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 About Patrol Method Camping:
Pre-Camp Preparation
Most pre-camp preparation is organization work. Before leaving for camp, your troop should be organized into patrols, with a Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL) overseeing all patrols. Each patrol should consist of six to eight boys and be led by a Patrol Leader (PL). To ensure success, it is generally best to establish these groupings early in the year so that the scouts can participate in several outings together before coming to camp. Another important element of preparation for camp is training. Time spent earlier in the year sharpening cooking and camping skills during troop outings - especially for new scouts - will pay huge dividends when summer camp rolls around. We strongly recommend using the patrol method on every campout in order to strengthen youth leadership skills and prepare for summer camp. A duty roster for you patrol should be made for the entire week before you arrive to CFL. This will help your patrol better prepare for your busy schedules while at camp. Duty Roster sheets are available from the camp office after you arrive.
Youth Leadership
The staff will be looking to the youth leaders of the troop to know what they want. Please encourage a strong youth-led system, as the patrol method was designed. The Senior Patrol Leader should organize and lead the troop both before and during camp. The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader helps the SPL carry out his duties and often takes charge of other tasks that are delegated to him. One of the most important functions of the SPL at camp is to attend SPL meetings, where he represents his troop and is responsible for communicating important information to them when he returns. He needs to have a good idea of what activities and programs his troop wants to participate in so that he can represent them effectively. Active attendance and participation in these meetings will help better prepare not only the SPL but his entire troop for the week’s ongoing activities. Each Patrol Leader should lead his patrol operations, assigning tasks to the members of his patrol fairly to see that everyone contributes. A Duty Roster, or rotation of assigned tasks throughout the week, can be a big help with this.
Adult Leadership
By the time your troop arrives at camp, most of your adult leaders' duties have been completed. From registration to training to transportation, leaders make it possible for the boys to come to camp. Once at camp, adults are responsible for the health and safety of the scouts, and for counseling the troop's youth leadership. Adults should also assist with troop discipline when required. Aside from these duties, adults are encouraged to take advantage of the many program opportunities available to them, and to follow Baden-Powell's motto: "Train them, trust them, and let them lead." After a year of preparation, it is time for the troop's youth leaders to show their stuff! Some of the adult activities include a wide array of adult trainings and also adult COPE. Adult COPE is a great program, held in the afternoon that will benefit adult leaders in a unique learning environment.
 Small Units (12 scouts or fewer)
No formula works for everyone, and the ideas that work for larger troops don't always apply to smaller ones. Stick with what works best for you. If you have ten scouts, for example, you may elect to have the SPL and ASPL serve as a Patrol Leader and assistant at camp, rather than separating them from the rest of the troop. Or, with a dozen scouts you may choose to have two patrols and no SPL, with Patrol Leaders sharing the SPL duties. Discuss your situation with your commissioner or other camp leaders, and we will do everything we can to adapt to your needs.
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 Camp Freeland Leslie Merit Badge Matrix
EARNING MERIT BADGES AT CAMP
Scouts can complete any requirements for the merit badges we offer before arrival at camp. Any requirement a Scout completes before camp should be done with a merit badge counselor. A Scout wishing take a merit badge at camp that has pre-requisites, he should follow the same procedure as if he were working on a merit badge at home. He should first get permission from his Scoutmaster to take the merit badge and acquire a signed blue card. The Scout must then find a merit badge counselor locally and work on the pre-requisites. Scouts must have any requirements completed prior to camp, signed off on a blue card. The Scout must then bring the blue card to camp if he wishes to complete that merit badge by the end of his week at camp. Merit badge worksheets completed before camp, and brought to CFL, will be reviewed extensively for mastery of the material in order to receive completion for the requirement. The viewpoint at CFL is that Merit Badges cannot be learned only through the use of a merit badge worksheet. Therefore we highly recommend against this practice.
Our counselors will not make a Scout re-do a requirement or complete a different option of a requirement he already has signed off. However, Scouts will be encouraged to participate in the merit badge classes even if they have completed the requirements being covered. If a Scout has started a merit badge with another counselor, all that is needed to document accomplishments is a properly filled out blue card with the previous merit badge counselor’s signature by the requirements that the Scout has completed. The Scout must have this blue card at camp in order to continue building off his previous work.
