NYLT 1 What is NYLT National Youth Leadership

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What is NYLT? National Youth Leadership Training • National Youth Leadership Training is a week long (6 day) course that teaches leadership skills that are important to the unit and in everyday life. • Gives the youth the knowledge and skills to run their unit’s program. • Can be most closely described as “Woodbadge for scouts” • Taught by Alumni of the course 2

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What’s The purpose of NYLT? • Designed to give each participant a basic knowledge of various leadership skills. • Help them relate these skills to their own leadership responsibilities • Give them the confidence and knowledge necessary to run their unit program • Provide an opportunity to share ideas and experiences with Scouts from other units • And of course to have FUN! 4

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• NYLT is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops, and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he must KNOW, and what he must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the Scouts go on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership. Classes are held in an outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. 6

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What do you do at NYLT? Spend a month in the life of units • • Skill Instruction Patrol Meetings Inter Patrol Activities Outdoor Adventure • Youth Leadership Installation Learn Leadership Skills • • Developing a vision Team building activities Planning and problem solving Team Success 8

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What do you do at NYLT? • Model 1 month in the life of the unit – three meetings (one each day for the first three days of the week) • Participate in the Patrol method 10

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Who can attend NYLT? Boy Scout Youth must • Be at least First Class • Be at least 13 years old by the beginning of the course • Completed the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops • Have the scoutmaster’s approval 12

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What’s Next? • After experiencing NYLT, Scouts have the opportunity to integrate what they’ve learned into their Troop. • Eventually, you could go back to staff a NYLT yourself. • NYLT opens the opportunity to attend NAYLE (Whats NAYLE? . . . ) 14

NAYLE National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) is an exciting program where young men and women enhance their leadership skills. Participants will expand upon the team building and ethical decision making skills learned in NYLT. NAYLE emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and selfless service using the core elements of NYLT to make these skills intuitive. It is held exclusively at 3 National High Adventure Bases (Philmont, NT, and Sea base) and each training is unique to its location, incorporating their own programs to feature what the base has to offer. 15

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What are you waiting for? Be a Leader Come To NYLT! 17

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