Scoutmaster Podcast 169
How a brand-new Scoutmaster uses patrol leaders' council meetings to let Scouts lead from day one
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INTRO
Sponsor read for Conahoe Creek Outfitters; opening joke about a mouse jumping out of the camp stove.
WELCOME
Listener mail from Francine (blue card solutions at summer camp), Alan Schneider (picky eaters adjusting on patrol), Kim Jones (supporting the Scoutmaster and inclusive scouting), and John Fox (three phrases for Scoutmasters). Clarke also announces the May 12 Scout Circle on summer camp and the new YouTube channel.
THE COLORADO EXPERIMENT
Second installment: interview with new Scoutmaster Arlen Ward on running his first two PLC meetings with two co-senior patrol leaders, letting Scouts plan their own activities and campouts, handling parent pressure for more structure, and three key Scoutmaster phrases.
OUTRO