National Youth Leadership Training

June 3^rd -8^th 2012 Lewis & Clark Camp

What Is Its Purpose? To provide youth members of the Boy Scouts of America with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

NYLT is an exciting, action-packed six-day leadership training for Boy Scouts. The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE what he must KNOW and what he must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.

National Youth Leadership Training offers the skills of visualizing success, setting goals to accomplish that vision and making a plan to get there, all core to developing the leader's role. The objectives of the conference are:

• To give participants the confidence and knowledge to run the troop program.
• To give participants a basic knowledge of leadership, team building & conflict resolution and help them relate these skills to their troop responsibilities.
• To give participants the opportunity to share ideas and experiences with Scouts from other Troops.
• To create an atmosphere of Scouting at its best living by the Scout Oath and Law.
• To enhance the relationship between the participant/candidate and his Scoutmaster
• To have fun.

To qualify for admission to National Youth Leadership Training a candidate must:

1. Be recommended by his Scoutmaster
2. Be at least 13 (14 preferred)
3. Hold at least the rank of First Class or be in Venturing
4. He/She should be proficient in their outdoor camping skills
5. Be registered in Boy Scouts or Venturing

Course will be held at Lewis & Clark Scout Camp from June 3^rd through the 8^th

For Questions please contact Sheryl Oliver—2012 NYLT Course Director: ksjmoliver@msn.com or 605-371-2070

2012 NYLT Participant Application.pdf
NYLT Staff Application.pdf