In September 2015 I embarked in a journey which has given me tools and training both inside and outside of Scouting. Wood Badge is a world-wide training course for adult scouters which teaches the participant about all aspects of the Scouting Program. Participants will learn about the stages of building a team, group dynamics, programming and so much more. This course does not take place just in a classroom, but is a 2 weekend intensive course involving classroom and practical applications. After the course the participants are given 18 months to complete "tickets" which they select to help them achieve a goal of theirs specific to scouting.
This has been a wonderful and changing experience. I encourage each and everyone who is involved with scouting, go through this course and work those tickets. On October 10, 2016 I was finally presented with my beads to complete my first Wood Badge Course. I am sure I will be back to help staff a course in the future.
