Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS) is an overnight hands-on training for Boy Scout leaders. It covers outdoor camping skills (cooking, knots, woods tools, etc.). Learn new skills, reinforce old ones, and build confidence to teach these skills to Scouts. For Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters, this course is part of the requirements to earn the "Trained" patch. It's also part of the requirements for adult leaders of a Venturing crew that runs an outdoor program.
Dates, Times, and Location
- October 28-29, 2017
- Wrentham Developmental Center
- Arrive between 8 and 8:15 AM on Saturday, October 28. We'll have you on your way home by noon on Sunday.
- We will have an interfaith Scouts' Own service on Sunday morning, which is our traditional way of fulfilling religious obligations on the trail.
- If you're not able to participate for the full Saturday/Sunday course, please sign up for our Friday/Saturday version of the course in the spring!
Course Fee
$20 for leaders registered in Council 251 (Old Colony / Knox Trail); $30 for out-of-council leaders.* This fee covers the cost of Saturday lunch, dinner, and snack; Sunday breakfast; and training supplies.
*Council 251 leaders get a discount because basic leader training costs are subsidized by an activity fee that all of our Scouts pay with their annual registration.
