Outdoor Training for Adults

The leader or another troop adult must attend the appropriate Outdoor Training if the troop will participate in overnight and camping activities. View course schedule on the Volunteer Event Calendar and filter by the Outdoor Training category.

Outdoor 101

Prerequisite: Leadership Essentials
This training course focuses on grade level appropriate activities, outdoor progression, reservation procedures, safety hazards in the out-of-doors, fire safety when using a fireplace and planning in partnership with girls for a lodge camping experience. Course available as classroom or as a Self-study Guide.

Basic Camping Skills

Prerequisite: Outdoor 101
This four hour course focuses on understanding how to make, use and extinguish a campfire; tips on planning, preparation and clean-up steps for a cook-out; learning basic tool craft and elementary knots; making simple meals, knife safety, graces to use in the camp setting and learning how to work in partnership with girls for outdoor cooking experiences. This outdoor training is geared to but not limited to Girl Scout Brownie and Girl Scout Junior Troop Leaders. By taking this training you will be able to do overnights in lodges and cabins at council owned camps.

Basic Platform Tent and Yurt Camping Skills

Prerequisite: Outdoor 101 and Basic Camping Skills
This overnight course, approximately 21 hours long, focuses on a camping experience in platform tents and yurts. Included in this course is care and use of platform tents and yurts, more outdoor cooking options, knots needed for platform tents and yurt camping, simple lashing skills, advanced tool craft, care and use of lanterns and nature skills. When you attend this training you will participate in a pre-planning session that will enable you to go back to your troop and plan your own camping weekend. This outdoor training is geared to but not limited to Girl Scout Junior, Girl Scout Cadette, Girl Scout Senior, and Girl Scout Ambassador troop leaders.

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