Wood Badge 75th Anniversary

Just seventy-five years ago, Wood Badge made its way to the U.S. in 1948 to Schiff Scout Reservation in Mendham, New Jersey.  Read all about this history at: https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2023/02/13/bsas-wood-badge-course-turns-75-remains-as-relevant-as-ever

Did you know there is an upcoming course this year?

Wood Badge is designed to meet the advanced leadership needs of all Scouters, particularly unit level Scouters, such as Cub leaders, Scoutmasters and assistants, Venturing Crew Advisors, Committee Chairs and members. Additionally, Scouters serving at the district and council levels can achieve greater effectiveness through Wood Badge.

To attend a Wood Badge course, individuals must:

Be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America. (Youth 18 and older may attend as long as the appropriate Youth Protection guidelines are followed. They do not need to be registered in an adult leadership role.)

Have completed the basic training courses for their Scouting position.

Be capable of functioning safely in an outdoor environment. All participants are required to complete the Annual Health and Medical Record form parts A, B, and C.

Where: ST13-358-23 will be held on two weekends. You must attend both weekends in their entirety to complete the training.

Weekend 1
Winnebago Scout Reservation
Rockaway, NJ
Friday 09-8-2023 7:00 AM to
Sunday 09-10-2023 5:00 PM

Weekend 2
Camp Somers
Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation
Stanhope, NJ
Saturday 10-14-2023 7:00 AM to
Sunday 10-15-2023 5:00 PM

Register now!

Also, check out our Training Staffing Interest Survey to put in your interest to staff a variety of our courses.