Chinese Basic Scout Leadership Training (中文)

Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council cordially invites you to attend the 2024 Basic Scout Leadership Training (BSLT) in Chinese. The training consists of a SM/ASM specific (SMS) and an Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) courses. By completing both courses, you will be certified as a “Trained” adult leader, thereby earning a “Trained Patch”.

These courses will closely follow the BSA training guidelines and materials. However, to ensure the targeted participants fully understand the Scouting Principles and Skills, the courses will be conducted in Chinese (中文). All adult leaders and parents are encouraged to participate in these Basic Training Courses.

Outdoor Leader Skills, a fun-filled program of hands-on skills training in an outdoor environment, designed to help participants master the basic camping skills required for Tenderfoot to First Class. The experienced Chinese-speaking instructors will help participants with learning the following:

• Setup Camp Site / Outdoor Ethics
• Outdoor Cooking
• Working with wood tools
• Compass/Map/Hiking in the Wilderness

• Nature/Plant/Animal Identification
• Scouting Knots
• Campfire Planning
• Backpack Techniques

These skills will ultimately increase your comfort level and give the participants confidence as a trained, skilled leader or simply as an well-informed scout parent. The program will also give you the opportunity to work with other Scout leaders from your area. You are guaranteed to meet some new friends. For participants with some outdoor experiences already, these courses will help to reinforce your skills or techniques with fellow unit leaders. Ultimately, these trainings will enable the participants to keep up abreast with your children in scouting.

Training Date:

Indoor for SM/ASM Specific (SMS)(S24):                         03/09/2024 (Sat.) 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM @ SVMBC Office

Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS)(S11):                      03/16/2024 (Sat.) 8:30 AM – 03/17/2023 (Sun) 12:30 PM @Camp Chesebrough

Course Locations:

SVMBC Council Office: 970 West Julian Street, San Jose, CA95126

Camp Cheseborough: 26005 Hway-9, Los Gatos, CA 95033 (2 miles west of Skyline)

To Register:

Online Registration is recommended. Please go to register. https://scoutingevent.com/055-CASAOLS OR, complete the registration form below, and fax/mail it along with payment, (check or money order) to the address shown on the form. Registration cost increases after 02/29/2024.

Online Courses:

There are two pre-required online courses that all participants need to take prior to the training. They are “Youth Protection Training” and “Hazardous Weather”. These short online training courses are available at https://www.scouting.org/training/adult/.

Certificates will be issued upon completion of each course. Please print out the certificates and bring them to the training events.

Medical Form:

Annual medical and health records (BSA Medical Form,Part A&B) are required for OLS. You will be asked to submit the completed forms upon checking in for outdoor training.

Refund Policy:

If there are any cancellations, please notify the Program Director in writing at least 14 days prior to the committed date. All refunds/transfers are subject to a 20% cancellation fee. There is no refund 14 days before the event. For online registration, facility questions, information and confirmation email training@svmbc.org. The event will be held rain or shine. No refunds due to weather.

We sincerely hope you can participate as you will enjoy and benefit from it immensely. For any questions, please contact:

Course Director: Xin Xu, xuxin1976@gmail.com

SPL: Eric Gu, eric.gu@gmail.com

Registration: Xiujun Wu, xiujunw@yahoo.com; Shin Huo, xinhuo@gmail.com

Yours in Scouting,

Xin Xu Course Director/ T2468

Register online: https://scoutingevent.com/055-CASAOLS