Adult Education

Guiding scouts via questions

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For many younger parents today, the 1970’s hit detective drama Columbo is ancient history. Every episode had a scene something like this:

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Article about Importance of Roundtable Attendance

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There are a handful of very valuable websites for adult scouters outside of the official BSA websites. One that should be a special focus for Unit Committee Members is Bobwhite Blather. This is recent written by a long-time Troop Committee Chair.

In a recent article, Bobwhite Blather talks about the important of Roundtable attendance and its effect on the unit.

I would recommend sharing the article with all of your adult leaders in your Pack, Troop, or Crew.

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Schedule Cub Leaders for Training

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This summer is going to be busy in preparation for our unified Back to School Night for Scouting on August 27, 2015. That means that the District will be stretched thin in August and September trying to serve all of our Cub Packs.

In preparation for an expected large influx of new Cub Scouts, District is emphasizing the need to train our Cub Leaders as early as possible to avoid the September rush of new leaders (which will also be required for Fall Rechartering).Cub Scout logo

Council is offering Cub Leader position specific training at the Golden Burke Scout Service Center on August 4th, August 12th, September 1st, September 8th, September 22nd, October 6th, and October 13th.

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Commissioner training May 18th

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Have you ever wondered what a commissioner is? Have you ever wanted to be trained as a commissioner?

Monday, May 18th will be your opportunity to come learned about being a commissioner. It is in opportunity to serve units. It’s an opportunity to learn more about how Scouting is supposed to work. It gives you the opportunity to see other units in action so that you can take some of these ideas back to your home unit.Screen Shot 2015-05-13 at 10.59.45 AM

Join us at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th St., Indianapolis. We will be entering on the north side of the building at entrance six or seven. Classes for unit commissioner basic training and assistant district commissioner start at 7 PM. If you’re interested in attending, send an RSVP through the event calendar     Unit Commissioner Patch     .

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