For Participants:

NYLT is a focused, high-energy outdoor experience for Scout BSA Troop/Venturing Crew youth leaders. Participants experience an ideal Troop, experiencing team challenges to understanding their own "Quest for the Meaning of Leadership." Some leadership skill objectives include:

• Developing team visions
• Goal setting with SMART goals.
• Project planning – 4W’s
• Communication - MaSeR
• Leading EDGE methods
• Conflict Management – EAR

All offered in a fun outdoor environment within a program infused with the Scouting Spirit. Many colleges, universities and academies have recognized NYLT as a premier leadership program.

Requirements:

• Must be a registered member of a Scouting Unit (Troop, Crew, or Ships)
• Must have a current BSA Health and Medical Forms Part A, B & C
• Scouts must be 13 and completed eighth grade years of age and fall within the maximum age for their program of registration.
• They must be a first-Class Scout and completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for their Troops (ILST).
• Venture and Sea Scouts must be at least 14 or 13 and completed eighth grade and fall within the maximum age allowance for their program.
• They must have Introduction to Leadership Skills for their Crews or Ships. (ILST, ILSC or ILSS)