Monday, June 12, 2017

Wood Badge Honor Roll



 
The first Wood Badge course was offered in 1919 at Gilwell Park in the United Kingdom.  This Lord Robert Baden Powell knew that every scout deserved a trained leader and Wood Badge was created to fell that need.  Wood Badge is now offered in every country and proves to be a training that goes above and beyond expectations.  It combines both classroom sessions and outdoor activities which bring the scouting experience to life.  It also provides deeper understanding on how and why the Scouting program works.



 Jay Simancek (1988) EC-CS-15


Marianne Simancek (2002) C-23-02
Clysta Simancek (2016) W4-39-16-1


Jeff Simancek (2015) W4-39-15-2

 
Dimitrios Simancek (2019) W4-39-19





Monday, May 22, 2017

Going Digital with Merit Badges

To make the skills needed for the Wilderness Survival and Pioneering Merit Badges easier to access, view and practice, I have start to post videos online.  I have added 2 playlists to my YouTube Channel.

The first playlist is Rope Work.  This channel contains videos for knots, knot challenges, rope making, and I am in the process of creating videos for lashings and more knots.

The second channel is for Wilderness Survival.  This playlist will contain some of the skills necessary for the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge, include fire starting I will be expanding to include shelter building.