Wood Badge
Chief Seattle Council
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Leader Training for Real Life
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course director: Bruce Anderson Register online for the Fall Course You must attend one full course, all day for all six days. The flier with more information and an application form is posted. For more info, send email to WoodBadge@seattlebsa.org |
There will be two courses in 2010, both at Camp Parsons:
April 30-May 2 and May 14-16 (course director is Rich Wilkens)
September 16-18 and October 7-9 (course director is Linda Anderson)
This page tells you when and where our Wood Badge courses are, and gives you some information to help you decide whether you should participate. Other pages on this site have more information related to Wood Badge, and they are linked at the top of the page. The when-and-where information and a short comment on why to go are first things below. Information for people who already signed up is here in participants.htm. Here is what else is on this page:
Who is eligible to attend?
What is Wood Badge?
What does it cost?
Financial Aid
Being on staff
The purpose of Wood Badge is to develop skilled leaders who can strengthen Scouting units in achieving the mission of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.To improve your leadership of small groups, and your understanding of how teams develop. The heart of Wood Badge is small group leadership. It is great fun too. This training is not only for Scouting. It also helps people at work, in church and other groups, and in families.
You may attend Wood Badge if you are registered as an adult in Boy Scouts of America, trained for your position, and medically able to handle the program. (Scouters who attended an earlier version of Wood Badge are welcome to come again, with the understanding that you will participate fully and work your ticket. Talk with a course director about the special requirements for you.)
Tenure
You do not have to have been a Scout leader for any minimum number of years.
Trained
If you are eligible to wear a "trained" patch, that meets this requirement. That means outdoor skills are required for Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters, but not for others. If you have questions about this, call the course director.
Medical
The course includes some walking around the camp. The second half of the course involves camping out, but it is in the camp, not hiking into the wilderness. If you are medically unable to do it (or it would be unwise), talk to a course director. ALL participants must turn in a BSA medical form (Class 3 if you are 40 years old or older, Class 2 for everyone else). The Class 3 includes an examination by a physician (or certain other health care providers) and it must be dated & signed no earlier than one year before the last day of course. You can get the forms from the Council office or on line from the national BSA site. (They will be sent to you after you register, also.)
Wood Badge is advanced leadership training for adult leaders. It teaches skills that are useful in Scouting, at work, in families, and elsewhere.
The program is for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, and Venturing leaders, as well as council and district leaders.
The five central themes of Wood Badge
Living the values
Bringing the Vision to Life
Models for Success
Tools of the Trade
Leading to Make a Difference
In case you cannot attend the Chief Seattle Wood Badge course, we have a list of coming courses in neighboring councils, and we will add to that as we learn of more courses that have been approved.
The fee for the course is $225. You pay at least $75 deposit when you register, and that is usually not refundable. The balance needs to be paid 60 days before your course starts, or earlier.
The fee includes all meals during course, a place to sleep in the camp (tent or Adirondack), all the training, handouts, and such. It does not include the uniforms you will want, items at the Trading Post, etc.
There is financial aid available for attending Wood Badge. Talk to a course director. Also, VFW and AFL-CIO offer scholarship aid.
We have some information about being on Wood Badge staff. We don't have information yet on the 2009 "Course Directors Conference" for all course staff.
