Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS) Training
October 29-30, 2016
About the Course
Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS) is an overnight hands-on training for Boy Scout and Venturing 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.
Logistical Details
- October 29-30, 2016
- Camp Squanto, Plymouth (map and directions)
- Arrive between 8 and 8:15 AM on Saturday, October 29. 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.
- For more information, contact the course director, Ruth Mackie.
Register Online
Course fee: $30 to cover Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner, evening snack, and Sunday breakfast, along with training supplies.
Registration closed on October 21, as announced. Pre-registration is required (no walk-ins allowed) because the volunteer training staff need a head count to plan and purchase food and supplies. If you missed us this time, please consider signing up for the next OLS course on April 7-8, 2017!
What to Bring
Please contact the course director in advance if you have any special needs that we can help to accommodate (limited mobility; need electricity for CPAP; etc.).
Handouts and Links
More of the actual files will be posted soon.
Our course
- Course schedule and learning objectives
- Scouts' Own service (PDF)
- Photos
Outdoor skill sessions
Other program resources
General resources
