Knowing and Using Resources

Exanple: Just what is wood Badge?

Review our NE-V-126 Staff's (out of date) page from 1998:
Steve Webb's Otetiana Council Wood Badge Page

USA Wood Badge Pages

Mike Barnard's WOOD BADGE Page
Norman McLeod's WOOD BADGE Page

(9/22/02)
Otetiana Council's Newest Wood Badge Course:

NE-III0159
http://otetiana.org/woodbadge/woodbadge21st.asp

The Application form for NE-II-159
http://otetiana.org/woodbadge/wbfiles/wb_app.pdf

The Canadian Gilwell Reunion Index ( @ Blue Springs Scout Reserve)
http://gilwellreunion.homestead.com/ (11/19/02)

Effective Communication Skills

Here are some MS Word 98/6 Documents available for download
Telling what is Troop 173 about:

Troop 173 Handbook
Bridge it form, filled out by T173 (8/2000)
Troop Pamphlet (Enhancement to Bridge-It form) (8/10/2000)

Communication and Planning Skills

What days do the Scouts of Greece NY have School or Holidays?

See the : Greece Central School District Online Calendar .pdf

or
Where can I find out about:...
WWHOOO are the Campmasters of Camp Cutler,
& What programs are they putting on, and and When?

Effective Teaching

Click on the Knot (or Hitch) for a good Demo from
Troop 9 of Billings Montana:
The BOWLINE
The CLOVE Hitch
The TAUTLINE Hitch
The SQUARE Knot
and other Knots & Hitches

( http://www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots/ )

By using these knots and a few lashings, you can even build a bridge simialiar to the one shown below

Drawn by BP

Planning

To do effective planning, you must know: What you are going to do , and When is it going to happen..
Here are some examples of planning:
Troop 207 's Calendar 11/24/99
Troop 173 's Calendar
Greece Central School District's online Calendar 11/24/99

More Skills are being sought out, and will be presented here for your useage.

Understanding Characteristics and needs of theGroup

Representing the Group

Controling the Group Performance

Evaluating

Styles of Leadership

Counseling