IOLS: Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills - Spring 2024

Who should take this training: For Scouts BSA leaders (especially new Scoutsmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters), Venturing leaders, and Cub Scout leaders with more outdoor experience. The course gives you experience working as part of a Patrol and upon completion, leaders will feel comfortable teaching Scouts the basic skills required to obtain the ranks up to First Class.

Why should I take this training:  Scouting’s outdoor program is a critical part of how the Scouts BSA program develops young leaders. While camping or participating in other outdoor events, your Scouts will challenge themselves to learn skills they’ve never tried before or maybe didn’t think they could do. In doing so, your Scouts will work together as a team to overcome adversity when things don’t go as planned; this is truly the magic of Scouting that no other program does as well.  To safely offer Scouting’s outdoor program, you’ll learn how to build fires, use an axe, earn knots and lashings, use a map and compass, responsibly care for the outdoors, and much more. Even if you weren’t a Scout as a kid, you’ll come out of this course looking and acting like a seasoned camper. This course, combined with Youth Protection Training and the Scoutmaster Specific Training course, will make you an “fully trained” Scouts BSA leader.

Location: Kurtz Cabin at Wald Village, Seven Mountains Scout Camp

Accommodations:  You will be sleeping outside in tents / hammocks. If you have a special need or mobility issue, please bring it to our attention when you register or contact Larry Schul.

What to Bring: Participants will be need to bring camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad) for sleeping overnight outdoors, Class A Uniform for opening and closing ceremonies, clothes suitable for the weather, pocket knife, notebook, pen or pencil, compass, and a flashlight. 

BSA Health Forms: Each participant must complete BSA Annual Health and Medical Record (Parts A & B) to be turned in at check-in and returned before departure.

Food: Participants will be provided Lunch, Dinner, and Cracker Barrel on Saturday, and Breakfast on Sunday.  Please eat prior to arriving at camp Saturday morning.  If you have any food allergies, please bring your own food.

Arrival Details: Check-in will be Saturday morning at 8:00 AM on 4/27/2024 so training can begin at 8:30AM

Departure Details: Check-out will be approximately at 10:30 AM, Sunday, 4/28/2024

Cost:  $25.00 per person if paid by 4/19/24.  If paid after, it will be $30.00.  This includes all meals and materials.  

Payments: can be made via credit card through the online registration or Cash/Check payments can be mailed into the JVC Office