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Details for the Group Commissioner Woodbadge in Mississauga have been confirmed.  They are:

Location – Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 5Z9

Dates
* Friday, June 1, 2012 – 7 to 10pm
* Saturday, June 2, 2012 – 8am to 5pm

Requirement:  Section Woodbadge Part I – Module 1 online

To register, contact Angela Murishwar at angelamurishwar@mac.com

The original blog posting on Group Commissioner Woodbadge courses in CEC (what it is about, and who should take it) has been updated, and you can find it HERE.

Looking to advance your leadership skills in your section? Want to network with other section leaders? Want more ideas in running programs? Want to learn more about advanced camping and outdoor skills?

Application Deadline – Monday, February 27th

 Fri Mar 30th thru Sun Apr 1st

 and

 Fri Apr 27th thru Sun Apr 29th

It started with BP… Lord Baden-Powell started this movement, so come travel the continents with us in Scouting style, BE PREPARED for lots of challenges and fun while learning the Woodbadge II components.

Prerequisites: Woodbadge Part I (woggle) in the section that you are applying for; Area Commissioner approval and signature; at least one year in the section you are applying for.

Location: Weekend 1 is at Blue Springs Scout Reserve, Acton. Weekend 2 is at Camp Everton, Rockwood.

Cost: $210.00 – Residential; includes accomodation, facility rental, meals and beds

To Register

Download the application from the council website by clicking -HERE-.

Have your Area Commissioner approve it

Mail the application and fee (and you’re not registered without the fee) to:

Scouts Canada, Central Ontario Administrative Office

265 Yorkland Blvd, 2nd Floor

Toronto ON, M2J 5C7

Questions or more information? Contact David Smith at cec_training@scouts.ca

Central Escarpment Council is offering several Group Commissioner Woodbadge courses this spring.  If you are a Group Commissioner or Group Administrator, this is the course to help you in your role. The course is comprised of 4 modules but they are distinctly different  from a section Woodbadge Part I.

The 4 modules are:

• Module 1 – Group Management Fundamentals
• Module 2 – VRAD Process
• Module 3 – Group Management
• Module 4 – Program Delivery from a Group Manager Perspective

If you do not have a Section Woodbadge Part I that was received in the last three years, Module 1 – Fundamentals (from the Section Woodbadge) is a requirement for this course.    Module 1 – Fundamentals can be taken online or offered separately at the Area level.

The following courses are currently scheduled in CEC:

1) Group Commissioner Woodbadge – North Waterloo

Requirement:  Section Woodbadge Part I – Module 1 online

Kitchener Scout House

Friday, April 13, 2012 – 7 to 10pm

Saturday, April 14, 2012 – 8am to 5pm

To register, contact Albert Fuchigami at albert@scouter.ca

2) Group Commissioner Woodbadge – Mississauga

[Updated 2012/01/27]

Requirement:  Section Woodbadge Part I – Module 1 online

Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 5Z9

Friday, June 1, 2012 – 7 to 10pm

Saturday, June 2, 2012 – 8am to 5pm

To register, contact Angela Murishwar at angelamurishwar@mac.com

We’ve finished upgrading the Area Calenders! Every Area Website now has two links:

1) Across the top of every Area website is a link called “Area Event Calendar” that will take you to an Area-specific calendar. It will list:

• The Area’s External Events – activities that are open to other Scouting Groups (like Cub Camps, Competition Camps, Training Workshops, etc.)
• The Area’s Internal Events – activities that are aimed just for the Area’s Members (like Service Team Meetings, Planning Meetings for Beaveree, Kub Kars, etc.)
• Council’s External Events (like the Annual Reporting Meeting, CEC Conference, and upcoming Woodbadge Part II Training course)
• Events happening at our Camps (like Earth Hour Campfire and Blue Spring’s 75th Birthday Celebration)
• Common Scouting Events (like Scout-Guide Week) and National Events (like ADVenture 2012 and CJ13).

2) On the right-hand side of every Area website is a link called “Council & Areas Events Calendar” that will take you to a calendar with all the information listed on the Area-specific calendar, plus the following:

• Events / Activities from each CEC Area that are open to Scouting members outside the hosting Area – things like Cub Camp, Skills Workshops, etc.
• Out of Council Events (Major events hosted by other Councils or Scouting Groups)

Any previous Area Calendars will be marked as retired, so make sure you’re pointing to the new ones to get the most up-to-date information. (If you want to reference the new Scouting Calendars in your own Google Calendar, simply click on the ‘+ Google Calendar’ button on the bottom-right corner of the calendar. You may need to log into your Google Calendar account first.)

Check out the previous blog post on changes made to the Council Calendar. Remember you can always go directly to the Council Calendar via http://scouter.ca/calendar

Want to get something added to the Calendar? Each Area has a designated Web Person you can contact, or you can send it through the Area Commissioner.

If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

The CEC Annual Reporting Meeting, for the 2010-2011 Scouting year, was held at the Mohawk Inn on Thu Jan 12th. Excellent results were reported for another year, and several awards were presented (Bar to the Silver Acorn for David Barnett, and Medal for Good Service to Shawn Kuntz). For the annual report presented, please click -HERE-.

Thursday July 5, 2012 9 AM to 5 PM

As part of 2′nd Peterborough Group’s 100′th Anniversary, and with our Mexican Scout and out of town Scout Visitors, we will be having an All Day Wide Heritage Game throughout the City of Peterborough !! This day will give you a chance to visit different Heritage Sites in the City while working in a Team! Teams should consist of…

• Ideally each Team has a Beaver, Cub, Scout, Venturer, Rover, Leader, all in Uniform !
• Mix a visiting out-of-country and out-of-town Youth in with each Team !
• This counts towards the Heritage and Culture Awareness Badges !

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July 6 to 8, 2012

Cost: $12 per Youth or Leader There is also an additional $5 surcharge each for Groups not part of the Kawartha Waterways Area – Camp Plan. Most KWA Groups are NOT affected by this.

ALSO !!!!: 2′nd Peterborough is running a FREE All Day Wide Game in Peterborough for all Ages on Thu. July 5.

This is an International Camp tied into the 2′nd Peterborough Group’s 100′th Anniversary, and to welcome the contingent of Mexican Scouts & Venturers who will be visiting this summer

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Please see the following flyer for more details about this exciting event taking place Saturday, April 14, 2012 for Venturer Scouts and Senior Scouts!

It is with great pleasure that David Barnett received the Bar to the Silver Acorn on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at the Central Escarpment Council Annual Reporting Meeting.  Justin, his grandson, presented was part of the recognition ceremony.  David, or “Barney” as some like to call him, has been Scouting in the Wellington Area for over 40 years and more recently finished a term of Area Commissioner for North Waterloo.  Since receiving the Silver Acorn in 1996, David has had several roles at all levels including serving on the Council Team as Area Commissioner; Camp Barber Committee; Camp Chief for the Council Fall Camporee; Security Lead for Centennial Cub Jamboree; and training Group Commissioner courses.  David is always willing to extend a hand.  David currently serves on the Council Team as Area Support Servicing.  Congratulations David….Well deserved!

Whitby Area is hosting a Woodbadge Part I on March 9-11 at Camp Samac in Oshawa.

For more information, contact the Course Coordinator.

Alistair Taylor
905-837-5499
consult4ideas@aol.com