Kodiak & Kodiak-X

1. Kodiak & Kodiak-X Presenters: Kodiak Regional Coordinators Connie ElliottMark Belli Central RegionSouthern Region

2. What is Kodiak Who will benefit Course Methods Course Requirements Course Schedule Kodiak vs. NYLT and NAYLE Kodiak Treks During Summer Camp Kodiak High Adventure Treks Resources Course Director Training Staff Development Regional Coordinators Web Sites Recognition Question and Answer Session Kodiak Learning Objectives

3. Kodiak-X Learning Objectives • Three tiers of Venturing leadership training • Specifics about Kodiak-X commissions • Who may run the course • Course settings • Recognition • Question and answer session

4. What is Kodiak? • FUN!!! FUN!!!! FUN!!!!! • Relevant to participant’s life • Internalized by participants

5. What is Kodiak? • Based on nature • Based on the servant leadership concept • Overlaid on a trip, trek, or activity • Offered by units, districts, and councils

6. What is Kodiak? • Relevant to teens • Uses adult and teen facilitators • Leadership skills are internalized to last for a lifetime

7. Who will benefit from Kodiak? • Youth-advanced leadership skills • Adults-leadership skills are reinforced • Crews- better leadership for crews • Council-Venturing Officers Association

8. Who will benefit from Kodiak? • District & council day camp staff • Summer camp staff • The local community • Can you think of anyone else?

9. Course Methods • Team taught by two instructors (one adult and one youth if possible) • Five leadership skills taught called “Commissions” • Symbolism of bear paw & claw

10. Course Methods • Commissions have hands-on exercises followed by short lecturette, then reinforced with one or more exercises • Use constant reinforcement

11. Course Requirements All Kodiak courses must: • Use and follow the Kodiak syllabus • Be approved by Scout Executive prior to course • Be financially self-sustaining

12. Course Requirements • No maximum course size • Six days required to do the course • Two weekends or 1 week • All commissions must be presented

13. Schedule for Sessions

14. Kodiak vs. NAYLE & NYLT • NAYLE & NYLT • Only focus on training • Use patrol method • Are circular timed • Are youth performed • Are adult supervised • Boy Scouts only

15. Kodiak vs. NAYLE & NYLT • Kodiak • Focuses on FUN as well as the added training • Team based • Training time dictated by Trek or Activity • Youth and adult team delivered • Youth and Adult staff mentored • Offered to youth inside & outside of scouting • More advanced and geared towards the older youth

16. Opportunities for Camp Staff • Training key leadership & senior staff during camp staff week • Two weekend staff trainings prior to summer camp staff week

17. Kodiak Treks During Summer Camp • Kodiak may be done in a summer camp environment • Kodiak may be done in a Venturing camp setting

18. Kodiak Treks During Summer Camp Run: • With a high adventure program • Using a camp as a base camp for local area day trips of high adventure • In conjunction with the mtn. man program • In conjunction with staff week • As a separate program

19. Kodiak High Adventure Treks • Week-long, high adventure treks: White water rafting Mountain treks Sailing treks Scuba treks

20. Kodiak High Adventure Treks • Week-long, high adventure treks: Beach trips to resorts Weekend at camp with cabins Local county parks State and federal parks

21. Resources • Course director training • Staff development training • Regional coordinators • Web Sites- Yahoo and Facebook • Venturing website links

22. Central Region Connie Elliott (419)-340-8022 central@kodiak-bsa.org Northeast Region Scott Andersonscottanderson@att.net Tom TempleArrowman09@yahoo.com Southern Region Mark Belli 704-824-7489 southern@kodiak-bsa.org Western Region Handled by Area Coordinators Regional Coordinators

23. Western RegionArea Coordinators Area 1 Keri DeVilbiss keridevilbiss@comcast.net Area 3 Ken Bower ken@bower.name Area 4 Richard Drewery radrew@cox.net Area 5a John Manz diamondback@blackfoot.net Area 5b Johnny Ulibarri ulibarrijg@msn.com Area 7 Barry Hallsted bhallsted@gmail.com

24. Venturing Websites

25. Recognition • Medal Patch Staff Patch

26. Kodiak Video • This video was produced by a youth for the promotion of Kodiak on a national basis. This is an amateur video and is now one of many. It has spurred others to show off their talents on the web and to help promote Kodiak nationwide. We hope you enjoy it. • (www.kodiak-bsa.org/video5.html)

27. QUESTIONS ?

28. Kodiak-X • Final installment in Venturing leadership development: (1) Venturing Leadership Skills (2) Kodiak (3) Kodiak-X

29. Kodiak-X • Adds two more leadership commissions • Challenges teens to use the skills they learned in Kodiak • Uses innovative, simple, easy-to-get, economical props

30. Kodiak-X • Usually scheduled within 6 months of a Kodiak course • Can be offered to high schools and other outside groups

31. Who May Run the Course? • District or council level only • Approved by scout executive

32. Course Setting • Camp or outdoor conference center • Any outdoor setting • No need to be on a trek • Two day course

33. Recognition • Medal Patch Staff Patch

34. QUESTIONS ?