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A photo of a happy participant at Philmont Training Center

The Philmont Training Center is the place for all of your training needs this summer

March 18, 2025 0

Philmont Training Center (PTC), Scouting America’s national training center located at Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico, is currently taking reservations for this summer and beyond.

Attendees share stories of personal growth from the conference that equipped them to welcome all Scouts and Scouters

May 2, 2024 1

Eliminating barriers to joining Scouting and welcoming all the kinds of families who make up our communities should be a priority for every Scouter. Luckily, that’s what the Opening Doors course at Philmont Training Center

This training course is an absolute must for BSA youth

April 29, 2024 6

The Scouts BSA program is designed to bring out leadership qualities in youth, and Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) is one of the best tools out there to do just that.

pack shoot to create imagery for the new handbooks and merit badge books

Looking for a new podcast? Try the #CubChatLive audio stream for Cub Scout leaders

September 13, 2023 0

Becoming a better Cub Scout leader just got easier. Do you drive to work? Hit the treadmill? Enjoy a morning cycle? How about a mid-afternoon hammock eye-resting sesh (we’re looking at you, work-from-home readers)? These

Hiking Philmont during a break at the "Finding your seat at the Scouting table" training course

BSA leadership welcomes all: We’re saving a seat for YOU at the Scouting table

March 28, 2023 5

“To make Scouting vibrant and sustainable in the future, we must shift our culture to see the leadership contributions of women at every level of BSA as essential to the successful future of the movement.”