Whether you have served as a Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Venture Crew President, or in another role, or are thinking about ways you can serve your unit, solid training will help make you a stronger leader. Want to get the basics, or learn more about overcoming your toughest leadership challenges? Join us for an official BSA training activity.
Den Chief Training
During Powhatan District Den Chief Training, you will learn the necessary skills to lead and befriend Cub/Webelos Scouts. You will have fun, learn leadership skills, play games and participate in activities that help you understand your role in the weekly den meetings. Are you a Den Chief? Want to be One? You will benefit from this activity-packed training event.
Have questions? Send an email to cub-scout-training@powhatan-scouting.org.
Training Dates:
- October 21, 2018 – Gaithersburg, MD [ Register Now ]
- March 16, 2019 – McLean, VA
Leave No Trace Training
NCAC will be offering 5 Leave No Trace Trainer courses and 1 Leave No Trace Master Educator course in 2019. The LNT Trainer course is offered to train adults and youth aged 14+ to serve their units and districts as Leave No Trace Trainers and as Outdoor Ethics Guides. The LNT Master Educator course is 5 days (split over two weekends) and trains Scouts and Scouters ages 18 and up who have taken the LNT Trainer course to serve as Leave No Trace Master Educators.These courses are instructed by nationally designated Leave No Trace Master Educators and Trainers.
Upcoming Dates:
Leave No Trace Trainer Course
- Camp Snyder – Haymarket, VA – March 30-31, 2019
Cost: $50, non-refundable, which includes fees and materials.
Meals are not included
Contact: Victor Bieniek at vbieniek@gmail.com or 703-855-8428 (cell) - Germantown, MD – April 5-7, 2019
Cost: $50, non-refundable, which includes fees and materials.
Meals are not included
Contact: Paul Schimke at paul@schimke.org or 301-906-0069 - Southern Maryland – June 1-2, 2019
Camp Hedges Place, Bryans Road, MD 20616
Cost: $65, which includes fees, materials and meals
Contact: Mike Strong at stronbsart@gmail.com (301) 861-6568 (cell) - Germantown, MD – September 20-22, 2019
Cost: $50, non-refundable, which includes fees and materials.
Meals are not included
Contact: Paul Schimke at paul@schimke.org or 301-906-0069 - Northern Virginia – October 19-20, 2019
Sky Meadows State Park – Backpacking Format
Cost: $50, non-refundable, which includes fees and materials.
Meals are not included
Contact: Victor Bieniek at vbieniek@gmail.com or 703-855-8428 (cell)
Leave No Trace Master Educator Course
- May 3-5, 2019
Contact: Victor Bieniek at vbieniek@gmail.com or 703-855-8428 (cell)
Outdoor Ethics
Every Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturing, and Sea Scout unit should have at least one Leave No Trace/Outdoor Ethics Trainer. Both adult leaders and Scouts can get the necessary skills and build confidence in teaching Leave No Trace skills by taking the Leave No Trace Trainer Class and Outdoor Ethics Orientation Class.
Upcoming Dates:
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