Re: Planning a local Junior Leadership Program

At 10:33 AM 6/27/96 -0400, you wrote:
>After observing our Troop at work this last year the Adult Leadership
>noted that our current older Scouts were missing some of the basic
>management training and tools necessary to be successful in
>running a Scout Led Troop. Soft spots in recruiting and some
>small loss of membership has left gaps in our continuity of training.
>We have a block of 8 scouts at First Class or higher and a block of
>8 new Scouts in a Troop of 20 boys. There was also a large age and
>skill level difference between our older Scouts and their predecessors.
>
>To respond to this need our Scoutmaster, a former Scoutmaster,
>and I will be planning a two day training session open to the whole
>Troop. It will be structured around Troop Management and "How To".
>For example: How to plan and run a Troop meeting, a Patrol meeting,
>a Camp out, Planning for Advancement support, Fund raisers, etc.
>Role playing and Team building exercises will play a predominant
>role in the program.
>
>I would like to appeal to the wisdom and experience of the List members.
>Can you point me in the right direction for BSA documents that deal
> with these topics. In this instance read the book is a really good
>answer. Sources for standard forms and their use are also helpful.
>Of course, if there are methodologies that you have developed locally
>that also get the job done please include them. We want the Scouts
>to leave this program with as complete a tool box as is possible in a
>two day session.
>
>Additionally, if there is information specific to this type of program at
>any of the Web Sites available for downloading / copying please provide
>the address.
>
>I will post back to the list the actual program we develop and also an
>edited version of the sources / documents.
>
>Thank you in advance for all of your inputs.
>
>YIS
>Ed Faynor
>ASM Troop 61
>Southbury, CT
>
>Suggest you contact the Circle 10 counsil in Dallas Texas. I understand
their "Golden Acorn" jr. leadership program has been adopted by national.
Good lluck. I have the same age and experience disparity in my troop - also
about 20 boys, but have decided to train and build from the bottom.

W. W. Mitchell, II
CC, Troop 729, Dallas.

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