About the Course
Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS) is an overnight hands-on training for Boy Scout and Venturing leaders. It covers outdoor camping skills (cooking, knots, woods tools, etc.). Learn new skills, reinforce old ones, and build confidence to teach these skills to Scouts. For Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters, this course is part of the requirements to earn the “Trained” patch. It’s also part of the requirements for adult leaders of a Venturing crew that runs an outdoor program.
Logistical Details
- October 28-29, 2017
- Wrentham Developmental Center, 131 Emerald St., Wrentham (map and directions)
- Arrive between 8 and 8:15 AM on Saturday, October 28. We’ll have you on your way home by noon on Sunday.
- We will have an interfaith Scouts’ Own service on Sunday morning, which is our traditional way of fulfilling religious obligations on the trail.
- For more information, contact the course director, Ruth Mackie.
- If you’re not able to participate for the full Saturday/Sunday course, please sign up for our Friday/Saturday version of the course in the spring!
Register Online
Online registration is open! Please register online by Friday, October 20. We require pre-registration so our volunteer training staff will have time to prepare supplies and purchase food for the headcount we have. No walk-ins.
Course fee: $20 for leaders registered in Mayflower Council; $30 for out-of-council leaders.* This fee covers the cost of Saturday lunch, dinner, and snack; Sunday breakfast; and training supplies.
*Mayflower Council leaders get a discount because basic leader training costs are subsidized by an activity fee that all of our Scouts pay with their annual registration.
What to Bring
- Personal equipment list will be posted in September…
- Medical form (all participants must have Part A and Part B filled out)
Please contact the course director in advance if you have any special needs that we can help to accommodate (limited mobility; need electricity for CPAP; etc.).