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BALOO TRAINING

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

 Mandatory Training Required

for all Cub Leaders taking boys camping

Baloo is REQUIRED TRAINING for all Cub Packs that would like to do Overnight Camping as part of their pack activities.  At least one leader of the activity must be Baloo Trained in order for it to be an authorized Scouting activity. 

Register for the May 30, 2009, BALOO Training

Mission: Participants are new Cub Scout leaders who have minimal camping experience but want to plan and carry out an entry-level outdoor experience for the pack. Successful completion of this training will result in increased confidence and a willingness to plan a pack campout.

Objectives:

  1. To understand the focus of the Cub Scout level of the BSA camping program.
  2. Acquire the skills and confidence necessary to plan and carry out a successful, first-time Cub Scout-level camping activity.
  3. Increase his/her knowledge of the resources available from the BSA and other sources to carry out this activity.
  4. Understand the requirements for successful completion of this activity, using national standards as guidelines.

The goal of the pack camping activity is to provide a successful pack camping outing that is:

¨      Fun.
¨      Based on the purposes of Cub Scouting.
¨      Successful in whetting the appetite of the Cub Scout, his parents, and the leaders to want more of the outdoors.

This course is REQUIRED for approval of a tour permit for packs taking a camping activity.