TRAINING DOUBLE HEADER – ILST & Hiking/Backpacking Merit Badge Class
Please mark your calendars for Saturday April 11th. We will hold a training and teaching doubleheader!
First, Mr. Farmer will once again teach the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST). We STRONGLY encourage all scouts in leadership positions (if you have a round patch on your left sleeve- then you are in a leadership position- SPL, ASPL, PL, APL, Quartermaster, Scribe, etc …) to attend. Even if you are not in a leadership position, then you are welcome to attend. ILST is a prerequisite for National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), also something I encourage scouts to consider taking.
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/resources/nylt/
Second, Mr. Grocki and I will teach a Backpacking and Hiking Merit Badge Class. The Philmont training schedule was designed to fulfill the physical requirements of both merit badges, however, there is some classroom work required. This class will cover these requirements. I will provide blue cards for the scouts that sign up.
Both sessions will take place at Immanuel Church on the Hill, and each is approximately 2 hours in length. We will send out the exact time schedule later, but one will likely be in the late morning and second after lunch and in the early afternoon.
