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Wood Badge for the 21st Century is advanced leadership training within a Scouting context. Everything you learn in Wood Badge can be applied in the business world, in one's personal life, as well as in Scouting. And, Wood Badge is great fun. There isn't anything else in Scouting like Wood Badge. Erie Shores Council has partnered with Black Swamp Area Council, Great Sauk Trail Council, and Chief Okemos Council to offer Wood Badge for the 21st Century. Scouters from Ohio and Michigan will join together for Scouting's most advanced leadership training. The information which follows pertains to our particular course; dates, time, locations, activities, and the like. Should you be interested in the goals and many practical benefits of Wood Badge in general, we have that information for you here. Wood Badge is divided in to two phases; the Practical Phase and the Application Phase. The course begins with the Practical Phase. Participants will gather as a group on three occassions during the practical phase, plus two patrol meetings.
We will gather next on the weekend of Friday, August 24th, through Sunday, August 26th. Participants will arrive at 7:30 AM on Friday and leave at 6:00 PM Sunday. This meeting is at Camp Miakonda, which is located just west of Toledo in Sylvania, Ohio. Please visit our Camp Miakonda page for directions and to learn more about this historic camp, a true national treasure. The third meeting will be the weekend of Saturday, September 22th, through Monday, September 24th. We will meet at Camp Frontier, which is on the grounds of Pioneer Scout Reservation. Camp Frontier is west of Pioneer, Ohio, in Williams County. Our Camp Frontier page has directions to the camp, as well as a brief overview of this outstanding Scout facility. Participants in the course will begin in a Pack, bridge over into a Troop, and finally are inducted into a Venturing Crew, in the same manner as would a young person moving up through the Scouting program. Participants will be formed in groups of seven or eight. Between the August weekend at Camp Miakonda and the September weekend at Camp Frontier each patrol will have two patrol meetings. Patrol members generally come from the same basic geographical area, so travel to/from the patrol meetings is not an issue. Following the practical phase of Wood Badge is the Application Phase. During the Application Phase of the course, participants have the opportunity to utilize the skills learned during the Practical Phase. There are no group Wood Badge meeting obligations during the Application Phase of the course. While there are no Wood Badge group meetings during the Application Phase, you are certainly not alone in your efforts as you apply your newly-acquired skills to real-life Scout-related projects. You will be assigned a Wood Badge Ticket Counselor with whom you can confer and to whom you can turn for encouragement, guidance and direction. Upon completion of both phases, you will receive your Wood Badge beads at a Bead Ceremony. A Bead Ceremony is similar to an Eagle Court of Honor in a number of ways. A Wood Badge Bead Ceremony, similar to an Eagle Court of Honor, marks the end of one journey and the beginning of another. In both ceremonies there is a great sense of satisfaction in reaching the mountain top after completing a challenging journey. And for each award recipient - be it Eagle or Wood Badge - the recipient begins a new phase of service to youth; a new phase of service marked by improved leadership skills, as well as a renewed belief in the values which make Scouting and our Country strong. We hope that after reviewing the material on this web site, and conferring with those you know who have completed Wood Badge, that you will become a participant in our course and journey with us to the top of the mountain. Should you have additional questions, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Should you be ready for one of the greatest experiences in Scouting, please visit our registration page.
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