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Wood Badge

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Register now for the next Linked Troop Wood Badge course

October 9, 2024 1

Registration is now open for the next Linked Troop Wood Badge course, set for Jan. 20-24, 2025, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. Wood Badge is an advanced leadership training course open to Scouting

A photo of participants from a recent Wood Badge course at the Summit
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Register now for the Linked Troop Wood Badge course at the Summit

September 28, 2023 4

There’s no better way to learn leadership skills than Wood Badge, and there’s no more innovative Wood Badge experience than the Linked Troop Wood Badge course, scheduled for Jan. 15-19, 2024, at the Summit Bechtel

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BSA’s Wood Badge course turns 75, remains as relevant as ever

February 13, 2023 18

When it comes to the adult Scouting experience, there’s only one pinnacle: Wood Badge.

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Council’s themed campout came from a Wood Badge item

August 30, 2022 1

For years, the Great Rivers Council’s winter camporee didn’t have great attendance. As part of his Wood Badge ticket, a district executive in the council, wanted to change that.

Summit Bechtel Reserve

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.

App Feed - For Leaders

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.

Alumni

10 facts about the first Wood Badge course to celebrate its 100th anniversary

September 6, 2019 9

Over a span of nearly two weeks, they experienced a course that offered “practical instruction as to how a camp should be run.”

Summit Bechtel Reserve

‘Linked troop’ Wood Badge course at SBR will blaze a new trail for training

June 5, 2019 26

An inventive new Wood Badge course will give participants a chance to experience the “linked troop” model used by many Scouts BSA troops. 

Alumni

Book goes ‘Back to Gilwell’ to uncover ‘The History of Wood Badge in the United States’

February 28, 2019 19

A new book published by the Boy Scouts of America tracks the fascinating history of Wood Badge from its founding in 1919 to today.

Summit Bechtel Reserve

Summit Bechtel Reserve hosts its first Wood Badge course, creating a template for other councils

July 13, 2018 7

Last month, a group of Scouters from across the country held the first Wood Badge course in the history of the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Other councils can follow their lead and host their own course at SBR.

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