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Wood Badge
Wood Badge is BSA’s “next level” training course that puts you in the position of your Scouts, working together as members of a Cub Scout Pack, Scouts BSA Troop, and Venturing Crew. You’ll experience activities the way your Scouts do – and in doing so, will gain a perspective you can’t get anywhere else. At the end of the two weekend course, you’re guaranteed to be ready to tackle any problem your Scouts throw your way. And, it might just be the most fun you’ll ever have as a Scouter.
What happens at Wood Badge?
At Wood Badge, participants join patrols of complete strangers, and everyone gets a turn as patrol leader. At first, the process feels forced: You will spend 24 hours a day with these people you just met, and you will like it. But by Day Three or Four, you realize the bonds formed with these Scouters won’t end when the course does.
The activities involved in Wood Badge aren’t a BSA creation. If your boss shipped you off to a team-development course in the past several decades, you’ve probably heard of them. In fact, you can find most of the leadership lessons taught at Wood Badge in the self-help section of your local bookstore. But those books lack the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and they don’t include Scouting-specific connections that convert abstract leadership lessons into something you can actually use. And unlike your office’s awkward team-building outings, everyone at Wood Badge actually wants to be there. One female Scout leader said, “I’ve worked with great groups and dysfunctional groups. I was never able to understand why some worked and some didn’t. Wood Badge really helps me connect the dots.” This is a course that you can use everywhere else in your life. It makes you a better leader and a better communicator. It’s something you can bring to your family and your workplace. It makes you think about the things you do, how you do them, and why.
Wood Badge takes place over a series of two weekends in the Spring or Fall or in a week during the Summer. These weekends include leadership classes, games, activities, and plenty of meaningful conversations. Participants then have 18 months to complete their Wood Badge ticket, a series of five projects that benefit a Scouter’s home unit and local community. These ticket items extend the reach of Wood Badge well beyond the five-day course.
Where can I take this training?
The course takes place at Lost Pines Scout Reservation, 785 FM 1441, Bastrop, TX 78602.
2022 Summer Course Dates
June 20-24, 2022
For the first time, a special Wood Badge course has been organized for Scouters who are members of the historically Black fraternities and sororities known as The Divine Nine (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity) and to members of the Masonic Order (Freemasons and Eastern Stars of Prince Hall Affiliation).
If you are not a member of one of the groups listed above but are still interested in the course, please reach out to the Course Director (email below) for registration approval before registering.
Questions? Contact Course Director Bobby Ray Williams at wbsummer2022@gmail.com.
2022 Fall Course Dates
Participant Orientation-TBA
Weekend 1 (October 7-9, 2022)
Weekend 2 (November 5-6, 2022)
Questions contact woodbadgefall2021@gmail.com
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