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 2026 Wood Badge FLYER

Wood Badge is the premier adult leadership development course for Scouting America. The ultimate purpose of Wood Badge is to help adult leaders deliver the highest quality Scouting program to young people to help them achieve their highest potential.

Reflecting the best of nearly a century of Scouting experience, Wood Badge draws upon the most current leadership models used by corporate America, academic circles and successful organizations throughout the country. Since 1919, Wood Badge has been held worldwide, to insure leaders are properly trained by providing advanced leadership training to thousands of leaders. Wood Badge builds upon the best traditions and experiences of Scouting America and draws from a wide range of courses within and beyond the bounds of Scouting to present the latest in leadership theory and team development.

Weekend #1

 February 27 - March 1, 2026 - (Friday - Sunday)
Location:  Price-Sanders Scout Reservation

  March 28 - 29, 2026 - (Saturday & Sunday)
Location:  Camp Flying Eagle

Participation in all course dates is required

How will Wood Badge help me?

Wood Badge will teach you outdoor skills and leadership techniques in a ‘living,’ hands-on environment, and you will be able to apply all you learn to your Scouting involvement and your personal life. You’ll develop a Ticket, which is a written agreement outlining how you will apply your newly learned skills as you continue your involvement in Scouting. Development of your Ticket is an exercise in goal-setting and includes creating a personal vision and mission statement and outlining individual steps to personal success.

As a result of attending Wood Badge, participants will be able to:

1. View Scouting globally, as a family of interrelated, values-based programs that provide age-appropriate activities for youth.
2. Recognize the contemporary leadership concepts utilized in corporate America and leading government organizations that are relevant to our values-based movement.
3. Revitalize your commitment by sharing in an overall inspirational experience that helps provide Scouting with the leadership it needs to accomplish its mission on an ongoing basis.
4. Apply the skills you will learn from your participation as a member of a successful working team.

Who can attend Wood Badge training?

All Adult Scouters:

• Cub Scout Leaders
• Scout BSA Leaders
• Venturing Leaders
• District and Council Leaders

What are the qualifications?

It's NOT just for Scoutmasters. Here are the prerequisites:

• Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America
• Complete basic training courses for your primary scouting position

Graduates of previous Wood Badge courses are eligible to participate in the current Wood Badge program. This is a five day course that is conducted over two weekends about a month apart. The first weekend is a three day course beginning Friday morning and concludes early Sunday evening. The second weekend begins Saturday morning and concludes early Sunday evening. Your patrol will have one or two meetings scheduled at your convenience between the two weekend sessions.

 

Tuition & Fees