Glossary: camps and events

Places, events and training courses Troop 33 Scouts talk about. For Troop words and ranks, see Glossary: Troop terms and Scouting words.

Camps and places

Camp Oljato. The Pacific Skyline Council's summer camp on Huntington Lake in the High Sierra (said "ole-JAY-toe"). The Troop attends in July, typically the week after July 4. See summer camp and high adventure.

Boulder Creek Scout Reservation (BCSR). A council camp in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, used for year-round outdoor activities. See the council's site, pacsky.org.

Pacific Skyline Council (Pac Sky). The Scouting America council that covers San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County, and Troop 33's local council. pacsky.org

Philmont, Northern Tier and Sea Base. Three of Scouting America's national high adventure bases (Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, Northern Tier in Minnesota and Canada, and Florida Sea Base); the fourth is the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. High adventure trips are for older Scouts, usually 14 and up. See summer camp and high adventure.

Events

High adventure. A national or council trip for older Scouts, such as backpacking at Philmont.

Jamboree. A large gathering of Scouts camping together. The word was chosen by Baden-Powell for the first one, in London in 1920. A national jamboree is the National Scout Jamboree; a world jamboree is the World Scout Jamboree. Each is held about every four years.

Merit Badge Midway. A council event where Scouts can work on many merit badges in one day.

Order of the Arrow (OA). Scouting's national honor society, whose members are chosen by their fellow Scouts for their Scout Spirit and camping skills. The Troop's link to the local lodge is the OA Troop Representative.

Leave No Trace (LNT). A set of seven principles for enjoying the outdoors responsibly. The Troop's Outdoor Ethics Guide teaches them.

Leadership training

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST). A short course for every Scout who holds a position of responsibility, given within a few weeks of each new term, so they understand the job and the skills it needs.

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). A six-day leadership course with hands-on learning, run by councils. To attend, a Scout must be a registered member of a unit, be at least 13 and no older than 17 on the first day of the course, have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST), hold First Class rank, have a current Annual Health and Medical Record (parts A, B and C), and have a recommendation from the Scoutmaster.

National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE). Six days of advanced leadership training at Philmont's Rayado Ridge Leadership Camp, for Scouts who have completed NYLT and are 14 (or 13 and have completed 8th grade) and not yet 18.