The merit badge program at camp, is an integral part of the camp experience. However, merit badges are not the entire program. A Scout is encouraged to take three to five merit badges at camp. This allows time for participation in other activities.
Scouts who finish some of the requirements for a merit badge, but not all of them, will be given a “partial”. He can take this partial and complete the remaining requirements with a merit badge counselor at home. Being prepared before camp , and completing prerequisites with a merit badge counselor at home, will minimize the number of partials a Scout takes home.
Some merit badges offered at camp have requirements that are either difficult or impossible to accomplish at camp. This guide informs you on which merit badges have prerequisites. Please come to camp prepared. In some cases, a Scout may not be able to take a merit badge if he has not completed the prerequisites.
 MERIT BADGE SCHEDULE
We run a 5 session per day merit badge program. Each session is 50 minutes long and meets four times during the week. There are 10 minutes between each session to allow time for a Scout to get to his next activity. This schedule is designed to allow Scouts as much versatility as possible. Please review the schedule closely. Some merit badges meet only twice a week, and some only once. Other merit badges are two sessions long and/or require out-of-class work. To learn details about specific merit badges, please refer to each area section of this guide. The dark shaded boxes indicate when that merit badge is NOT being offered.
The 2013 Camp Freeland Leslie merit badge schedule is as follows:
CFL ONLINE MERIT BADGE REGISTRATION
It is mandatory for troops to register their Scouts for merit badges via the online merit badge registration program in 2013. Scouts who do not pre-register for badges before camp may show up to their desired classes the first day, but are not guaranteed a roster spot. Scouts who wish to alter their merit badge selections while at camp may do so, subject to availability. There are class size maximums in place for each merit badge class offered at CFL. These capacities are based on our camp resources and capabilities and will provide the safest and highest quality learning environment for each Scout.
Online Merit Badge registration will be available at www.freelandleslie.com beginning on March 1st, 2013. Please come to one of the three February CFL Kickoff meetings to get answers to questions you may have about merit badge registration. It is recommended that one specific leader be responsible for the online registration of all Scouts in your unit in order to better coordinate and prepare each Scout’s schedule. Detailed instructions are provided online in the merit badge registration program and will answer most questions.
BLUE CARDS
It is advised that Scoutmasters pay close attention to how they and/or their Scouts complete their blue cards (Application for Merit Badge), prior to Scouts working on merit badges at CFL. If a merit badge card is incorrectly filled out, the CFL staff will have to issue a new card per council policy. Furthermore, if the merit badge card is filled out as completed and the Scout only earns a partial, then the CFL staff will have to fill out a new blue card. Thus, Scoutmasters who choose to print their own blue cards are asked to print them under the assumption that Scouts will obtain a partial. Units are expected to provide their Scouts with the appropriate number of blue cards.
 OLDER SCOUT PROGRAMS AND MERIT BADGES
YES you can still earn merit badges when participating in older boy programs such as C.O.P.E. and High Adventure! Merit badges can also be earned when boys participate in programs for older Scouts such as C.O.P.E. and High Adventure! Older Scouts, ages 13 and up, are encouraged to participate in one of the many older Scout opportunities offered at CFL. Scouts who wish to participate in High Adventure are able to participate in one of the day trips offered during the week. Scouts simply need to discuss this with their merit badge counselor so they know what they will need to make up. The program staff is very flexible and will put in the extra time outside of class, as needed, to catch Scouts up on class work as long as they are as willing to complete the requirements! Since C.O.P.E. only runs in the mornings for youth participants, the afternoon is wide open for Scouts to complete merit badges.
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This is a program designed to help newer and younger Scouts achieve the rank of First Class. Its goal is to familiarize boys with the basic skills that every Scout should know. The program is intended to be a time to learn skills such as first aid, knots, orienteering, personal safety, wildlife identification, and flag etiquette. Once a Scout has learned these skills, he must demonstrate his ability to perform and apply the skills.
The First Class Trail program operates in the Eagles Nest area. It runs in the morning during all three sessions and during some evenings. Every time slot covers different requirements. A schedule of offered requirements is below.
