IOLS - INTRO TO OUTDOOR LEADER SKILLS FALL 2023

IOLS - INTRO TO OUTDOOR LEADER SKILLS FALL 2023

Date

10/13/2023 - 10/15/2023

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Registration Begins

8/9/2023

Last Day To Register

10/5/2023

Location

Camp Pine Mountain 565 Old W Point Rd
West Point, GA 31833, US

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Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
(IOLS)

Who should take this training?

New Scouts BSA Scoutmasters (highest-ranking adult volunteer leader working with youth in a Scouts BSA Troop) and Assistant Scoutmasters.

Why should I take this training?
Scouting’s outdoor program is a critical part of how the Scouts BSA program develops young leaders. While camping or participating in other outdoor events, your Scouts will challenge themselves to learn skills they’ve never tried before or maybe didn’t think they could do. In doing so, your Scouts will work together as a team to overcome adversity when things don’t go as planned; this is truly the magic of Scouting that no other program does as well.

To safely offer Scouting’s outdoor program, however, you need a certain set of skills and knowledge – and that’s why you’re required to take Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (also known as “IOLS”) Training. You’ll learn how to build a fire, use an axe, cook outdoors, use a map and compass, responsibly care for the outdoors, and much more. Even if you weren’t a Scout as a kid, you’ll come out of this course looking and acting like a seasoned camper. This course, combined with Youth Protection Training and the Scoutmaster-Specific Training course, will make you a “fully trained” Scouts BSA leader.

Dates:
October 13 7pm ET (Eat Dinner before you arrive or bring it with you) - October 15, 2023

Location:
Camp Pine Mountain
565 Old W Point Rd * West Point, GA 31833

Registration:
$40.00; includes 4 meals ($ 5.00 Discount if you sign up before September 29, 2023) Registration closes on October 5, 2023.

What should I bring to camp? (You will be carrying this gear a short distance from the parking lot to the campsite, so pack with that in mind.)

Current BSA Health and Medical Form—Parts A and B
Scouts BSA Handbook
Full BSA Class A Uniform and Class B/Utility Uniform
Other essentials—Pocket knife, First Aid Kit, Rain Gear, Water bottle, Flashlight, Matches, Compass, Tent, Ground Cloth, Sleeping Bag, and Sleeping pad.
Mess kit—Knife, fork, spoon, plate, bowl, and cup.
Toiletry kit— Soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, washcloth, towel, etc.
Personal extras—Folding chair/stool, watch, pen/pencil, paper or notebook, hat, sunglasses, warm/seasonal clothes (we will be outside most of the day)

Course Director(s):
Mark Bransby mark@magneticmind.org

Contact E-mail

mark@magneticmind.org

Cost

$40.00 per Participant

Early Discount

Before 9/29/2023 a discount of $5.00 will apply.

Cancellation Policy

A 100% refund will be honored through September 28th. A 50% refund will be honored through October 5th. No Refunds Requests honored on or after October 6th. Substitutions of participants will be allowed as long as they are fully stepping into the shoes of the original registrant. No Refund will be issued till after the completion of the event. All Refunds will be issued as a mailed check.

George and Jo Jeter Scout Service Center
1237 First Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: 706-327-2634