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Wood Badge

Training

Wood Badge participant reflects on her ‘life-changing experience’

March 27, 2017 35

After her first day of Wood Badge, this Scouter was tired and more than a little overwhelmed. By the second day, the magic of Wood Badge started to appear.

Wood Badge

Wood Badge methods inspire executive training program in Rwanda

June 27, 2016 1

Kevin Etter, whose Wood Badge critter is a Bear, has unlocked a way to bring Wood Badge principles beyond Scouting and, indeed, beyond American borders.

Wood Badge

The life of a Wood Badge scribe: Great days, late nights

May 4, 2016 38

The life of a Wood Badge scribe requires late nights, patience and lots of printer ink. But the memories and the camaraderie are energizing.

Training

What was your favorite Wood Badge ticket item?

April 19, 2016 88

Wood Badge ticket items cover a range of Scouting efforts. What is your favorite act of service to Scouting? Share it here.

Philmont Scout Ranch

Is this the best-ever location for a Wood Badge beading ceremony?

December 11, 2015 21

A special Wood Badge beading ceremony at Philmont this past summer elevated an already meaningful moment into something truly remarkable.

Training

Why take Wood Badge? 25 Scouters state their case

December 7, 2015 80

Why take Wood Badge? Scouters say it “made me a better leader,” “helped me turn my troop around” and is “one of the best training experiences I have had.”

Cub Scouting

Umbrella movie license gives councils expanded options for showing movies

November 13, 2015 25

The BSA has purchased an umbrella movie license that covers all council-owned properties. This move has implications that reach beyond Wood Badge and NYLT.

Training

How team development in the NFL is like team development in Scouting

August 14, 2015 2

NFL training camp is fully underway, so I wanted to analyze how team development in the NFL works a lot like team development in Scouting.

Fun

Wood Badge Goes to College: Schools with critters for their nicknames

February 20, 2015 91

Wood Badge patrol spirit can’t be explained; it must be experienced. So today let’s have some fun with our critters in “Wood Badge Goes to College.”

Ask the Expert

Ask the Expert: Wood Badge course numbering, decoded

April 8, 2014 75

The Wood Badge course number is made of your Scouting region, area, council number and the two-digit year.

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