Scouts can attend any number of sessions in order to earn the requirements they need. They do not have to come to every session every day unless they want to. This program is structured so Scouts can walk in freely whenever a requirement they need is being offered. If a Scout wants to work on other Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class rank requirements not offered in the First Class Trail program, please talk to the staff and we will accommodate the request.
Some sessions require specific materials. Scouts should also bring their Boy Scout Handbook to all sessions. (Example: The water rescue requires a swimsuit and towel, and the orienteering course requires a compass.)
   
The staff of First Class Trail does not sign off requirements in the Scout’s handbook. Each Scout is provided with a progress report that keeps track of what times he attended and which requirements he has completed. This sheet will then be given to the Scoutmaster at the end of the week. It is recommended that the Scoutmaster check with the counselor daily to see each Scout’s progress and then review the material with each Scout in their campsite. We encourage adult troop leadership to take the time to review the skills that the Scouts have learned before signing off the requirement. This ensures the best quality of teaching/learning a Scout can get.
2013 FIRST CLASS TRAIL WEEKLY SCHEDULE
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Session 1
9:00 AM
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Session 2
10:00 AM
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Session 3
11:00 AM
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Evening
7:00 PM
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Monday
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T 12b
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FC 8b 8c
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SC 7c
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Tuesday
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T 6, SC 4
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T 12a, SC 7a, FC 8d
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T 5, SC 1a, FC 1
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FC 2
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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T 4a 4c
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T 4b, FC 8a
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FC 7a
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SC 8b 8c, FC 9b 9c
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Friday
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T 9, SC 8a 9b, FC 9a 11
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T 11, SC 6, FC 6
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SC 2 3e 3f, FC 4d
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Bring a compass Tuesday evening. Thursday evening meets at the waterfront. Please remember to bring a swimsuit and towel.
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RANK REQUIREMENTS
The 2013 First Class Trail program reflects the Boy Scout Handbook 12th edition requirements as of January 1, 2010.
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Tenderfoot
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4a
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Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
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4b
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Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
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4c
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Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot.
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5
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Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.
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6
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Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
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9
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Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
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11
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Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
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12a
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Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking.
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12b
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Show first aid for the following: simple cuts and scrapes, blisters on the hand and foot, minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree), bites and stings of insects and ticks, venomous snakebite, nosebleed, frostbite, and sunburn.
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Second Class
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1a
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Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.
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2
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Discuss the principles of Leave No Trace.
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3e
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Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both.
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3f
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In an approved place and at an approved time, demonstrate how to build a fire and set up a lightweight stove. Note: Lighting the fire is not required.
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4
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Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity. Explain to your leader what respect is due the flag of the United States.
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6
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Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.
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7a
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Show what to do for “hurry” cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and ingested poisoning.
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7c
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Demonstrate first aid for the following: object in the eye, bite of a suspected rabid animal, puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook, serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree), heat exhaustion, shock, heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation.
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8a
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Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
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8b
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Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.
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8c
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Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.
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9b
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Explain the three R's of personal safety and protection.
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First Class
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1
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Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass.
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2
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Using a map and compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.).
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4d
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Explain the procedures to follow in the safe handling and storage of fresh meats, dairy products, eggs, vegetables, and other perishable food products. Tell how to properly dispose of camp garbage, cans, plastic containers, and other rubbish.
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6
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Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of native plants found in your community.
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7a
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Discuss when you should and should not use lashings. Then demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.
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8a
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Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can be used.
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8b
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Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone.
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8c
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Show how to transport by yourself, and with one other person: (1) a person from a smoke-filled room and (2) a person with a sprained ankle, for at least 25 yards.
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8d
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Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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9a
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Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
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9b
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Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
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9c
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With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.)
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11
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Describe the three things you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a cyberbully and how you should respond to one.
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First Class Trail Scouts should come prepared! If the requirement they are wishing to work on deals with knots, they should bring a section of rope to tie knots. If the requirement requires getting into the lake a Scout should have a bathing suit and towel. The program will supply things like compasses, stoves and first aid equipment but a Scout is always prepared and it helps when Scouts bring their own equipment to practice and learn on.
