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  Introduction to
Outdoor Leader Skills
What is it?
Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills is a two day hands-on
program that gives adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they
need to lead Scouts in the outdoor program. Participation in the
course is structured much like participation in a Scout troop, with
the patrol method and buddy system evident.
How long is it?
Two days.
Who attends?
Required for Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters: recommended
for all adult leaders working directly with Scout troops.
Where's it offered?
At scheduled District Trainings (link
to District Web Sites)
Course format:
Demonstrations, discussions, and skill sessions.
Learning Objectives:
Program Events:
Interfaith worship
- Explain the importance of religious principle as addressed
in the Scout Oath or Promise and Scout Law and the application
for membership.
- Strongly emphasize the spiritual ideals of Scouting.
- Discuss the importance of respecting the religious
obligations of others.
- Explain the commitments implied through duty to God,
reverence toward God, fulfillment of religious duties, and
respect for the beliefs of others.
- Describe the firm requirements of some faiths regarding
observance of the Sabbath.
- Make provisions for four major faiths - Protestant,
Catholic, Jewish, and Mormon - and make other appropriate
arrangements based on needs of the local area.
- Show through spirit, example, and program presentation, the
development of spiritual values.
- Tell why religious instruction is the responsibility of the
parents and religious institution to which the member belongs.
- Plan religious services that reflect an interfaith worship
different from a "non-denominational" service - which usually
means Protestant and is unsuitable for many faiths, including
non-Christians.
- Present a suitable grace at mealtimes.
Campfire Program
- Set, by example, a campfire program without formal
instruction.
- Utilize the campfire program to promote fun and bonding
through mutual interest and enjoyment.
- Create a lively and entertaining program for the outdoors.
- Teach Scouts how to conduct their own campfire programs,
with or without leader participation.
Skills Sessions:
Campsite Selection
- Goals:
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- Train Scouts in selecting, establishing, maintaining, and
breaking down campsites with consideration for patrol safety,
preventing damage to equipment, and minimizing harm to the
environment.
- Pitch a tent.
Assignments:
- Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep
in a tent you have helped pitch. (Tenderfoot 2)
- On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in
a tent that you have pitched. (Second Class 2b)
Ropes - Whipping, Tying, and Lashing
Goals:
- Whip and fuse rope.
- Tie two half hitches and the tautline hitch, and demonstrate
how these knots are used for pitching a tent.
- Tie the timber hitch and clove hitch.
- Demonstrate the square, shear, diagonal, tripod, round, and
floor lashings, and explain the appropriate and inappropriate uses
for these lashings.
- Use the timber hitch and clove hitch to join two or more poles
or staves together.
- Use lashing to make a useful camp gadget.
- Tie the bowline knot and tell how it can be used.
Assignments:
- Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
(Tenderfoot 4a)
- Demonstrate that you know how to tie the following knots and
tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line
hitch. (Tenderfoot 4b)
- Discuss when you should and should not use lashings. (First
Class 7a)
- Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their
uses in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or
more poles or staves together. (First Class 7b)
- Use lashings to make a useful camp gadget. (First Class 7c)
- Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways
it can be used. (First Class 8a)
Woods Tools - Knife, Camp Saw, and Axe
Goals:
- Demonstrate the proper methods when using a pocketknife, camp
saw, and axe.
- Properly care for and sharpen woods tools.
- Explain when woods tools should be used.
- Using the knife, saw, and axe properly, prepare tinder,
kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.
Assignments:
- On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use
of the knife, saw, and axe, and describe when they should be used.
(Second Class 2c)
- Use the knife, saw, and axe to prepare tinder, kindling, and
fuedl for a cooking fire. (Second Class 2d)
Fire Site Preparation and Building
Goals:
- Demonstrate the proper use, safety, maintenance, and care of
backpacking stoves and fuel containers.
- List environmental and safety considerations in selecting a
fire site and firewood, and the construction, use, and care of a
campfire.
- Explain the function and rationale for using fires and whether
a ground fire should be built or a backpacking stove should be
used.
- Prepare and build a safe, functional, environmentally-sound
campfire.
- Explain the types and functions of common fire-starting
materials and demonstrate how to light a campfire.
- Explain how to start a fire during inclement weather.
- Demonstrate how to return the fire site to its natural state.
Assignments:
- Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a
lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both.
(Second Class 2e)
- Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove.
(Second Class 2f)
Cooking
Goals:
- Plan and budget a nutritious, well-balanced meal for one
person and for a patrol.
