Troop Camping Certification

This course is required for adults taking girls camping for the first time. Participants must attend both parts; the second part is an overnight. Plan to complete your training before reserving your camp site to take your girls camping.

Part One - A three-hour planning session including girl planning, safety standards, and actual menu planning for part two of the training. Bring a copy of Safety-Wise.

Part Two - A hands-on overnight session at the campsite beginning on a weekend evening and ending the following afternoon. Skill and activities include: knots, fire building, nature activities, campsite set-up, outdoor flag ceremony and a variety of cooking methods. Detailed equipment list will be provided at Part one.

Advanced Outdoor Cooking

Receive recipes and taste test food cooked using five different outdoor cooking methods: advanced stick, foil and tin can, Dutch oven, Reflector and Box oven. Bring your mess kit, cup and utensils.

No sessions offered at this time.

Geocaching and Orienteering — Together in one class!

A great way to get outside and enjoy nature!! Geocaching and Orienteering are two ways to hunt around camp for hidden treasures. This course will teach you how to use a map and compass to find your way around camp. You’ll become familiar with the orienteering course at each camp, and learn fun compass games to do with your girls. You’ll also learn to use a GPS unit to find your way to hidden boxes of treasure.

Please dress for the weather (we will be outside most of the day), wear comfortable shoes for hiking, and bring a sack lunch.

Leave No Trace Trainer’s Course

We will spend the weekend in both outdoor and indoor classroom settings learning to apply and teach the Leave No trace principles in “Frontcountry and “Backcountry” settings. Various teaching methods will be utilized throughout the training to prepare you to plan your own workshops. Because this is a training to prepare you to teach others, you will be asked to select a Leave No Trace principle or other LNT specific topic to teach the group in a 10-15 minute activity/lesson. Upon the successful completion of this course you will receive a certificate of completion from the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

Those who complete the course are equipped to:

• Understand, demonstrate, and teach minimum impact techniques to friends, family, Girl Scouts, and other community groups.
  
  
• Lead a discussion on outdoor ethics and help others explore their own personal outdoor ethic
  
  
• Conduct Leave No Trace Awareness Workshops.
  
  

Who: This trainer course is for Girl Scout adult volunteers and camp staff wishing to become qualified to teach the principles of Leave No Trace outdoor ethics to adults and children in a variety of settings.

Gear: You will need to bring personal gear for day hiking and spending substantial time outdoors. Indoor sleeping accommodations will be provided. A complete gear/packing list will be sent with your registration confirmation.

Instructors: Master Educators Jim Erwin, Paul Gobel, Jay Stires, Sidna Small and LNT Trainer Maggie Jackson

Contact: For registration information and questions, contact Kara Kellerman, Outdoor Program Specialist at 816-759-3039 or by email at campdept@girlscoutsksmo.org. The course is limited to 20 participants on a first come, first served basis. After your initial registration has been processed, you will receive a packet of information including required forms that must be completed and returned prior to the beginning of the course.

For more information about Leave No Trace, please visit www.LNT.org