Pre-registration is required and is done on the Powhatan web site.

All participants should complete “This Is Scouting" and Youth Protection Training (online course) prior attending.

Things to bring:

• Scoutmaster Handbook
• Boy Scout Handbook (recommended)
• Paper and pen for notes
• BSA ID Number

This course is open to everyone. New Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Committee Member, Webelos Den Leader and Scout Parent are all encouraged to participate.

Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training lies between; This Is Scouting and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills and is a required for all Boy Scout Leaders. Through a series of lively presentations, the training presents an overview of the skills and methods Scout Leaders can use to organize a Boy Scout troop and support its boy leaders in developing and delivering an effective, exciting Scouting program. The course includes the following:

Getting Started: The Role of the Scoutmaster in a Boy-Led Troop

The Role of the Scoutmaster - Troop Organization - Troop Meetings - Working With Boy Leaders/The Patrol Method and Patrol Leaders’ Council

Lighting the Fire: The Outdoor Program and the Advancement Program

Sizzle of the Outdoor Program - Nuts and Bolts of the Outdoor Program - Outdoor Program Patrol/Group Activity – Reflection and Advancement Program

Keeping It Going: Program Planning and Troop Administration

Program Planning – Membership – Paperwork – Finances - The Uniform - Other Training Opportunities

This course will take place at the Herndon United Methodist Church (across from Herndon High School)