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Fleur de lis 32 px Florida Sea Base Lottery Registration Now Open
Florida Sea Base is one of the Boy Scouts of America's four high-adventure bases around the country. To learn more about the four high-adventure bases click here. The lottery for 2015 high adventures at the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is now open. We'd love to have you here next year to experience the adventure of a lifetime!
The registration period for the lottery is Jan 15 to Feb 15. For details on the Florida Sea Base lottery click here.

Fleur de lis 32 px Summer Camp Staff Opportunities Now Open  
Applications are now being accepted for positions on the summer camp staffs at Camp Oljato and Cutter Scout Reservation. We're looking for motivated and confident Scouts and Venturers age 16 and older for paid staff positions and ages 14-15 for unpaid counselor-in-training positions. Contracts are for four weeks at Cutter (includes 1 week of staff training and 3 weeks of camp sessions) and seven weeks at Oljato (includes 1 week of staff training and 6 weeks of camp sessions). Staffing a summer camp builds leadership experience and a lifetime of memories. Pass this information on to anyone who might be interested in the opportunity. Download the application form here.  
 
Training 

null Intro to Snow Camping! (Supplemental Training) - Feb 1, 2014
Continue your Troop's outdoor adventures year-round! This course is a must for leading Scouts in fun and safe snow camping and winter backpacking trips. Emphasis is on safety and learning tricks and techniques to maximize warmth and minimize equipment costs. Gain hands-on experience with snow camping and constructing snow shelters. Open to Senior Scouts. Learn more here

 

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Trainer's Edge (Supplemental Training) - Feb 8, 2014

Replacing the Trainer Development Conference (BSA 500) as the required train-the-trainer course for Wood Badge and NYLT staffs, it is meant to supplement Wood Badge and NYLT training with a focus on the participant, while raising the level of skill a trainer brings to the staff experience. Only practice can polish these skills, but this course is intended to "train the trainer" on behaviors and resources while offering hands-on experience in methods and media. Learn more here.

 

Fleur de lis 32 px Climber High Adventure Training (HAT) - 4 parts, Starts Mar 3, 2014 

For anyone who intends to take Scout units on outings that are more than a few miles from the trail head. Emphasis is on safety, first aid, and program planning. Cost includes syllabus, snacks and meals, and training badge. Learn more here

 

Fleur de lis 32 px NYLT logo
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) - June 14-20, 2014

Registration now open. An exciting, action-packed program provides youth with leadership skills and experience they can use in their units and in other situations. Key concepts focus on what a leader must BE, what he must KNOW, and what he must DO, and are 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. Click here for more info.


Looking for more training courses?
Check with our neighboring councils Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council (previously the Santa Clara County Council) and San Francisco Bay Area Council 
Activities

 
Cub logo 32 px Earn a Belt Loop Every Month at the Peninsula Scout Shop! 
Every third Saturday of the month the Peninsula Scout Shop
offers a free belt loop class for Cub Scouts. February belt loop: Geology. Click here for more info. 



Fleur de lis 32 px 1-Day Aviation or Weather Merit Badge Programs at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos - various dates thru May 
Boy Scouts can complete their requirements for the Aviation or Weather Merit Badge through special 1-day programs at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos. This is not a council event, it is run by the Hiller Museum. Click here for more info. 

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