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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Forms bonds within Patrol’s members
Weekend►Patrol members must work together to
get the job done.►Communications between weekends
required
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Questions???