Overview

Webelos Woods is a 2 day camping expeirnece exclusively for Webelos Scouts to experience camping in a manner similar to Boy Scout Troops and Patrols. The weekend program is focused on providing opportunities for Patrol-style activities, team building, and leadership experiences.

Schedule

Schedule Outline:

• Friday afternoon/evening - Webelos Dens to arrive and check in
• Friday night campout by Dens
• Saturday – Project ‘X’ Patrol Challenge Course
• Saturday Evening – Council Campfire
• Saturday night campout
• Sunday – Scouts’ Own Service, departure

Activities

The Saturday program is built around the Project ‘X’ Patrol Challenge Course. ‘X’ stands for the unknown, and the Webelos Dens will attempt to figure out and overcome a number of obstacles and puzzles. Each situation will test the Scouts’ ability to work together as a team. Each scout will have the opportunity and challenge of leading his Den/Patrol in working on an activity.

The Project ‘X’ activities are constructed, staffed, supervised, and refereed by Boy Scouts from Milton District Troops. This provides a leadership challenge to the Boy Scout Staff members, as well as the opportunity for constant interaction between the Boy Scouts and Webelos Scouts.

Leadership and Staffing

Each participating den must be accompanied by at least 2 adults. Den Chiefs are encouraged to attend with their dens.

Boy Scouts, opersting with the support of their Troop leadership, will manage the challenge course activities.

Additional Boy Scout staff members may serve in the role of Encampment SPL, ASPL, service patrol members, or special assignments as needed.

Participating Troops must provide adequate 2-deep leadership for their participating scout staff members.

Unit Commitments

Packs

• Unit leaders should encourage the participation of all 4^th grade Webelos Scouts.
• Webelos Woods can be planned on as a leadership training activity and an exercise in outdoor and camping skills development.
• Webelos Den Leaders should work with their Scouts in the weeks prior to Webelos Woods to teach the Scouts how to develop camping supply check lists, and patrol-style food plans.

Troops

• Boy Scout Troops will be asked to support Webelos Woods by producing and staffing activities for the Project ‘X’ Patrol Challenge Course.
• Troop leaders should encourage participation by their scouts in serving as leaders of the various activities on the Challenge Course.
• With appropriate prior planning, Scout service at Webelos Woods can be an effective leadership and team bulding learning exercise for Patrols and Troops.

Eagle Camp

Overview

Eagle Camp is an intensive one- week merit badge advancement camp. Eagle Camp is a rigorous program for goal- oriented achievers, for Scouts who are sincerely interested in earning the Eagle Award.

The program is conducted in an intense and focused environment where the necessary safeguards and facilities can be provided. Scouts develop responsibility, resourcefulness, self-reliance and a sense of loyalty to the principles as set forth in the Scout Oath and Laws.

Schedule

Eagle Camp is scheduled to coincide with public school Spring Break.

Camp begins on Sunday afternoon and ends on Saturday. Scouts must attend for the entire week. There is not provision for late arrival or early departure.

Classes are typically scheduled in 4 hour blocks; morning, afternoon, and evening.

Activities

Each scout will be part of a provisional patrol and stay in a lodge. Each lodge has full facilities, modern baths including showers, and bunk beds with mattresses. Each lodge will house 24-36 scouts. The camp has full athletic facilities for baseball, basketball, swimming, volleyball and others. Within 20 minutes of the FFA Camp is the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Management Area with 6400 acres, an educational center, rifle range, backpacking and mountain bike trails plus many other features.

Merit Badge Program

In general, the program offers all required merit badges (CORE), and numerous non-required (ELECTIVE) merit badges – over 50 total merit badges. Scouts register in advance based on interest and what has already been earned in the Core and Elective categories. Scouts then select six merit badges for focus. If there is a demand for a particular merit badge, we will do everything possible to meet the need.

In conclusion, Eagle Camp will be an exciting, vigorous, challenging adventure in Scouting for all who participate. Scouts will return with a real sense of accomplishment not only in earning merit badges earned but also in leadership, self-reliance, camaraderie and purpose.

Leadership and Staffing

Youth Staff

• Each provisional troop will need at least two youth staff members.
• Youth program staff are needed as well.
• Only EAGLE SCOUTS will be considered for youth staff. Staff scouts pay the same fee as regular scouts as Eagle scout staff members are expected to earn Palms by earning merit badges.

Adult Staff

• Adult staff members are needed. All help is gratefully accepted.
• Adults may participate for the entire week or for as little as a half day.
• Each course will be approximately 4 hours and we will have AM, PM, and some evening courses. Most of these courses will cover all the requirements of a particular subject.
• Community resources are also used to provide course instruction as well as Scouters.
• Adult participants must have received Youth Protection Training and be qualified, registered Merit Badge Counselors.
• Adult staff members will be able to attend, teach, participate or learn as desired. An adult will be able to attend a course and probably become qualified to offer the merit badge for their unit.

Unit Commitments

• Unit Leaders should make sure that youth members know about Eagle Camp and include participation in their Personal Advancement Plans.
• Qualified adults and youth should consider participating as staff members.
• Unit Leaders should recruit unit adults to become qualified and serve as instructors at camp.
• Some units may want to offer scholarships to Eagle Camp as a way of reduceing the cost to individual scouts. This is a unit decision. Unit Leaders may seeks guidance on this subject from their Unit Commissioner or the Eagle Camp leadership.

