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Registration now open for National Wood Badge Course at the Summit — the most fun you’ll have getting trained

July 14, 2022 7

Registration is open for the next National Model Linked Troop Wood Badge Course, set for Oct. 24-28, 2022, at the Summit in West Virginia.

This troop gets all its adult leaders trained in first aid, and it paid off

May 30, 2022 1

“It’s good to have a lot of people out there who can help if they have to,” says Jay Fox, Scoutmaster and Red Cross-certified instructor. “Scouts should always Be Prepared, because, you know, stuff like this happens.”

Acoustic Music Camp is just the latest fun offering at Philmont Training Center

May 4, 2022 0

The only thing better than sitting around a campfire with a group of Scouts is sitting around a campfire with a group of Scouts with a guitar. This summer, the Philmont Training Center is offering

Divine Nine Wood Badge course aimed at training more Black Scouting leaders

March 18, 2022 2

A new Wood Badge course planned for this summer near Austin, Texas, will expand Scouting’s reach by training Black Scouting leaders.

Catch tonight’s webinar for tips on how to get more Scouts in your troop!

September 30, 2021 0

The marketing and membership webinar series is bringing you a much-requested topic with some of the most knowledgeable and energetic guest speakers in Scouting. Tonight (Sept. 30) at 8 p.m. Eastern, gain strategies for growing

Now all Scouting volunteers can catch the Fall Membership Kickoff event July 27 (no registration required!)

July 23, 2021 1

True to the ever-dedicated spirit of Scouting volunteers, the overwhelming interest in July 27’s Momentum ’21 Fall Membership Kickoff event broke the internet! Well … kind of. This virtual conference is packed with so much

Scouts can earn college credit for attending national leadership course

May 27, 2021 3

For the first time, those who attend the academy not only will learn how to teach NYLT courses in their home councils, but they can also get college credit for it.

National Youth Leadership Training updated to better serve youth leaders

May 11, 2021 5

The council-offered youth leadership course was last updated in 2005.

Interested in aquatics? Log online for the National Aquatics Conference

September 3, 2020 0

Now, instead of a four-day workshop, this conference will be a virtual series of seven Zoom sessions set over four weeks in September and October, available for free to any interested Scouter.

Fly south for the winter for a Florida Sea Base’s volunteer development conference

November 7, 2019 0

Pick from six weeklong conferences, each held in January 2020 at the BSA’s Florida home. Registration starts soon.