March 24, 2023

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Spirit of Adventure Council

4^th Basic Hybrid CERT Class

Online begins Sunday March 26, 2023

Hands On Day Saturday April 29, 2023 (mandatory day)

The Basic CERT Training teaches you basic disaster response skills so you can safely help yourself and those around you when disaster strikes and when professional responders aren’t available. Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.

What You Learn

¨ Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness ¨ Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls

¨ Unit 2: CERT Organization ¨ Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations

¨ Unit 3-4: Disaster Medical Operations ¨ Unit 8: Terrorism and Hazardous Materials Safety

¨ Unit 5: Disaster Psychology ¨ Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation

Who can take this course

Any scout between the ages of 14-18

Any Explorer, Venture Crew member or Sea Scout

Any scout leader, advisor or adult affiliated with scouting

Online course made available by the National CERT Association and there is no cost to attend this training.

What’s covered in the practical portion of the training: https://goo.gl/1p9ggr

For questions, or to register for the upcoming class, please email FEMA-Scouting@Scoutspirit.org or contact Dan Perenick at 978-423-3786. To register email your name, unit/town or city, phone number and title/position within your unit or advise if you are a parent who would like to participate.

2023 Scouting Report to the Commonwealth

Thursday, Aril 20, 2023 - 9:45am-1:00pm

Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St., Boston, MA

Meet at Nurses Hall

Join fellow members of Scouting from all over Massachusetts, as we share the Scouting Story with members of the House of Representatives and State Senate at the State House in Boston.

Itinerary includes: Informal Session, Presentation of Colors, Presentation of Citations, Photo Opportunity on in the Senate Chambers, a Lunch break (Scouts need to bring a brown bag lunch), and a tour of the State House.

All Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturers, Sea Scouts, and Explorers are invited to attend.

Please RSVP below:

Commissioners College

The Eastern New England College of Commissioner Science is sponsored by: Cape and Islands, Daniel Webster, Heart of New England, Katahdin Area, Mayflower, Narragansett, Pine Tree, and The Spirit of Adventure Councils.

While primarily focused on the training and education requirements of Commissioners, this program is open to all registered adult leaders of the Boy Scouts of America, who are interested in seeing that our Youth receive a quality program.

NEBC STEM Camp (4/18-4/21) 1st-5th Grade - Day Camp Session

Cars, planes, and boats, oh my! Learn about physics, chemistry, and engineering through fun, hands on activities. Participants will make gliders and paper airplanes, learn about buoyancy through improvised boat-building, and work throughout the week on their own model race car: from design to painting to racing it against their groups on Friday.

$300.00

NEBC STEM Camp (4/18-4/21) 6th-12th Grade - Day Camp Session

From arrows to satellites, humans have been making things move very fast, and now it's your turn! Make a catapult, design and model a wide variety of aircraft, and do some archery, all in the name of SCIENCE!

$300.00

T.L. Storer - Regenerative Agriculture Camp

“Regenerative Agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances ecosystem services. It aims to capture carbon in the soil and above-ground biomass (plants), reversing current global trends of atmospheric accumulation of CO2 causing climate change. At the same time, it offers increased yields, resilience to climate instability, and higher health and vitality for farming and ranching communities.” - Terra Genesis International

Come spend your April Vacation (April 17-21, 2023) with us and work with the cattle on our partner farm, learn about tractors, animals, healing the soil, forestry and more. This will be an immersion program where we will spend several hours each day on the ranch, the balance of the day will be spent at camp learning about the following:

Addressing Climate Change
Risk Mitigation (flooding, drought) & Resiliency
Food Security
Food Nutrition
Farmer Prosperity & Rural Economics
Chemicals & Human Health

The course will include topics from the following merit badges: American Business, Animal Science, Astronomy, Communication, Environmental Science, Farm Mechanics, Forestry, Insect Study, Mammal Study, Nature, Plant Science, Public Speaking, Soil and Water Conservation, Sustainability, Truck Transportation, Veterinary Medicine & Weather.

Scouts should be prepared for 4-5 hours per day of farm work, it will be April in New England so it will be muddy, we will be around hay, cattle, goats, donkeys and sheep. While there are several merit badge opportunities during this week, some will require additional work outside of the camp, the TL Storer staff will be available to help Scouts complete any partial merit badges after the camp week.

Space in this course is limited.

For more information email robb.ellis@scouting.org

Agriculture Trek at TLS

Description: TL Storer will be hosting a select group of youth aged 13-17 for a full immersion Agriculture Trek. Participants will be working on a cattle ranch during the day. This is a hands on program and you will get dirty as you learn about Animal Science, Farm Mechanics, Regenerative Agriculture, Setting a Fence line, Rotational Grazing and so much more. You must be pre-approved to register for this trek.

$550.00

Wilderness First Aid In-Person

The Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course will help you prepare for the unexpected. This fast paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals working in remote locations. It will introduce you to caring for people who become ill or injured far from definitive medical care.

$220.00

WOOD BADGE 2023

By taking Wood Badge, Scouters will acquire valuable tools such as listening, communicating, conflict management, project planning and leading change. Participants will better learn to understand and appreciate diversity and differences in our society. They will learn skills that will make them a better Scout leader. Units with trained leaders can deliver an improved program and a more meaningful experience for the youth Scouting serves.

Scout Leaders must attend both weekends to complete the training.

Week 1 is at Camp Squanto in Plymouth 9/8/23-9/10/23

Week 2 is at Camp Resolute in Bolton 10/14/23-10/15/23