Spring Camporee

Overview

The Spring Camporee is an extension of unit scouting. Camporee brings units together for a weekend Boy Scout camping experience. It provides opportunities for Scouts and Scouters to meet their counterparts from other troops. Program activities often include friendly competition as a way of reinforcing the Patrol Method and building unit Esprit de Corps.

Schedule

Spring Camporee is typically a 2 night campout held in mid to late April.

Typical schedule:

• Friday evening – unit arrival, check-in, setup camp in reserved areas
• Saturday – morning flag ceremony, day program activities, free time
• Saturday evening – District Campfire, Order of the Arrow Program, evening program activities
• Sunday – morning flag ceremony, Scouts’ Own Service, day program activities, break camp, free time

Activities

The Camporee is structured around a central theme and the Program Activities are designed to support that theme. Outside experts and resources may be used to advance core objectives of the theme. The main objective of Camporee is to promote fun of outdoor scouting activities. Advancement may be the focus of some activities, but should not be the primary focus of the event.

Leadership and Staffing

The Camporee Camp Director is a volunteer and is approved by the District Program Committee. The Camp Director is supported by a volunteer staff in various critical areas including:

Unit Commitments

Troops

• Each Troop should provide a Scout as a representative to the Camporee planning committee, with an adult leader to assist.
• Troops may be asked to provide logistical support of materials and work effort to help with the core Program Activities.
• Troops should plan on attending Camporee as part of their major activities plans.

Cub Scout Day Camp and Twilight Camp

Overview

The Milton District operates a Cub Scout Day Camp activity each summer. Cub Scouts in the ranks or Wolf, Bear, and Webelos are included. The camp is operated in accordance with BSA National guidelines and is accredited each year. Scouts are organized into dens of up to 12 scouts, with at least 2 volunteer leaders per den.

Schedule

• Camp is usually operated as 2 sessions in mid-June.
• The Twilight Camp operates Sunday - Thursday late afternoon and evening, from about 4:00PM to 9:00PM. The Day Camp operates Monday – Friday morning to early afternoon, from about 9:00AM to 2:00PM. .

Activities:

The main objective of the camp activities is enrollment retention through a fun outdoor program. The program activities are designed to provide fun and excitement while supporting development of skills, character, teamwork, and leadership within the Scouts. Many of the activities are related to rank advancement, although advancement is not the primary focus of the camp.

Some of the typical activities include:

• Archery range
• Arts and crafts projects
• BB gun shooting range
• Nature studies
• Team sports and games
• Woodcraft
• Leathercraft
• Camp cooking

Leadership and Staffing

Supervision

The camp operates under the supervision of the District Activities Committee.

Certified Directors

The camp Directors are volunteers, approved by the District leadership each year. Although the camp operates as a single project with multiple sessions, each session has a Camp Director and Program Director on site full time.

Staff

The camp is staffed by volunteers, with a large percentage of the volunteers being non-Scouter parents of the campers. Boy Scouts also serve as volunteers in the roles of Den Guides and Activity Program Aides.

Unit Commitments

Troops

• Scouters and parents should consider volunteering to work at Day Camp. It is a great opportunity to help bring along an entire generation of Cub Scouts. Many camp activities are centered around skills that Troop leaders have.
• Troop leaders should encourage Boy Scouts to volunteer at Day Camp. It is a valuable leadership opportunity and a way of providing Service to Scouting.
• Day Camp leadership may request to borrow property from Troops including: equipment trailers, camp cooking equipment, canopies, or other basic materials as needed.

Packs

• Pack leaders should encourage Cub Scouts to enroll at Day Camp and parents to serve as volunteer staff. Day Camp is a great extension of unit scouting and is closely coordinated to the advancement opportunities for scouts who have just moved to the next rank level.

Scout Expo

Overview

Scout Expo is an annual fall event. Each unit develops and presents activities for guests to do. These activities should be related to the event theme, demonstrate scouting skills or activities, and be generally acceptable to a wide age range. Past activities that have been especially popular have included:

• Demonstration of scout skills – camping, cooking, orienteering, pioneering, etc.
• Lashing towers – demonstration of technique and climbing
• Rope (monkey) bridges
• Craft projects – make a toy, neckerchief slide, etc.
• Games like catapult accuracy competition and water rockets

All activities must comply with safety requirements and the leave no trace guidelines.

The main objectives of Scout Expo are:

• Public awareness of scouting through the demonstration of scout skills
• Recruiting of new scouts and leaders through participation in fun activities
• Celebration of the fun of Scouting’s outdoor program through participation in fun activities and fellowship

Leadership

The Scout Expo Director is a volunteer and is approved by the District Activities Committee. The Scout Expo Committee is made up of the Activity Director, one representative from each district unit, and Assistant Directors recruited by the Director as needed.

Unit Commitments

Troops

• Every troop should have a Scout (with an adult helper) as their representative on the Scout Expo planning committee to facilitate communications and coordinate the participation of their unit.
• Each unit should plan to offer an activity that demonstrates fun outdoor activities typical of their unit’s program.
• Each unit will be asked to provide a few volunteers to work for a short duration on a Service Patrol.
• Scouts should invite a non-Scout friend to attend Expo and participate in the great fun that is the Scouting outdoor program.

Packs

• Every pack should have an adult as their representative on the Scout Expo planning committee to facilitate communications and coordinate the participation of their unit.
• Each unit should plan to offer an activity that demonstrates fun outdoor activities typical of their unit’s program.
• Each unit will be asked to provide a few volunteers to work for a short duration on a Service Patrol.
• Scouts should invite a non-Scout friend to attend Expo and participate in the great fun that is the Scouting outdoor program.