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Gilwell Field, SR-979
Wood Badge has come to the
Cimarron Council!!
The participants of SR-979
have completed the practical phase of their
training. During the SR-979 experience, participants
and staff have survived rain, snow, sun, rain, hail
and more rain. Now, the application phase begins and
participants have begun to "work their ticket back
to Gilwell." Tickets must be completed by October
19, 2010.
The practical phase was held
on March 21 (Pre-Course Meeting), March 27-29
(Weekend I) and on April 17-19, 2009 (Weekend II).
The March 21 Pre-Course
Meeting was held at Williams
Scout Camp in Cleo Springs. The weekends of Wood
Badge will take place at
Will Rogers Scout Reservation near Cleveland.
For more information you can
contact Course Director Mark Clark via email at
mc6009@swbell.net or 580-237-4677.
Weather information for Will Rogers Scout
Reservation |
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Visit the
Cimarron
Council Wood Badge Association |
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"The first weekend of
Wood Badge was awesome!! We gained valuable
insight into leadership skills and forged
friendships that will last a lifetime."
Fox Patrol, SR-979
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| Wood Badge for the 21st Century |
| You are invited to attend Cimarron
Councils Wood Badge for the 21st Century.
Why Wood Badge? Wood Badge is the ultimate
leadership experience in Scouting! |
| Wood Badge uses contemporary leadership
concepts utilized in corporate America and
leading government organizations. Concepts
that will be used will help you lead in all
aspects of your life. |
| Skills taught include improving group
communications, traits of high performance
teams, and leading change. Course is taught
over two-three day weekends or during a six
day period. Following the course work on a
"ticket", written during the course, is
completed . The ticket is a list of projects
and goals that the participant has 18 months
to complete. Following completion of the
ticket the Wood Badge neckerchief, beads and
Woggle are presented.
It is the goal
of the BSA that
every leader attend Wood Badge within two
years of registering as an adult leader.
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| Who May Attend? |
Wood
Badge is designed to meet the advanced
leadership needs of all Scouters,
particularly Cub Leaders, Scoutmasters and
Assistants, Varsity Team leaders, Venturing
Crew Advisers, and other unit, district, and
council Scouters.
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| Prerequisites |
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In order to participate in
Wood Badge, you must:
- Be a registered member of the Boy
Scouts of America
(no tenure
requirement)
- Have not
previously attended a Wood Badge course
- Have completed the basic training
course for your
Scouting position
- Complete the outdoor skills training
programs for your Scouting position(s)
- Be capable of functioning safely in
an outdoor environment
- Complete a
valid medical form
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"Learning
To Teach, Meeting A New Friend, Becoming A
Better Leader In The End"
Bear Patrol, SR-979
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What Happens at Wood
Badge? |
Participants in Wood Badge for the 21st
Century will attend a six-day course. The
course is consists of one orientation day
and two sessions of three days each.
Course attendees begin their Wood Badge
experience as Cub Scouts, then bridge into
Boy Scouting and form as a patrol for the
balance of the course. Selected staff
members are designated as troop guides to
work with the patrol during the course and
during the patrol’s interim patrol meetings
held between the two weekend sessions. To
cap the whole Scouting progression, several
key staff members serve in the role of a
Venturing crew, working side-by-side with
the troop during their outdoor experience.
The whole course models first-hand what a
Scout experiences during a month as a Scout.
During this training, participants are given
the opportunity to assume leadership roles
to plan and carry out an extended outdoor
experience.
Within this framework, participants take
part in numerous presentations, discussions,
and activities that explore and advance a
wide range of leadership philosophies and
tools. A key area of exploration is the
process of team development. By recognizing
the stages through which leadership teams
pass, participants will learn to apply
appropriate leadership strategies that
enable teams to reach their highest level of
performance.
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Wood Badge: A Two-Step Process… |
Practical Experience
Wood Badge for the 21st Century is a
two-step process, beginning with the outdoor
experience and consisting
of living the Scout program. Those
participating are exposed to leadership and
Scoutcraft skills as they apply to both
adults and youth. Through living in a
Scouting atmosphere for an extended period
of time, Scouters develop a deeper
understanding of the Scouting program that
can have a profound influence on the lives
of youth in our communities.
To demonstrate an understanding of the
leadership skills taught at the course, each
participant writes a contract outlining how
he or she will apply the lessons learned
through their role in Scouting after the
course. This contract is called a ticket.
