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Session Three: Pathways to Success
Session Three: Pathways to Success
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Song FestSong Fest
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Pathways to SuccessPathways to Success• Program planning–annual planning conference• Membership• Paperwork• Finances• Communications• Other training opportunities• Summary and assessment
• Program planning–annual planning conference• Membership• Paperwork• Finances• Communications• Other training opportunities• Summary and assessment
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Five Steps of Annual Team Program Planning
Five Steps of Annual Team Program Planning
• Do your homework.• Get the input of Varsity team members.• Hold a program planning clinic.• Consult with the team committee.• Announce the plan.
• Do your homework.• Get the input of Varsity team members.• Hold a program planning clinic.• Consult with the team committee.• Announce the plan.
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The Human Knot Squad Activity
The Human Knot Squad Activity
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Planning Items to ConsiderPlanning Items to Consider
• Boards of review• Courts of honor• Year-round
recruiting plan
• Boards of review• Courts of honor• Year-round
recruiting plan
• Monthly activities • Service/conservation
project• Team youth leader
training
• Monthly activities • Service/conservation
project• Team youth leader
training
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Squad Planning ExerciseSquad Planning Exercise
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Secrets to Growing a TeamSecrets to Growing a Team
• Retain current members.• Build strong troop relationships.• Recruit young men not currently in Scouting.• Emphasize the importance of Scouting to parents.• Accept the responsibility to bring in
new members.• Encourage boys to recruit other boys.
• Retain current members.• Build strong troop relationships.• Recruit young men not currently in Scouting.• Emphasize the importance of Scouting to parents.• Accept the responsibility to bring in
new members.• Encourage boys to recruit other boys.
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Role-Play Nine: ParentsRole-Play Nine: Parents
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The biggest disservice we can do is fail to give a young man an
invitation to take advantage of all that Scouting has to offer.
The biggest disservice we can do is fail to give a young man an
invitation to take advantage of all that Scouting has to offer.
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• Membership applications
• Health forms • Eagle Scout Leadership
Service Project Workbook
• NESA application
• Membership applications
• Health forms • Eagle Scout Leadership
Service Project Workbook
• NESA application
Share the Paperwork! Share the Paperwork!
• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money-earning application• Tour permit• Advancement records• Team budget form
• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money-earning application• Tour permit• Advancement records• Team budget form
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Team FinancesTeam Finances
• Team expenses• Team budget• Sources of funding• Money-earning projects• Boys’ Life magazine
• Team expenses• Team budget• Sources of funding• Money-earning projects• Boys’ Life magazine
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The UniformThe UniformOfficialOfficial ActivityActivity
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Supplemental TrainingSupplemental Training• Introduction to Outdoor
Leader Skills• Wood Badge for the 21st
Century• Roundtables • Advanced camping skills• Climb On Safely• Powder Horn• Project COPE
• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
• Wood Badge for the 21st Century
• Roundtables • Advanced camping skills• Climb On Safely• Powder Horn• Project COPE
• Passport to High Adventure training
• Other local training• Philmont Training Center• National Youth Leadership
Training• Team Annual Program
Planning Clinic• Video support• NAYLE
• Passport to High Adventure training
• Other local training• Philmont Training Center• National Youth Leadership
Training• Team Annual Program
Planning Clinic• Video support• NAYLE
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Boys Want Ceremony!Boys Want Ceremony!
• Set the scene.• Make it meaningful.• Keep it simple.• Involve the team leaders.
• Set the scene.• Make it meaningful.• Keep it simple.• Involve the team leaders.
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You can deliver the promise of Scouting!
What will your action plan be?
You can deliver the promise of Scouting!
What will your action plan be?