- Cook a meal for one person and assist with planning,
purchasing, and cooking a meal for a patrol.
- Establish a safe, well-organized kitchen and cooking area.
- Explain the importance of sterilizing utensils and cleaning
cooking gear.
- Demonstrate the procedures for cleanup.
- Demonstrate and explain proper procedures for handling and
storing perishable foods.
- Lead grace at a meal and feel comfortable doing so.
Assignments:
- On a campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your
patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to
share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance
of eating together. (Tenderfoot 3)
- On one campout, plan and cook over an oper fire one hot
breakfast or lunch for yourself, selecting foods from each group
in the food pyramid. Explain the importance of good nutrition.
Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected.
(Second Class 2g)
- Help plan a patrol menu for one campout - including breakfast,
lunch, and dinner - that requires cooking. Tell how the menu
includes food from each group in the food pyramid and meets
nutritional needs. (First Class 4a)
- Using the menu planned above, make a list showing the cost and
food amounts needed to feed three or more boys and secure the
ingredients. (First Class 4b)
- Tell which pans, utensils, and other gear will be needed to
cook and serve these meals. (First Class 4c)
- Explain the procedures to follow in the safe handling and
storage of fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and
other perishable food products. Tell how to properly dispose of
camp garbage, cans, plastic containers, and other rubbish. (First
Class 4d)
- On one campout, serve as your patrol's cook. Supervise your
assistant(s) in using a stove or building a cooking fire. Prepare
the breakfast, lunch, and dinner planned in the assignment above.
Lead your patrol in saying grace at the meals and supervise
cleanup. (First Class 4e)
First Aid
Goals:
- Shape your attitudes and approach to first-aid situations.
- Define first aid and explain what a first-aid plan is.
- Describe a systematic approach to first aid.
- Assemble a first-aid kit that includes items for specific
injuries.
- Explain the considerations for first aid in pre-trip planning.
Assignments:
- Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.
(Tenderfoot 12a)
- Show first aid for the following: (Tenderfoot 12b)
- Simple cuts and scratches
- Blisters on the hand and foot
- Minor burns or scalds (first-degree)
- Bites or stings of insects and ticks
- Poisonous snakebbite
- Nosebleed
- Frostbite and sunburn
- Show what to do for "hurry cases" of stopped breathing,
serious bleeding, and internal poisoning. (Second Class 6a)
- Prepare a personal first-aid kit to take with you on a hike.
(Second Class 6b)
- Demonstrate first aid for the following: (Second Class 6c)
- Object in the eye
- Bite of a suspected rabid animal
- Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook
- Serious burns (second-degree)
- Heat exhaustion
- Shock
- Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation
- Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on
the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone. (First Class 8b)
- Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person,
a person: (First Class 8c)
- From a smoke-filled room
- With a sprained ankle, at least 25 yards
- Tell the five most common signs of a heart attack. Explain the
steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). (First
Class 8d)
Plant Identification
Goals:
- Discuss the seasonal plants in your area.
- Explain the use of plants in nature.
- Identify and explain the treatment for exposure to certain
poisonous plants.
- Tell how you will help instill interest in and respect for
trees, plants, and vegetation.
Assignments:
- Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for
exposure to them. (Tenderfoot 11)
- Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native
plants found in your community. (First Class 6)
Animal Identification
Goals:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for animals in your
community.
- Explain how you will create the desire to learn more about
animals.
- Discuss and identify signs, tracks, nests, and additional
evidence of animal life in your community.
Assignments:
- Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals
(birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your
community. (Second Class 5)
Packing and Hiking Techniques
Goals:
- Explain the techniques of safe hiking and its benefits for
enjoying nature, physical fitness, and nurturing self-reliance
(personal growth).
- Explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of planning a
safe hike.
- Tell how to select the right footwear, clothing, and other
gear.
- Explain the importance of setting a pace and resting when
hiking.
- Pack a neat, well-balanced, and systematically organized
backpack or daypack that is comfortable to wear and efficient to
use while hiking.
- Demonstrate the ability to pack items for accessibility on the
trail.
Assignments:
- Present yourself to you leader, properly dressed, before going
on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use.
Show the right way to pack and carry it. (Tenderfoot 1)
- Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and
cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if
you are lost. (Tenderfoot 5)
- Explain why we use the buddy system in Scouting. (Tenderfoot
9)
What's next?
Advanced leader training.
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