Date: Sat Mar 21, 9:00 AM EDT - Sun Mar 22, 3:00 PM EDT
Category:
- Adult Training,
- Outdoor,
- Girl Training
Level:
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
Be sure to click "read more" to see the full description of this training.
This overnight course qualifies participants to take a troop to established sites with readily accessible potable water and latrines or bathrooms for both the day cookout trips and the overnight camping trips. Skill building includes using kaper charts; building wood and charcoal fires and using portable cook stoves; selecting appropriate campsites; pitching tents; camping at sites with Adirondack shelters, glen shelters, platform tents, treehouses, cabins or lodges.
Location: Camp White Rock (Capon Bridge, WV)
Adult Educators: MaryAnne Lister and Association 14/15 Adult Educators
Your volunteer adult educators will contact you by e-mail prior to
the class to give you instructions on what to bring, to ask about
dietary restrictions, and to explain what to expect from the
class.
By the end of this session, participants will be able
to:
* Use resources to identify health and safety procedures
necessary for a cookout or campout with Girl Scouts
*
Identify various levels of progression in the areas of outdoor
skills, outdoor cooking methods, and in Girl Ownership
*
State the rules regarding Girl Scout Nation's Capital site
maintenance
* State the process of securing a Girl Scout
Nation's Capital campsite
* Use minimal impact camping
procedures through proper site set-up, use and clean-up.
*
Budget for and plan menus for a group, considering cultural,
religious, and individual needs
* Prepare, cook, serve, and
clean up a simple meal outdoors. Describe how to purchase, pack and
store food supplies for a simple meal.
* Use the one pot,
basic stick, skillet/griddle, and box oven cooking methods
*
Safely build, maintain and extinguish an individual wood fire
*
Use appropriate personal and troop equipment for an overnight
experience.
* Participate in a form of grace, considering
cultural sensitivity.
* Plan and/or participate in an outdoor
flag ceremony, Girl Scouts' Own and Campfire Ceremony
*
Skills sessions will be conducted outdoors. Indoor sleeping
accommodations will be available.
* And much more!
Participants must have a current Girl Scout membership and a role that
requires a background check. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate
children during training sessions.
Contact Us:
Training
Questions: Jennifer Saunders, jsaunders@gscnc.org
Registration Assistance:
councilcare@gscnc.org
