparing Your PlansPreparing Your Plans ► 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Getting to Know Me GameGetting to Know Me Game ► 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Model Patrol Leader Council Model Patrol Leader Council

MeetingMeeting ► 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. LunchLunch

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Day 2Day 2(Part 2)(Part 2)

► 1:25 p.m. 1:25 p.m. Model Troop MeetingModel Troop Meeting► 2:35 p.m. 2:35 p.m. Pioneer Projects or ActivityPioneer Projects or Activity ► 4:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Developing Your teamDeveloping Your team► 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Flag loweringFlag lowering► 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Dinner Dinner ► 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Movie Night (with Cracker-Movie Night (with Cracker-

barrel)barrel) ► 11:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Lights outLights out

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Day3Day3(part 1)(part 1)

►7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. BreakfastBreakfast ►7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Troop AssemblyTroop Assembly ►8:20 a.m. 8:20 a.m. Scouts own serviceScouts own service ►9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Solving ProblemsSolving Problems ►10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Problem Solving Round Problem Solving Round

Robin (Game)Robin (Game) ►11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Patrol Leaders’ Council Patrol Leaders’ Council

MeetingMeeting 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. LunchLunch

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Day 3 Day 3 (part 2)(part 2)

►1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Leading YourselfLeading Yourself ►2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Troop MeetingTroop Meeting►3:40 p.m. 3:40 p.m. Team Games - Initiative Team Games - Initiative

GamesGames ►4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Clean up for DepartureClean up for Departure ►5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Flag lowering assemblyFlag lowering assembly

Go HomeGo Home

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Day 4Day 4

►6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Arrive set up patrol sitesArrive set up patrol sites ►7.30 p.m. 7.30 p.m. Troop AssemblyTroop Assembly ►8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Resolving ConflictResolving Conflict ►9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Patrol MeetingPatrol Meeting ►9:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Making Ethical DecisionsMaking Ethical Decisions ►10:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Troop Cracker barrel by Troop Cracker barrel by

PatrolPatrol ►11:30 p.m.. 11:30 p.m.. Lights outLights out

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Day 5Day 5(part 1)(part 1)

► 6:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. AriseArise ► 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast and cleanupBreakfast and cleanup ► 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Troop AssemblyTroop Assembly ► 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Teaching EDGE Teaching EDGE ► 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Interpatrol Activity (Geo-Cache)Interpatrol Activity (Geo-Cache)► 11:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. PLC MEETING/ Lunch PLC MEETING/ Lunch

PreparationPreparation► 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Lunch and CleanupLunch and Cleanup ► 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Leading EDGELeading EDGE

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Day 5Day 5(part 2)(part 2)

► 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Troop MeetingTroop Meeting► 3:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Valuing People - A Key To Valuing People - A Key To

DiversityDiversity 4:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Flag LoweringFlag Lowering ► 4:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Dinner PreparationDinner Preparation► 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Dinner and CleanupDinner and Cleanup► 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Finding Your Vision Part 2Finding Your Vision Part 2► 9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Campfire and Cracker-barrelCampfire and Cracker-barrel ► 10:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Lights outLights out

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Day 6Day 6(part 1)(part 1)

► 6:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. AriseArise ► 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast and cleanupBreakfast and cleanup ► 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Troop AssemblyTroop Assembly ► 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Scouts ownScouts own► 9:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Communicating Well Part 2Communicating Well Part 2 ► 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break camp and Patrol Break camp and Patrol

MeetingMeeting► 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. FeastFeast

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Day 6Day 6(part 2(part 2

Almost home….)Almost home….)

► 1:00 p.pm. 1:00 p.pm. Quest for the meaning of Quest for the meaning of Leadership PresentationsLeadership Presentations

► 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Closing- Creating a FutureClosing- Creating a FutureClosing Troop AssemblyClosing 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???