Application Phase
The outdoor experience is followed by a
period of up to eighteen months during which
the Scouter applies the skills learned
during the practical experience in his or
her Scouting position
whether at the unit, district, or
council level. Through this period, each
Scouter is assigned a counselor who acts as
a resource, evaluator, and Scouting mentor
to assist the participant in putting into
action those points discussed during the
course. This is demonstrated by the process
known as working your ticket.Once the
ticket is completed to the mutual
satisfaction of the participant and the
counselor, the Wood Badge Award is
presented.
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Learning To Teach, Meeting
A New Friend, Becoming A Better Leader In
The End!
Bear Patrol, SR-979 |
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Wood Badge has four specific objectives: |
As a result of attending Wood Badge,
participants will be able to:
- View Scouting globally, as a
family of interrelated, values-based
programs that provide age-appropriate
activities for youth.
- Recognize the contemporary
leadership concepts utilized in
corporate America and leading government
organizations that are relevant to our
values-based movement.
- Apply the skills they learn from
their participation as a member of a
successful working team.
- Revitalize their commitment by
sharing in an overall inspirational
experience that helps provide Scouting
with the leadership it needs to
accomplish its mission on an ongoing
basis.
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Wood Badge has five Central Themes: |
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The themes that follow encapsulate the
course content of Wood Badge for the
Twenty-First Century.
1) Living the Values
—Values, mission, and vision
—Aims and methods
2) Bringing the Vision to Life
—Listening to learn
—Communicating
—Giving and receiving feedback
—Valuing people and leveraging
diversity
—Coaching and mentoring
3) Models for Success
—Team development model
—Situational Leadership
4) Tools of the Trade
—Project planning and problem solving
—Managing conflict
—Assessing team performance
—Managing change
—Celebrating team success
5) Leading to Make a Difference
—Leaving a legacy
—Learning the greatest leadership
secret
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What is a Wood Badge Ticket? |
During the years preceding Scouting, British
soldiers who were stationed overseas had to
earn their passage or ticket home after
their term of service was complete. This is
why it is called a TICKET, but just what is
it?
A ticket is a contract between you and a
member of the staff usually referred to as a
Troop Guide or Ticket Counselor. This
contract is your commitment to practice
using the Leadership Skills taught at Wood
Badge in the performance of your Scouting
job.
Purpose of a Ticket
The purpose of a Wood Badge Ticket is to
help you realize your personal vision of
your role in Scouting. Ideally, you will
write your ticket around your primary job in
Scouting.
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Parts of a Ticket |
A Ticket Consists of Four Parts:
- A list of your personal values
- A description of your Scouting role
or job
- A statement of your vision of
success
- A mission composed of five
significant goals that can be attained
within 18 months.
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Pre-Course Questionnaire |
At some point before your
Wood Badge course, you will be given the
following questions. Take time to seriously
reflect on these questions. Write down your
answers to these questions and bring them to
the Wood Badge course with you. Don't worry
about the "right" answers, no one will see
what you write down.
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1. What do I feel are my greatest strengths?
2. What strengths do others notice in me?
3. What do I most enjoy doing?
4. What qualities of character do I most
admire in others?
5. Who is a person who has made a positive
impact on my life?
6. Why was that person able to have such
significant impact?
7. What have been my happiest moments in
life?
8. Why were they happy?
9. If I had unlimited time and resources,
what would I choose to do?
10. When I daydream, what do I see myself
doing?
11. What are the three or four most
important things to me?
12. When I look at my work life, what
activities do I consider of greatest worth?
13. What can I do best that would be of
worth to others?
14. What talents do I have that no one else
really knows about?
15. If there are things I feel I really
should do, what are they?
16. What are my important roles in life?
17. In each of those roles, what are my most
important lifetime goals?
18. In five years, what role do I see for
myself in Scouting?
19. What would I really like to be and to do
in my life?
20. What are the most important values I use
to guide and motivate my actions?
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Realization of your vision |
You should not expect that you will realize
your vision immediately upon completion of
the five goals; reaching your goals is an
initial part of a long-term work in
progress.
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Diversity |
At least one goal must address increasing
diversity within the Boy Scouts of America.
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Evaluating Ticket Items |
All ticket items should be S M A R T. The
preceding acronym may be used by you and
your Troop Guide or Ticket Counselor to
evaluate a good workable ticket item.
Hopefully these questions will help you to
evaluate the items you might select for your
ticket.
“SMART” (specific,
measurable, attainable, relevant, and
timely)
- Specific - Describe this
Ticket Goal in enough detail so that you
and your ticket counselor now
specifically what is to be done; how it
is important, or how it will have an
impact on the program. Is it
challenging?
