Issue 251 – NAYLE Is On The Road

By AskAndy on April 18, 2011 in 2011

Some leaders may be born, but STRONG leaders are MADE! So let’s get going and NAIL IT at NAYLE!

NAYLE—the BSA’s premiere Leadership Training—is coming your way, so alert all your troops, crews, ships, and teams, all Scouts and Venturers, and Sea Scouts, too!

NAYLE IS ON THE ROAD!

What’s ““NAYLE”?

It’s the BSA’s National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience, begun at Philmont and this summer on the road to BSA regions around the country!

What Do You Learn at NAYLE?

Encouraging others to live lives of leadership-through-service.
Acting as a “servant-leader” and sharing your leadership skills and group dynamics understanding to help others develop as well, in an outdoor setting.
Intuitively using your leadership skills in all aspects of your life.
Becoming an advocate for advanced leadership training back home in your local council.

What Can I Expect??

Challenging and fun group and individual activities in an outdoor setting.
Learnings that lead to the opportunity of changing how you lead and how you live your life!

Participants were asked how much they’d recommend NAYLE to others like them and, on a 1 (low) to 5 (high) scale, they said: 4.9!

Here are some actual quotes:

“All I can say is WOW! It was such an amazing experience with so much in one week. I’d highly recommend this course to anyone who’d like more leadership skills.”

“I had the best time of my life! The…experience made it all come together and made it a once-in-a-lifetime event. This was so much fun actually using the skills and then being able to connect them back to what’s taught (back home). It will definitely help me make the best of my home course.”

The Modules

The six exciting NAYLE modules are designed for you to use your group leadership skills in realistic and challenging settings:

Challenging Events
Wilderness First Aid
GPS and Geocaching
Search and Rescue
Leave No Trace
Conservation

The Modules Focus On These Skills:

Module	Purpose	Leadership Skills
Challenging Events	“Forming” stage of team development	Valuing people, observing leadershipbehaviors
Wilderness First Aid	Advanced skills for later application in S&R	Planning, communication, problem-solving
Geocaching	Outdoor skills, “Storming” stage of team devel.	Teaching EDGE™, conflict resolution, problem-solving
Search & Rescue	Advanced outdoor skills for application throughout course	Teaching EDGE™,problem solving, communication
Leave No Trace	Advanced outdoor skills for application throughout course	Ethics in decision-making
Conservation	Give back through service	Teaching EDGE™, servant leadership

What Will You Take Home…?

We See These Outcomes:

Growing self-awareness

A daily assessment of strengths and limitations

The happiness that comes from helping others succeed
Growing creativity
Understanding that everyone is a leader

All group members make significant contributions to their team’s success

Knowing leadership is a way of life
Growing self-confidence

Are YOU Ready?

To attend NAYLE, you will…

Be 14 years of age by the first day of your course, but not yet 21, from Boy Scout, Varsity, & Venturing units.
Have successfully completed National Youth Leader Training or The NYLT to NAYLE Bridge.
Be in top physical condition: Meet the part D requirements of the BSA Annual Medical form.

Some Leaders may be born; STRONG LEADERS are MADE!

NAIL IT at NAYLE!

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NAYLE Course Fee

$355.00 per participant, includes all meals, lodging, training materials, NAYLE cap, and 2 NAYLE tee-shirts.
Payment in full due with registration.

To Register…

CENTRAL REGION
- Dates: July 31-August 4, 2011
- Camp: S-F Scout Ranch, Knob Lick, MO

St. Louis Area Council (www.stlbsa.org)

Register: www.stlbsa.org à Then click NAYLE link
Contact: Becky Fisk, Course Director

beckyfisk@hotmail.com

NORTHEAST REGION
- Dates: August 7-11, 2011
- Camp: Onteora Scout Reservation, Livingston Manor, NY

Theodore Roosevelt Council (www.trcbsa.org)

Register: www.trcbsa.org/Onteora/NE-NAYLE.htm
Contact: John Glockner, Course Director

QPI@mail.com or [908] 928-1115

WESTERN REGION-NORTH
- Dates: July 5-9, 2011
- Camp: Tamarancho, Fairfax, Marin County, CA

Marin Council (www.boyscouts-marin.org)

Register: www.boyscouts-marin.org à Then click NAYLE link
Contact: Mary Stevens, Course Director

leadershipBSA@gmail.com

WESTERN REGION-SOUTH
- Dates: August 8-12, 2011
- Camp: Chawanakee, Shaver Lake, CA

Sequoia Council (www.seqbsa.org)

Register: www.seqbsa.org à Then click NAYLE link
Contact: Gerry Hester, Course Director

gerryhester@aol.com

GO HERE FOR APPLICATIONS: http://www.scouting.org

Happy Scouting!

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Andy is a Board Member of the U.S. Scouting Service Project, Inc.

Andy was recognized in 2017 as a National Distinguished Eagle Scout and Regent of the National Eagle Scout Association. He is currently serving as council member-at-large. His previous position, which he held for over 20 years (except for several years when he served as District Commissioner and Assistant Council Commissioner-Training), was Unit Commissioner. He has previously served as Den Leader, Webelos Den Leader, Cubmaster, Pack Committee Chair, Scoutmaster, International Representative, and--as a Scout--Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. He is a charter member and founding director of his prior council's Alumni Association and Eagle Scout Alumni Association, both established in 2001. He earned Eagle Scout rank at age 15, in 1957; two years later, he earned the Explorer Silver Award--at that time referred to as the "Double-Eagle." At age 16, he served on the National Junior Leader Training Camp Staff at Schiff Scout Reservation (at that time this was a salaried position). He also served on the Philmont NJLIC Staff in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and, later, on two Pilot Regional NAYLE Staffs. His recognitions include: Kashafa Iraqi Scouting Service Award, Distinguished Commissioner, Doctor of Commissioner Science, International Scouter Award, District Award of Merit (2), Scoutmaster Award of Merit, Scouter's Key (3), Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award, Cliff Dochterman Rotarian Scouter Award, James E. West Fellow (3), Wood Badge & Sea Badge. He has attended four National Scout Jamborees: Scout in 1957, First Assistant Scoutmaster in 1993, National Staff in 2001, and NESA Featured Speaker in 2014 and 2017. The BSA included his article titled "Frictionless Scouting Events" was incorporated into the BSA National Training Video, "Meetings of the District" for ten years. He is a charter member of the BSA National Advancement Advisory Board and has written multiple technical articles for the BSA Advancement Team's "Advancement News" since 2012. Read Andy's full biography

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