​​Course Location: Gorham Scout Ranch, Chimayo, NM
Dates: August 28, 2026 (1st weekend) September 12, 2026 (2nd weekend)
Cost: $285

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Trained volunteer leadership is one of the keys to a successful Scouting experience. As the core leadership skills training course for Scouting America, Wood Badge focuses on strengthening each volunteer’s ability to work with and lead groups of youth and adults.

 

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Those interested in attending as staff contact Luke Arnold for more information.  laarnold@hotmail.com

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Since its introduction in 1919, Wood Badge has been an essential component in the success of the Scouts. Volunteers who complete Wood Badge training receive a certificate, neckerchief, a leather slide, and two small wooden beads on a leather thong.

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Wood Badge is a national adult training program for Scouting America. It is an advanced, national leadership course open only to Scouting volunteers and professionals. Scouters from Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts, and Explorers, and district and council Scouters all are welcome and belong here. The course consists of classroom & hands-on instruction conducted in an indoor/outdoor environment. Modeled on the Scouts BSA troop & patrol methods.

 

There is a focus on your ticket goals, which are designed to benefit yourself, others, and realizing your Scouting vision. Ticket goals are completed within 18 months. 

 

Why Wood Badge ?

Wood Badge is an important training program designed to challenge us, test our limits, offer insight into the emotional rollercoaster of our Scouts as they advance through the program, give meaning to the time spent in Scouting, and make the job of a leader easier. It might also just be the most fun you’ll have as a Scout leader.

 

Wood Badge is the advanced training for all Scout leaders (Cub Scout, Scouts BSA, and Venturing). It is valuable in many ways! Here are just a few that come to mind:

• You are taught and led by a staff of experienced, outstanding Scouters who will inspire and support you throughout the training.

• The sessions give you a better understanding of the aims and methods of Scouting and how you can make the program in your unit better and more productive.

• You will learn of the many resources available to help you succeed in your Scouting job.

• It is great management training for your Scouting job, and other areas of your life (many companies give time off or pay the course fee for their employees who take Wood Badge).

• You will develop a network of other great Scouters from around the state that you can turn to for advice and support.

 

Wood Badge will make you a better Scout leader and provide a dynamic management training experience that will make you more effective and productive in all areas of your life.

Wood Badge is an important training program; it consistently attracts outstanding staff and great participants. Besides all that, Wood Badge is fun and always lifts my spirits. Many Scouters report that Wood Badge is one of the highlights – a mountaintop experience – in their Scouting careers.

Wood Badge is time well spent! Please spread the word to all your unit members. This is the top leadership course in Scouting America for both volunteers and professionals. You will have fun!

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