Wood Badge for the 21st Century

Wood Badge for the 21st Century is intended for all adult leaders in all Scouting programs - Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, and Venturing leaders, as well as district and council leaders. The course focuses on leadership, not out-of-doors skills. It demonstrates the aims and methods of Scouting through the presentation of leadership skills, organizational tools, and a variety of activities based on the best of Scouting's traditions and the latest in team-development theory. In addition, participants will enjoy the fellowship of volunteer and professional Scouters while having a great deal of just plain fun. The course offers a tremendous opportunity for you to:

Understand Scouting as a family of interrelated, values-based programs providing age-appropriate activities for youth.
Recognize contemporary leadership concepts used in America and discover how to apply these concepts to our values-based movement.
Apply the skills you learn from your participation as a member of a successful working team.
Revitalize your commitment to Scouting by sharing in a inspirational experience that helps to provide Scouting with renewed leadership to accomplish its mission.

This advanced training is presented in two parts:

An advanced learning experience presented over two long (three-day) weekends or as a week-long course.
An application phase of several months during which the participants apply the specific skills they learned at Wood Badge to their Scouting responsibilities.

Leaders who successfully complete both parts of the training are recognized with the Wood Badge beads, woggle slide, neckerchief and a certificate.

To be eligible to participate, Scout leaders must first complete Basic Leader Training for their registered position in Scouting. See the What Makes a Trained Leader? page to get more information on basic leader training requirements. You can also contact your unit trainer, your unit leader (Cubmaster, Scoutmaster or Venturing Adviser), any unit commissioner, or the council service center.

Tidewater Council’s next Wood Badge course will be held at Camp Lions, on the Pipsico Scout Reservation, in two three-day sessions: Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2011 and Saturday, June 4 through Monday, June 6, 2011. Between the two scheduled weekends, participants will meet at least once in a small group at a time and place of their choosing. Participants must attend all sessions to complete the course.

Attendance costs $210 per participant. To request a place in the course please fill out an Open Invitation/Registration Request form (.doc) or (.pdf) and forward it to the Council Service Center, or e-mail it to the course director at Spring 2011 Wood Badge Course Director/Scoutmaster. Once processed, the course director will send you additional information about the course and the registration material which you must fill out and return to the Council Service Center with an initial deposit of $110. The balance due must be paid by March 30, 2011.

Joining the Wood Badge staff. If you have already earned your beads and want to go back to Gilwell, see the Want to join the staff? flyer for more information on joining the staff.

For additional information, or to request an invitation to attend the course or join the staff, please contact the 2011 Course Director: John Klemenc at (757) 427-6355 or by e-mail at Spring 2011 Wood Badge Course Director/Scoutmaster.

Course dates for 2011

Course Number: S7-596-11-1

Dates: April 29 through May 1, 2011 and June 4 through 6, 2011