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What's New This Year?
The Chattahoochee Council will be sponsoring a week long NYLT course in May and June 2010! The National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) supports Scoutmasters in their primary responsibility of training youth leaders. One of the reasons Chattahoochee Council will offer a week long course this summer is to allow more scouts to participate avoiding back to school schedules. The course is limited to the first 48 fully paid participants.
Built on the legacy of past youth leader training courses, NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of a Scouting experience. Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skills and confidence to lead well. Through a wide range of activities, events, games, and adventures, NYLT participants will work and play together as they put into action the best that Scouting has to offer.
The course is set up to represent a month in the life of a Scout Troop. Patrols experience the stages of team development. Scouts discover that leadership requires vision, goals, and planning. Participants are provided a "toolbox" of leadership skills.
The National Youth Leadership Training is an outdoor experience for boy leaders in support of the Scoutmaster's responsibility for the training of Troop junior leaders. It is conducted by the council leadership training committee using an outline approved by the Boy Scout Division of the Boy Scouts of America.
What Are the Dates?
This week long course will occur Saturday, May 29, to Friday, June 4th. Sign in is 11:00AM EST to 1:00PM EST Saturday, May 29 and the Graduation Luncheon begins at 11:00 AM EST on Friday June 4th at Calloway Dining Hall.
Attendance at the entire week is required to complete the course. If you cannot attend the entire week of NYLT please do not register since you will not pass the course and you will be depriving another Scout of an opportunity. There will be no exceptions made to allow scouts to miss any part of the NYLT course.
What's the Location?
Camp Frank G. Lumpkin at the Chattahoochee Scout Reservation, La Grange GA
Who Runs the Course?
The Scoutmaster for the NYLT Troop is Bill Whealton who is the Scoutmaster of Troop 59 in Columbus Georiga. He is an Eagle Scout and is Wood Badge Trained. Bill has served serveral times on NYLT Staff. Bill a Vigil Honor Member ad the Service Chairman of the Chattahoochee Lodge Order of the Arrow. Bill is building a staff of outstanding youth and adult leaders.
Where Can We Get More Information?
Additional information can be obtained on this site and from:
2010 NYLT Scoutmaster:
Bill Whealton (706) 325-2084
Email: baldeagle82@bellsouth.net