Outdoor Skills Training

This is a two-part course designed to sharpen camping and other outdoor skills so that leaders can deliver the outdoor portion of the scouting program.  This training is required for new scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters to be considered "Trained".  The course prepares leaders to teach most of the outdoor skills that scouts need for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.  This course is also highly recommended for troop committee members, Webelos leaders, and leaders of venturing and varsity units.

There is an initial orientation session held in town.  A variety of topics will be covered at this initial session.  In addition, you will be assigned to a patrol along with leaders from other packs, troops and crews, and you will prepare with this new team for the weekend session that follows a week or two later.

The initial session is followed by a campout at a location near Houston.  More information about this weekend session will be provided at the initial planning session.

You can take the training courses in any sequence that best fits your schedule.  However, it may be beneficial to have previously completed the course entitled "New Leader Essentials" and the course for your specific scouting position (see the other course descriptions on this website).

The fee for this course is typically $35 and covers food for the weekend plus training materials.

Schedule for 2008-09:

Fall course
Wed., Oct. 1, 2008	7:30p-8:45p	St. Paul's Presbyterian	7200 Bellaire Blvd	Registration and Orientation
Sat.-Sun., Oct. 11-12	7:30a (Sat) - noon (Sun)	at location one hour   west of Houston	map will be provided   at orientation mtg	Introduction to Outdoor Skills     (campout)
(No Winter course is   planned for 2008-09)
Spring course
Wed., Apr. 15, 2009	7:30p-8:45p	St. Paul Presbyterian	7200 Bellaire Blvd	Introduction and Orientation
Sat.-Sun., Apr. 25-26-13	7:30a (Sat) - noon (Sun)	at location one hour   west of Houston	map will be provided   at orientation mtg	Introduction to Outdoor Skills     (campout)

Registration:   No advance registration is required for the Outdoor Skills course.
You register at the orientation session.  The fee is $35.00 which includes the food.

Contact Fritz Maxwell at 281-238-4438 (H) for more information.

Staff for the training course in May 2005: (Front row, l to r)  Charles Williams, Tom Matthews, Fritz Maxwell, Chuck Guffey, Sharon Richter, Marci Brown, and Jack Metcalfe. Also on staff in May 2005 but not pictured:  Howie Sussman, Cheryl Hodgeson, and John Turner.

Pictures from course in May 2005 - click for full-size view