2010 National Youth Leadership Training

Minsi Trails Council to run National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) Course.  Come celebrate 100 years of leadership training with the BSA!

The Minsi Trails Council will be sponsoring a two Troop course in 2010 to provide additional opportunities for the Scoutmasters to train your youth leaders.  The National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) course supports Scoutmasters in their primary responsibility of training youth leaders.  The Minsi Trails Council will offer the two weekend course in April, 2010.

Built on the legacy of past youth leader training courses, NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of Scouting experience.  Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skills and confidence to lead well.  Through a wide range of activities, events, games, and adventures, NYLT participants will work and play together as they put into action the best that Scouting has to offer.

The course is set up to represent a month in the life of a Scout Troop.  Patrols experience the stages of team development.  Scouts discover that leadership requires vision, goals, and planning.  Participants are provided a “toolbox” of leadership skills.

The National Youth Leadership Training is an outdoor experience for boy leaders in support of the Scoutmaster's responsibility for the training of Troop youth leaders. It is conducted by the council leadership training committee using an outline approved by the Boy Scouts of America.

The two-weekend course will occur Friday, April 16 to Sunday, April 18 and Friday, April 23 to Sunday April 25 at Settlers Camp.  Space is limited to 96 Scouts.  Scouts must be 14 years old by September 1, 2010 and be a Star Scout.  The Cost is $175 per Scout. ($200 per Scout if full payment is not received by April 2, 2010) A $75 deposit is due with the registration form.  The remainder of fee is due by April 2, 2010.  Information and registration fliers are being mailed to each Scoutmaster and Committee Chairs.

Charlie O’Connell of Pocono District and Bernhard Suess of South Mountain District have been selected to serve as the Scoutmasters for the two Troops.  A Youth staff and other adults have been selected and have been meeting to prepare for this great course .

Check out the information and registration form on the Council webpage: and at minsi-nylt.com and at www.minsitrails.com .   If you have any questions please contact Wayne Gross, NYLT Coordinator, by email at wegseg@msn.com