Golden Arrow District - Training for Boy Scout Leaders

Golden Arrow District

position specific training for

Scoutmasters and
Assistant Scoutmasters

This course is designed for any adult who is currently serving as or who intends to become a Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster in a troop.
The course is also beneficial for parents who simply desire a better understanding of how a troop functions.

This course is in three segments of approximately 2.5 hrs each. The three segments are often taught in a single day but are sometimes offered as a series of three shorter sessions.

Training Schedule for 2012-13:

Scoutmaster Specific - session 1 - session 2 - session 3	Sat, Sep 29, '12 Sat, Sep 29 Sat, Sep 29	8:30a - 11:00a 11:00a - 2:30p 2:30p - 5:00p	St. John the Divine Episcopal, in the Parish Life Center (see signs for the room #)	Corner of Westheimer & River Oaks Blvd
Scoutmaster Specific - session 1 - session 2 - session 3	Sat, Oct 27, '12 Sat, Oct 27 Sat, Oct 27	8:30a - 11:00a 11:00a - 2:30p 2:30p - 5:00p	Taught concurrently with GAD Fall Merit Badge Fair at St. Thomas High School	(This training session was cancelled)
Scoutmaster Specific - session 1 - session 2 - session 3	Sat, Feb 2, '13 Sat, Feb 2 Sat, Feb 2	8:30a - 11:00a 11:00a - 2:30p 2:30p - 5:00p	St. John the Divine Episcopal, in the Parish Life Center	Corner of Westheimer & River Oaks Blvd
Scoutmaster Specific - session 1 - session 2 - session 3	Sat, Apr 27, '13 Sat, Apr 27 Sat, Apr 27	8:30a - 11:00a 11:00a - 2:30p 2:30p - 5:00p	St. John the Divine Episcopal, in the Parish Life Center	Corner of Westheimer & River Oaks Blvd

Registration: You need to register at least one day before the training course.
Registration is done on-line at the following link:
For the Apr 27 course, use this LINK.
For further information on the Scoutmaster Specific course,
please email or call Tom Whiteside at 713-471-0441 (o).
The cost is usually $15 and is paid during the on-line registration process.

Other Training Courses

For a Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster to be considered "trained" and to wear the Trained badge on his/her uniform,
the leader must complete the following training in addition to the Scoutmaster Specific course described above:

"Fast Start" and "This Is Scouting" both of which are taken on-line.

"Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills" which is offered by the
GAD training team two or three times each year.

For additional information about these courses as well as supplemental training courses, click HERE.
For the schedule for Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills, click HERE.