Basic Cookout - Camp Crowell - May 3, 2026
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Date: Sun May 03, 8:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
Category:
  • Outdoor,
  • Life Skills
Level:
  • Ambassadors,
  • Volunteers

Be sure to click "read more" to see the full description of this training.

Get certified in Basic Cookout! This class trains adults so they can instruct Girl Scouts (and other adults) in the troop. As the adult taking on the role of cookout-trained person for the troop, you provide adult supervision as they progress through learning the "Girl Scout way" to prepare meals, cook, manage fires, use knives, and clean up at an age appropriate level.

The class will provide you with the tools to assess where your troop is in the progression toward being able to conduct an outdoor cookout. You will then use these tools and progression steps in helping your girls to attain the skills to successfully prepare a meal and spend a day doing activities in the outdoors. This course qualifies adults to lead a troop on day cookouts with readily accessible drinkable (potable) water and with latrines or bathrooms. This class does not qualify the adult to take a troop on an overnight trip.

Who should take this class?

Volunteers working with younger troops who might like to make s'mores over a campfire or to plan a cookout as preparation for camping in the future.

Adult Educator: Kay Emerson

Please email gs.trainers@gmail.com regarding any food allergies or sensitivities.

Bring to class:
- Unbreakable dish, bowl, cup, eating utensils (do not bring paper plates or plastic silverware)
- A mesh bag that your dishes and utensils will fit into (onion or fruit mesh bag work well)  If your bag doesn't have a drawstring please add one that is at least 24" long. (yarn, twine or ribbon work well AND a completed Adult Activity Waiver Form that you can find under "Forms and Documents" on our website.
Location: Camp Crowell (Oakton, VA)

Contact Us: 
Training Questions: avdaa@gscnc.org
Registration Assistance: councilcare@gscnc.org