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Frequently Asked Questions
What is NYLT?
NYLT is a week long outdoor experience for present and future youth troop leaders, designed to help a Scoutmaster in his responsibility to train his scouts in being better troop leaders and in maintaining a youth-run Scouting Program. It is based on the BSA National Youth Leadership Training Program. NYLT replaces the course curriculum previously known as Junior Leader Training (JLT).
The Course focuses on teaching advanced leadership and planning skill in an intense, team-building atmosphere. Participants will be regularly challenged to accomplish time-sensitive tasks using the team-building and leadership skills taught in the Course. Participants will also have opportunities to improve their outdoor skills and apply them.
What is the purpose of NYLT?
NYLT has six major aims:
- To give participants the confidence and knowledge to run the troop program;
- To teach and practice key leadership skills and relate these skills to the Scout's troop responsibilities;
- To give Scouts the opportunity to share ideas and experiences that other Scouts have found to be successful and useful in their home troops;
- Give each Scout a varied experience with emphasis on the patrol method and new ways to teach Scoutcraft skills in a fun atmosphere back in his home troop.
- To create an atmosphere where scouts will experience "Scouting at its best".
- To enhance the relationship between the participant and his home troop's scoutmaster.
Is NYLT a week at summer camp?
No. NYLT is a leadership training course in an outdoor environment. There are no rank advancement or Merit Badge opportunities during the week. The purpose of this course is to develop leadership skills that scouts will use in their home troop and throughout their lives.
Where is NYLT?
NYLT is held each year at J Warren Cutler Scout Reservation in Naples New York.
Important dates for NYLT?
Orientation - May 17, 2008
Course I – July 6-12, 2008
Course II – July 20-26, 2008
Course III - August 3-9, 2008
Orientation: A NYLT Orientation meeting will be held at the LDS Chapel at 3900 Seven Hills Rd, Castro Valley. Scouts, Parents and Scout leaders are expected to attend. Please bring valid Class I and Class II medicals, payment, a completed application and a signed Code of Conduct.
Course start: The NYLT course starts at 8:30 AM at Brodsky Pavilion, located in the Camp J. Warren Cutler main parking lot. The staff will not arrive at this site before 8:20 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM. After check-in, the Scouts will pack their equipment up the hill to the Wamsley Sawyer Training Center.
Course end: On Saturday morning parents and other visitors are welcome to hike up to Wamsley Sawyer Training Center for the closing ceremony, which begins at 10:00 A.M. Please park in the parking lot where you dropped off your Scout. Allow about twenty minutes to hike up the hill. Please do not arrive any earlier as participants and staff will be busy with clean up and preparations for the closing ceremonies. The course ends at 11:00 AM. Scouts must be picked up by that time.
How can I contact a participant?
In case of an emergency, call the Ranger at (585) 374-5770. He will get a message to the NYLT Staff and we will then get the message to the Scout.
If you would like to mail letters (which Scouts just love to receive), the camp address is:
Scout name
NYLT
J Warren Cutler Scout Reservation
7131 Gulick Road
Naples, NY 14512
Due to the schedule that is run at NYLT, visitors are discouraged because of disruption to the program and the difficulty in providing make-up sessions.
Who should attend NYLT?
NYLT participants must be thirteen years of age and First Class Rank by the first day of course and be in a position of leadership (Senior Patrol Leaders, Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders, Patrol Leaders or who will be candidates in the near future). A scout must want to attend NYLT and have the enthusiasm and desire to participate in this learning experience. Because NYLT requires camping skills, Scouts must have had at least one long-term camp experience (such as summer camp) in order to attend.
Who should not attend NYLT?
- Scouts with significant homesickness issues or discipline problems,
- Scouts who have little camping experience,
- Scouts who have never camped without a parent in attendance, or
- Scouts who are generally not leaders counted on by your troop.
NYLT will not “fix” your problem scouts and cannot change scouts that do not want to learn or participate. NYLT will nourish the leadership ability of the Scouts that you count on to run your troop. NYLT will not help Scouts with discipline problems or homesick problems.
Scouts with discipline issues will only disrupt efforts to train other Scouts as leaders and will likely be sent home without a refund. Removal of a Scout from the program is not done lightly and is reviewed thru a multi-level process and ultimately thru the Course Director. If a Scout is removed from the program, his parents will be called and need to pick him up at camp. All of our staff members are very busy training leaders during course week and do not have time to tend to Scouts who are not mature enough to attend a week long leadership camp.
If you have any questions about the appropriateness of any scout attending NYLT, please contact the Program Director.
When does registration close?
The Course closes for Registration when the Course fills up. The current enrollment limit is 48 scouts per course. Once that limit is reached, all other Scouts will go on a waiting list. Register soon to avoid problems.
What Paperwork is due when?
Last day to register is on June 15, 2008. After that date, Scouts are taken IF space is available. No applications can be accepted after Orientation. At Orientation, you need to bring a copy of the completed and signed application and Code of Conduct. A Class I and Class II medicals NYS Medication form and course fee payment.
Please bring a valid Class I medical form to Orientation. This form needs only the parent's signature and is good for one year. The reason for completing this form on a yearly basis is to update your son’s health history with more current information. PLEASE STATE ALL FOOD AND MEDICAL ALLERGIES OR ANY CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR SON. A Class II medical must be completed by a Physician or NP once every 3 years (must be dated later than June 24, 2004). A copy of the form kept by your home troop is acceptable. SFBAC also requires a medication form for EACH prescription we must administer to your son. You will also find all of these form off of the Orientation page. All prescriptions must be in their original containers for camp. THANKS.
What is the cost?
The Conference fee is $195.
How will Scouts live during NYLT?
Scouts will be placed into a patrol consisting of six Scouts from many Districts and even from other Councils. Each patrol has its own site with it’s own stoves and patrol cooking equipment. Scouts will prepare their own meals as Patrols. Tents are provided with 2 Scouts sharing a tent.
We have no trading post on camp. No candy or snacks are allowed on course. If found, these will be confiscated and returned at the end of course to their parents or scout leader.
What about meals and special dietary needs?
Scouts will eat "Jamboree" style. The patrol will pick up food at the Commissary before each meal and will prepare meals in camp. The scouts will be cooking on camp stoves. Scouts with special dietary needs should contact the Program Director before the course and also document the special needs on the health form. We can accommodate most dietary needs but do require advanced notice.
Is any special equipment needed?
An equipment list can be located in the forms section. Each scout should have a full scout uniform with shorts or long pants.
Do I need a backpack?
Yes. You will be expected to carry all of your equipment to and from your campsite and you may have to hike over a mile to accomplish that. There will be other times during the week when the backpack is essential.
How can I get additional information?
E-mail us at NYLT@otetiana.org
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