This course is designed to teach you the basic skills for outdoor camping with Cub Scouts and their families.
BALOO Training will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, and end at 4 p.m. on Saturday, including overnight. Participants must be 21+, registered with current SYT.
Registration fee is $25 and includes meals, awards, and material.
Position-Specific training should be taken before this course, online at the BSA Learn Center (www.my.scouting.org). See below for additional info about accessing prerequisites.
For BALOO: Safeguarding Youth, BALOO Training v2 (35 min.), Hazardous Weather (30min.)
Camping:
You will be camping Friday night. See the equipment section below for a packing list. The entire weekend is outdoors!
- Annual Health & Medical Record form Parts AB
- Copies of online training certificates: YPT, BALOO, Hazardous Weather
- Field Uniform
- Shelter: tent and ground tarp
- Sleep system: sleeping bag or blankets, pad, pillow? If you don’t have a sleeping pad (foam or inflatable) a few extra blankets can be folded to make a pad.
- Flashlight
- Rain gear
- Closed toe shoes - no sandals
- Warm clothes (check the weather forecast)
- Minimal toiletries. (Tooth brush etc)
- Pen/paper
- Eating utensils (plate or bowl, knife/fork/spoon, cup)
- Water bottle
- Chair (very important for your comfort!)
What if I don’t know how to set up my tent?
No worries. Bring it (make sure you have all the parts) and we will teach you how to pitch it.
Participants limited to 20.
Registration will close Saturday, Apirl 18th.
Questions? Contact Mark Young : markyoungeagle@gmail.com and put BALOO Training in the subject line
How to Access Prerequisites:
To access the online classes:
- go to my.scouting.org and log on.
- Click on ScoutingU (right side red block) - That opens a new tab
- Search for the training you’re looking for
- Click on the learning plan. Then click Enroll.
- Select Launch Course for each desired module above
- When finished with each course wait for the music to finish
- To get to the next course hit the back arrow - top right side
- KEY: When finished with each course wait for the music to finish and wait to see the Scouting U , Learning, Challenge, Lead Image before you hit the back arrow to take the next course.
Claiming Credit for Prerequisites (BALOO):
When completed all 8 BALOO online modules:
At the bottom of the page where all 4 courses are listed you will see on the bottom right side View Certificate. Click on it and print your certificate and bring it to the outdoor training to show that you have taken the prerequisite (Part 1). Without this prerequisite you cannot be fully trained. You will also need this for the background of the outdoor (Part 2) course.