Fall IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
Fall IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills


Fall IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
Date/Time
Registration Begins
8/23/2024
Last Day To Register
9/29/2024
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 5, 2024, 8am-sharp ET – Eat breakfast before you arrive (Feel free to come up Friday night as long as you arrive by 10pm ET) - October 4, 2024. 

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

Registration:  
$45.00; includes 4 meals ($ 5.00 Discount if you sign up before September 19, 2024) Registration closes on September 29, 2024.

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 (highly encouraged), watch, pen/pencil, paper or notebook, hat, sunglasses, warm/seasonal clothes (we will be outside most of the day)

 Course Guidelines:  

  • This course has a minimum size of 5 participants and a maximum of 12 participants. If the minimum is not reached by September 10th, 2024 we will be forced to cancel the course. If the course fills up, we are unlikely to be able to expand for additional participants.
  • This is an outdoor course, we are not going to ask that you leave electronic devices at home or in your car, but excessive time spent on the phone, listening to broadcasts during instruction or other parts of the weekend is disrespectful to the instructors and other participants.
  • Participants may only camp in established campsites. * there are two campsites that are equipped with electricity for medical devices.
  • Closed-toed shoes are required at all Chattahoochee BSA camps from the moment you step out of your vehicle. Shower shoes may be worn in the showers only.
  • No pets are allowed at BSA camps.
  • Smoking (including vaping) /Tobacco use must be conducted in designated areas.
 

 

Contact E-mail
info@91bsa.org
Cost
$45.00 per Participant
Early Discount
Before 9/19/2024 a discount of $5.00 will apply.
Cancellation Policy
A 100% refund will be honored through September 18th. A 50% refund will be honored through September 29th. No Refunds Requests honored on or after September 30th. 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

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