Bring the Family to Philmont
A family vacation to the Philmont Training Center promises top-notch leadership training, incredible outdoor adventure, and a whole lot of fun.
Mom and Dad, you don’t get to have all the fun this summer. Leave enough room in the minivan for your kids, because they’ll love what the Philmont Training Center (PTC) has to offer. While you’re getting lessons in the latest leadership techniques at the national BSA facility in Cimarron, N.M., the rest of the family can enjoy activities targeted toward them.
This summer’s slate of training courses for unit, district, and council volunteer and professional Scouters and junior leaders promises to be a top-notch experience that will last a lifetime. But while that’s going on, family members of any age can enjoy educational and exciting programs designed just for them.
Participants arrive on Sunday afternoon to check in and then have a full week of action before a Saturday morning departure. You'll stay in PTC tents, which are large, two-person wall tents with wooden or concrete floors and an electric outlet. Each tent village has a restroom with hot showers nearby.
Experienced Scouters teach the leadership courses and have at their disposal the latest tools to provide an unmatched week of learning.
Fees include conference and program materials, meals, and lodging. They are: conference participants, $450; spouses and children over 20, $320; children ages 6 to 20, $270; ages 3 to 5, $170; 2 and under, $60; mountain trek, $340; NAYLE (National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience), $340.
Check with your local council for an invitation to a conference. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, check out www.philmonttrainingcenter.org, or
e-mail your question or inquiry to trainingcenter@philmontscoutranch.org.
2009 PTC Summer/Fall Schedule
June 7-13: Volunteer Development. Advancement Policy and Procedures; Initiative Games for Packs, Troops, Teams, and Crews; Order of the Arrow Adviser Training; Strictly for Cubmasters; Strictly for Scoutmasters; Strictly for Varsity Coaches; Strictly for Venture Crew Advisors; Teaching Basic Outdoor Skills; Webelos to First Class
June 14-20: Council Service Teams/CPD/NAYLE. Administration of Quality Commissioner Service; Advanced Administration of Commissioner Service; Advanced Communication and Counseling Skills for Highly Effective Leadership; Advanced Unit Commissioner Service; Endowment Fellowship Week; Fundamentals of Major Gifts and Endowment; The Unit Commissioner—Supporting Unit Needs; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
June 21-27: Chartered Organizations/NAYLE. Bringing Youth to Christ through a Baptist Scouting Ministry; District Key 3—Key Leadership for the Future; Reconnecting Scouting Alumni; Religious Emblems for Units and Districts; Scouting in Religious Organizations; Scouting in the Catholic Church; Scouting Serves the Jewish Community; United Methodist Scouter’s Workshop; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
June 27-July 3: LDS Relationships/NAYLE. LDS Scouting Leadership Conference; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
July 4-10: LDS Relationships/NAYLE. LDS Scouting Leadership Conference; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
July 12-18: Council Administration and Board Development/NAYLE. Council Key 3—Leadership for the 100th Anniversary; District Key 3—Key Leadership for the Future; International Representative Training; Strictly for Cubmasters; Strictly for Scoutmasters; Strictly for Venture Crew Advisors; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
July 19-25: Volunteer Development/NAYLE. Geocache and Scouting; Leading Pack Camping; Orienteering and Scouting; Professional Development Level 2; Putting More Outing in Scouting; Putting Pizazz into Cub Scouting; Recruit, Train, and Retain; Strictly for the Unit Committee; The Trainer’s Edge; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
July 26-Aug. 1: Volunteer Development/NAYLE. Advancement Policy and Procedures; Council/District Training Team; Delivering Venturing in your District and Council; How to Develop Crews That Thrive; Specialized Programming for Crews; Strictly for the Venturing Crew Advisor; Training Venturing Leaders—Youth and Adults; Working with Scouts with Special Needs; Youth Leadership Continuum; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
Aug. 2-8: Volunteer Development/NAYLE. Boy Scout Roundtables; Building Strong Packs, Troops, Teams, and Crews; Cub Scout Outdoor Program; Cub Scout Roundtables; Strictly for Cubmasters; Strictly for Scoutmasters; Teaching Basic Outdoor Skills; Troop Operations; Webelos to First Class; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
Aug. 9-15: Unit Growth/Council Administration and Board Development. Becoming a Stronger Executive Board Member; Council Key 3—Leadership for the 100th Anniversary; Council Program Administration; District Committees Help Strengthen Units; District Key 3—Key Leadership for the Future; Membership Growth for Districts and Councils; Training Management Seminar
Aug. 16-22: Council Service Team. Administration of Quality Commissioner Service; Advanced Administration of Commissioner Service; Advanced Communication and Counseling Skills for Highly Effective Leadership; Advanced Unit Commissioner Service; Council Program Administration; District Committees Help Strengthen Units; Health and Safety/Risk Management; Philmont Leadership Challenge; The Unit Commissioner—Supporting Unit Needs
Sept. 20-26: Fall Conference Week. Advanced Project COPE Director Training; Climbing and Rappelling; Connecting Children and Nature; Creating High Adventures that Last a Lifetime; High Adventure Trek Planning; Implementing Leave No Trace in the Council; Philmont Leadership Challenge; Project COPE Director Training; Properties Course; Teaching Advanced Outdoor Skills; The Trainer’s EDGE; Wilderness First Aid