Wood Badge
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Wood Badge is the capstone training course for all Scouters. Every scouter should seek an invitation to Wood Badge after completing basic training in their position. There are other training courses that go deeper into particular topics than Wood Badge, but they are all specialized for particular aspects of scouting.
Not only is Wood Badge the capstone course in the Boy Scouts of America, but it is held in common by every member of the World Organization of the Scouting Movement. The format and content of the course changes from country to country, but the award is the same. Hundreds of thousands of Scouters around the world have earned the Wood Badge training award.
Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, directed the first Wood Badge course in 1919. It was held at Gilwell Park in Epping Forest, outside London, England.
Wood Badge has two phases: Practical Training and Application.
- The Practical Training phase consists of 2 three day weekends during which you'll learn while role-playing as a member of a Cub Scout pack and Boy Scout troop, and observing a Venturing Crew.
- The Application phase is an 18 month period immediately following the Practical Training phase, during which you'll apply what you learned to improve yourself and scouting. When you successfully complete the application phase you’ll receive Wood Badge award which is two wooden beads on a leather thong. You'll also receive a woggle and a Gilwell neckerchief.
Wood Badge is different from other scouting training courses in that you must apply what you learned to "pass". Wood Badge is also different from the other training courses in its purpose. If you think of the other training courses in scouting as giving you "tools" you can use, Wood Badge is focused on how you use those tools to accomplish something meaningful in scouting (rather than just showing up).
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[edit] Wood Badge Courses
List Courses
[edit] SR-854 (92-57)
Scoutmaster Ted Crouse. Course conducted in the Atlanta Area Council at Bert Adams Scout Reservation in fall 2007. This course was offered as a two sessions Friday-Sunday. The first session was from Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30. The second session was from Friday, October 19 through Sunday, October 21. Other staff members included: Mr. Tom Bulger, Senior Patrol Leader, Mr. John Clower - Advisor, Mr. Jason Eiermann - Professional Staff Advisor, Mr. Larry Cohran - ASM Program, Mr. Mike Handyside - ASM Facilities, Mr. Tom Morin - Scribe, Mr. Scott Parker - Quartermaster, Mr. Herschel Kirkland - Assistant Quartermaster, Mr. T.J. Smith - Assistant Quartermaster. Troop Guides were: Mr. Mike Chapman, Mr. Mark Conard, Ms. Marilyn Dunsmore, Mr. Joseph Hale, Mr. Paul Halvorson, Mr. Sam Harris, Ms. Sandi Rudolph and Mr. Stephen Watson. There were 48 attendees.
[edit] SR-821
Scoutmaster Wayne Jackson. Course conducted in the Greater Alabama Council at Camp Comer on February 8-10 and March 8-10, 2007. This is the first time the course has been offered in this council on the Thursday to Saturday schedule as opposed to the traditional Friday to Sunday schedule.
[edit] SR-7?? (92-54)
Scoutmaster Randy Rizor. Course conducted in the Atlanta Area Council at Bert Adams Scout Reservation in fall 2006. This course was offered as a single week-long session from Monday, October 16 to Saturday, October 21.
[edit] SR-764
Scoutmaster Jon Peterson. Course conducted in the Greater Alabama Council at Camp Sequoyah and Camp Comer in 2006.
[edit] SR-718 (92-51)
Scoutmaster John Clower. Course conducted in the Atlanta Area Council at Bert Adams Scout Reservation in fall 2005.
[edit] SR-7?? (92-50)
Scoutmaster John Jenkins. Course conducted in the Atlanta Area Council at Bert Adams Scout Reservation in fall 2005.
[edit] SR-711
Scoutmaster David "Doc" Gross. Course conducted in the Greater Alabama Council at Camp Sequoyah and Camp Comer in 2005.
[edit] SR-609
Scoutmaster Susan Backus. Course conducted in the Greater Alabama Council at Camp Sequoyah and Camp Comer in 2004.
