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Powder Horn – 2008
“TWO WEEKEND COURSE”
| August 30-September 1, 2008 |
September 5-7, 2008 |
| Camp Tahosa |
Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch |
| Ward, Colorado |
Elbert, Colorado |
High Adventure Skills Resource Course for
Venturing, Varsity and Boy Scout Adult Leaders.
Hosted by: Denver Area Council
With support from
Pikes Peak, Western Colorado, Rocky Mountain and Great
Southwest Councils
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES -
Completion of Powder Horn will result in the following outcomes for course
participants:
Understand the skills, equipment, facilities and certifications needed to
conduct specific high adventure
activities.
Have an initial set of local resource contacts to assist in conducting specific
high adventure activities.
Know how to identify additional local resources.
Know the health and safety requirements and rules and regulations of the Boy
Scouts of America as they
apply to outdoor programs.
Know the requirements for the Venturing Ranger Award.
A fun and memorable experience networking with other adult Scouting leaders with
similar interests.
Please note that completion of Powder Horn does not make any of its graduates
experts or even self-sufficient
in any aspect of outdoor skills.
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PARTICIPANT QUALIFICATIONS:
Be registered with the Boy Scouts of America as an adult leader in Venturing
(including Sea Scouting),
Varsity Scouting, Boy Scouting, or in a council or district position.
Be at least 21 years of age.
Have completed the basic training course(s) prescribed for his/her scouting
position.
Must be able to pass a BSA Class III Physical for strenuous outdoor activities.
Must be able to attend both weekends of the course.
WHY POWDER HORN?
Many Scouting leaders face the dilemma of having a strong desire to provide
challenging and fun outdoor
programs to meet the needs of their older youth members but lack the knowledge
and/or resources to do so.
Powder Horn exposes Venturing, Varsity Scout and Boy Scout adult leaders to a
wide range of
outdoor/high adventure activities. More importantly, Powder Horn provides its
participants with valuable
resource contacts to assist them in delivering the promise of Scouting’s high
adventure to youth.
APPROACH:
The Powder Horn course is based on the requirements for Venturing’s prestigious
Ranger Award.
The
Ranger Award program requires demonstrated proficiency in a challenging set of
core and elective topics.
During Powder Horn, presentations on Ranger topics are made by knowledgeable
consultants, who
demonstrate the skills required and explain where resources, such as equipment,
facilities, guides,
instructors and certifications can be obtained locally. Many of the
presentations involve actual hands-on
experience by the participants.
COURSE CURRICULUM: Ranger core requirements and most of the electives will be covered.
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course topics include: |
| Backpacking |
Bicycling |
Caving |
Communications |
| Conservation |
COPE |
Emergency Prep |
Equestrian |
| Land Navigation |
Leave No Trace |
Living History |
Mountaineering |
| Outdoor Cooking |
Plants & Wildlife |
Scuba |
Shooting Sports |
| Watercraft |
Wilderness First Aid |
Wilderness
Survival |
Winter Sports |
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