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On Saturday May 29, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Scout Leaders started to assemble at Camp Oakley to participate in the Intermediate Course for Leaders of the Scout Section. Within minutes a group of eight adult Leaders from the Cayo, Orange Walk and Corozal districts were anxiously awaiting the commencement of the Course.
Director of Education Roberto Harrison and his team of Trainers were busy setting up projectors, flip charts and starting their computers while the participants were asked to settle in the cabañas where they would sleep for the night. Then without further delay the official opening and welcome ceremony was held.
The two-day Course was organized by the National Capacity Building Team which is headed by Director of Education Roberto Harrison. Long hours of advanced preparation went into this Course.
Commissioner Jersha Lennan conducting Session on Young People Ages 11 through 15
Trainer and National Cub Scout Commissioner, Jersha Lennan began her first session which dealt with young people ages 11 through 15 and included 1) Basic Concepts - Adolescence, a Stage of Growth and of Personal Progress; 2) The Main Development Tasks Between the Ages of 11 and 15; 3) A profile of Girls and Boys by Dimensions of the Personality; 4) Other Aspects of Young People During This Age.
Another session presented by Commissioner Lennan was the Symbolic Framework which contained the following topics 1) Symbols - Represent and Educate; 2) The Taste of Exploration - Discovering New Worlds; 3) Interest in Taking Over a Territory; 4) Belonging to a Peer Group; and 5) the Symbolic Framework in Action.
Director of Operations Randolph Johnson Conducting Session The Role of The Scout Leader
Other sessions presented by other Trainers included:
1) The Elements of the Scout Method - Roberto Harrison, Director of Education
2) The Scout Patrol - Judith Reyes, Cub Scout Leader, 18th Belize Burrell Boom
3) The Scout Unit - Director of Program, Nephtali Palma
4) The Scout Law and Promise - Roberto Harrison
5) The Role of the Scout Leader - Randolph Johnson, Director of Operations
An Educational Activity During Sessions
Participants at the Course were as follows:
Abel Simpson - District Scout Commissioner, Cayo District
Cecilia Neal Flowers - 27th Cayo Santa Elena Jaguars Scout Unit
Letty Balona - 35th Cayo San Antonio Pentecostal Scout Unit
Arcelito Mai - 35th Cayo San Antonio Pentecostal Scout Unit
John Thomas Carrillo - District Commissioner, Orange Walk District
Leodegario Antonio Chan - 17th Orange Walk Trial Farm Government School Scout Unit
Cindy Naj - Orange Walk District
Romeo Pech - 9th Corozal San Narciso RC Scout Unit
There was a Time to Eat There was a time to Pray
The main objective of the Course was to introduce the new Handbook for Leaders of the Scout Section. This training is a pre-requisite to attending Advanced Leadership training (Advanced Wood Badge Course) which will be held at Camp Oakley from August 8 - 13, 2010.
As the training came to a close, Director of Education Roberto Harrison CONGRATULATED the participants for attending the Course and reminded them that they now qualify and that they are one step away from Advanced Wood badge Training.
Thanking GOD the Almighty for Continued Blessings
The National Capacity Building Team of The Scout Association of Belize is made up of Qualified Trained Leaders from all sections of Scouting in Belize and is responsible for providing updated training to all adult members of The Scout Association.
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