- Measurable - Describe how
this Ticket Goal is Measurable. How will
you know when the goal has been
accomplished?
- Attainable - Describe how
this Ticket Goal is Attainable. Can it
be accomplished?
- Relevant – Describe how this
Ticket Goal is Relevant. How does it
relate to your Scouting job?
- Timely - Describe how this
Ticket Goal is Timely. Can it be
accomplished in a reasonable amount of
time? “A Goal Without a Deadline is Only
a Dream!”
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Application of Leadership Skills |
Remember the old saying "Practice Makes
Perfect?" Well that applies to your Wood
Badge Ticket too. If you look at your ticket
as the opportunity to practice using the
Skills of Leadership presented at Wood Badge
then there is a much higher chance that they
will become a part of your leadership style.
Think of how you could use the Team
Development Model to build a new Pack or
Troop Committee. Hey that's a ticket item!
In writing your ticket it will help if you
list the skills you can use to accomplish
your goals. It is not required that you
incorporate all of the skills presented
during the course into your goals.
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Course Uniform |
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For the course, Scouters will need a
complete field uniform for the program in
which they are registered. This should
include shirt, pants, or shorts with the
appropriate socks and belt. Information on
other clothing and equipment needs will be
provided to each registered participant
prior to the course.
Centennial Uniform Inspection Sheet -
34048
Uniform Inspection Sheet
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34048
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Wood Badge Resources |
BSA medical form.
Wood Badge SR-979 course brochure
Centennial Uniform Inspection Sheet -
34048
Uniform Inspection Sheet
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34048
Official Web resources
Wood Badge on the
National Council Web site
Wood Badge Fact Sheet
Why Cub Scout Leaders should attend.
Unofficial Web
resources
Woodbadge.org
Wood Badge at
MeritBadge.org
Wood Badge at
USScouts.org
Wood Badge at
wikipedia
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Wood Badge Course
SR - 781 - 40 Participants! |
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Congratulations to the 40
participants of the Cimarron Council SR-781
Course held in April of 2006. Our thanks to the 17 staff
members who were a part of this course under
the direction of Michael Collins,
Scoutmaster. |
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Financial
Aid is available for our Wood Badge Course! |
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Check out these
two Scholarship programs below.... |
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VFW Wood Badge Scholarship Program
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| Rationale |
| The VFW has entered into a cooperative
effort with the Boy Scouts of America to
encourage posts to organize Cub Scout packs,
Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and
Venturing crews. To further this effort, the
VFW national headquarters offers Wood Badge
scholarships to assist selected chapter
members in acquiring skills that will better
equip them to serve the youth of their
communities. Members at large and retirees
can qualify by being sponsored by the
nearest VFW post in their area. |
| Guidelines |
- This scholarship program covers Wood
Badge courses. Wood Badge is an
eight-day training course involving
Scoutcraft and leadership skills for
unit-, district-, and council-level
volunteers.
- There shall be awarded annually
three scholarships for each BSA region
for a total of 12.
- Scholarships will cover the tuition
fee only. The recipient must furnish
transportation to and from Wood Badge
course locations.
- Applicants must satisfy all Wood
Badge course prerequisites.
- Applicants must be VFW members in
good standing.
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| Application Form |
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Download an application form for the VFW
Wood Badge Scholarship |
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AFL-CIO Wood Badge Scholarship Program
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| Rationale |
| A survey conducted by the Boy Scouts of
America revealed that one of every four unit
leaders is a union member. This means that
hundreds of thousands of union members are
actively serving the youth of their
community in such leadership roles as
Cubmasters, den leaders, Scoutmasters,
Varsity Scout Coaches, Venturing Advisors,
and committee members. |
| Recognizing this, it is proper that the
AFL-CIO offer a Wood Badge scholarship to
assist selected union members in acquiring
skills that will better equip them to serve
the youth of their communities. |
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Guidelines |
- This scholarship program covers the
current Wood Badge course, which was
updated in 2000. Wood Badge for the 21st
century has been developed for all Cub
Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing leaders,
as well as council and district leaders.
The focus of the course is on the
development of leadership skills, not
outdoor skills.
- There shall be awarded annually
three scholarships for each BSA region,
for a total of 12.
- Scholarships will cover the tuition
fee only. The recipient must furnish
transportation to and from Wood Badge
training locations.
- Eligibility shall be limited to
lifetime and dues-paying union members.
- Applicants must satisfy all Wood
Badge course prerequisites.
- All applications will be reviewed by
AFL-CIO members involved with Scouting.
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Application |
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Download an application form for the AFL-CIO
Wood Badge Scholarship |
