Outdoor Skills Training for Scouters (Formerly SCOUTCRAFT 1 & 2)
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| All Sections: Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, and Service Team Emphasis on the Canadian Path – model for Scouting Receive credit toward your Scouter Development Cards |
| Date: MAY 1-3, 2026 Location: Camp Samac Scout Centre, 275 Conlin Rd East, Oshawa, Ontario Cabin #4 Cost: $70.00 ($40 ea. for Saturday or Sunday) Times: Teaching Sat 8:30am-5:30pm & evening and Sunday from 8:30 to 4:30 pm Program is progressive from day 1 to day 2 Course leads: Debby Corneal & Wil Corneal Fee includes course materials, tenting option, Friday: Mug-up Icebreaker and knives and axes , Saturday: breakfast, lunch, dinner & Mug-up Sunday:, breakfast & lunch Sunday. (Limited indoor sleeping available upon request. Bunks for 15, including top bunks) Space available for personal tents. Modules will be set up to easily match Scouter Development Cards with the expectation of “I Can” upon competition. Modules are presented in progression and not repeated. So, to get the full experience, we encourage you to sign up for both days. Saturday – Outdoor Skills Basic for Day Activities: Learn what you need to prepare yourself and your youth for an evening or day outing, such as Beaveree, trees planting and so on. Planning, preparing, paperwork, communication to parents, etc. Researching, testing and planning day hikes, picnics or canoe orientation activities Setting up a shelter, using a camp stove, menu planning for a hot lunch, Day packs with appropriate first aid supplies, etc. Sunday – Outdoor Skills Advanced for Overnight and Longer Activities (progressive from Saturday): SAFETY PREPARATION, FIRST AID, OUTDOOR SKILLS and THE ENVIRONMENT: Understand how to read map references, contours, how to orient a map, and how to follow bearings. Show how to choose a campsite, pitch , and care for a tent. Understand the layout of campsites and describe proper camp hygiene. Prepare a list for individual kit group equipment and a menu for an overnight camp. Scouting in all weather conditions; clothing equipment; emergency kit and emergency procedures. Explain “no trace” camping methods. REGISTRATION: https://www.whitbyscouts.org/machform/view.php?id=221680 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 28, 2026 at 5pm. CRITERIA FOR COMPLETION: Outdoor activities are essential to Scouting Programs and become enjoyable, effective experiences for adults and youth when the leader possesses some of the essential knowledge and skills for having fun in the outdoors. Leaders taking youth on a hike or to camp find the experience more rewarding when they do so with confidence. The Outdoor Skills program merely defines the knowledge and skills needed to proceed with confidence. To complete the appropriate Scouter Development Cards, a Scouter must satisfy their Commissioner or his/her designate that the following knowledge and skills have been acquired |
| Outdoors Skills Basic These standards prescribe the minimum knowledge and skills recommended for leaders of a day hike. SAFETY: Know the basic safety rules and precautions concerning: hiking on roads, getting lost, using knives, camp stoves and fires, hiking in extreme weather conditions, and safe trail behavior. FIRST AID: Know when to stop bleeding and dress minor wounds. Know when help should be summoned and when not to move an injured person. Know the value of carrying a basic emergency kit and the importance of reassurance. OUTDOOR SKILLS: Understand scale, direction , and conventional symbols on a topographical map. Know basic knots. Make a cookfire, light a camp stove, and cook a simple meal. Pack a daypack for a day hike. CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT: Understand the need to preserve the environment and know specific ways in which Scouts should avoid harming nature while on hikes. |
| Outdoor Skills Advanced These standards prescribe the minimum knowledge and skills recommended for a leader camping overnight with youth. SAFETY: Know the basic safety rules and precautions concerning scouting in all-weather conditions; clothing & equipment; emergency kit and emergency procedures. FIRST AID: Know basic first aid for burns, fractures, heat stroke, and hypothermia. Know when and how to transport an injured person. OUTDOOR SKILLS: Understand how to read many references and contours, how to orient a map, and how to follow bearings. Show how to choose a campsite, pitch, and care for a tent. Understand the layout of campsites and describe proper camp hygiene. Prepare a list for individual kit group equipment and a menu for an overnight camp. CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT: Explain “no trace” camping methods. |
Questions : Please contact Debby Corneal 905-926-1481 or [email protected]