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You Should Come To NYLT
By NYLT SPL & Venturer Katie Raw
I think all scouts who have the opportunity to attend NYLT should! Everyone is a leader, There is always someone looking to your guidance for direction. The skills taught at NYLT are extremely applicable to everyday life. As scouts enter the work force understanding how to set a vision, communicate well, and resolve conflict they will be setting themselves up for success.
This summer's course is a dream that is coming to fruition: I will be the senior patrol leader for NYLT 2016. It is an honor to serve in this capacity, and an achievement I will cherish for the rest of my life. The deadline is fast approaching. Deliver your registration to Council Office by July 1. The NYLT 2016 staff and I look forward to meeting scouts from throughout Great Rivers Council and modeling servant leadership.
Scoutmaster's Minute:
NYLT Applies To All Situations
By Mr. Lance Robbins, Scoutmaster NYLT 2016
Throughout a Scouting "career," whether as a Boy Scout or a Venture Crew member or Varsity Team member, one of the character traits we expect our kids to learn is leadership. During their participation in their troop, crew, or team, we give the scouts opportunities to learn leadership skills by leading their peers in activities. We strive to have our units be "youth led" and we thrust the scouts into positions to make choices about the direction of the program.
The National Youth Leadership Training course is designed to provide youth with leadership skills and experiences that they can use in their home units. NYLT will also apply to other situations which demand leadership—whether of themselves and of others. The course is largely taught by other youth, who have already completed the course, with an emphasis on immediate application of leadership skills learned in a fun environment. Effective leadership training is missing in many units, NYLT can make a lasting difference not only for course participants, but for the other youth in your unit who will experience the difference effective youth leadership makes. The course material provided to par- ticipants serves as a critical manual for them to use as they develop and for their future success.
Leadership is a skill used in all areas of life.
NYLT provides your scout with the tools necessary to lead inside and outside of Scouting.