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CFL offers many opportunities for a troop to build teamwork among its patrols. Please check our website as your week at camp draws closer for the most up to date troop programs that we will be offering.
TROOP COMPETITIONS
TROOP TOURNAMENTS: Troops are now able to sign up and participate in tournaments against other troops in camp. Tournaments will be scheduled by camp staff. Troops that win, will have a chance to play a staff team for the selected tournament championship. Tournaments to be offered are volleyball, water polo, human foosball and the pioneering competition. Visit the trading post while at CFL for more information.
CAMPSITE GATEWAY: Any troop can enter this competition. Each campsite gateway will be judged by 5 pm, Thursday evening. If a troop would like to enter this competition, the SPL must register with a camp commissioner by noon on Thursday. The judges will be looking for creativity, ingenuity and proper lashings and knots. The winning troop of this competition will receive a special prize Friday night after the campfire. Anything may be used in the creation of a gateway. Bringing supplies to camp for use in the gateway is encouraged! Only one gateway per campsite is permitted. If more than one troop is sharing a campsite, cooperation between them to make one gateway is encouraged.
 TROOP INSPECTION: This competition challenges a troop’s ability to keep a clean, organized, and efficient camp. If a troop is interested in competing, the SPL must register his troop no later than the SPL lunch on Monday. The competition runs four days: Tuesday through Friday. During that time the CFL Staff Inspection Team will drop by, unannounced, once a day, each day. Points will be awarded to troops that meet the standards of the inspection team. On Friday the points earned throughout the week will be totaled. The winner will be announced at the closing campfire. Here is a list of a few things that the inspection team will be judging:
- Tents and dining tarps properly pitched with all the proper knots and ropes.
- Cooking area clean and organized, including patrol box.
- All fires properly attended or extinguished.
- Blue supply tent clean and organized.
- Outhouse clean and stocked.
TROOP OVERNIGHTS
TREE TOP OVERNIGHT: Spend a night in the trees. Your troop can enjoy a quiet evening and night on the shore of Lake Emrick. This overnight is unstaffed. Troop adult leaders are required to participate and follow youth protection guidelines. The overnight is designed to create an opportunity for a troop to use the facility while planning their own program. Depending on the troop’s desires, a cracker-barrel the night of the overnight or a breakfast the morning after can be supplied. This overnight is offered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. If a troop is interested, the SPL can sign up for a night at the SPL meetings. Spots will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
OTHER TROOP OPPORTUNITIES
TROOP SERVICE PROJECT: Give back to Camp Freeland Leslie. Use your troop skills and perform a service project at camp. Come up with your own project and have it approved in advance by our Camp Ranger or do a needed service project that is on the camp list. Giving back to CFL is a great way to keep the spirit of Scouting alive.
If you have a special program or idea or an idea for a troop activity, please let us know. We are more than happy to help you develop a program for your troop! |
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Our mission as a summer camp is to provide the best and most effective patrol method program with as much fun as possible. Here are a few examples of the programs we offer to strengthen the patrols in your troop.
PATROL OVERNIGHTS
SURVIVAL NIGHT: See if your patrol has what it takes to survive alone in the backcountry. Patrols will be allowed to bring three items from personal or troop gear. Patrols will also pick 5 more items from their troop’s supply tent to take on the trek. Rations will be provided to cook breakfast in the morning. A staff member, accompanying each patrol, will act as an advisor, but not to do things for them. “Leave No Trace” will be practiced. This overnight is offered on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Patrol leaders must sign up to participate in this activity at the camp wide PLC meeting on Sunday.
PATROL COMPETITIONS
CAMP GADGET: Patrols will work together to build a creative and useful camp gadget. It must be something that the patrol uses in their campsite during the week. If a patrol would like to enter this competition and be judged, the patrol leader must sign up to participate in this activity at the camp wide Patrol Leaders Council meeting on Sunday.
PATROL SPIRIT: Patrols must present their flag and yell to the New Frontiers staff on Monday evening. Patrols will be judged on creativity and ENTHUSIAM!
 
THE GOLDEN GROMMET PATROL AWARD
Be one of the elite! The Golden Grommet is the highest award a patrol can earn at Camp Freeland Leslie. Patrol must prove that they can work together and accomplish goals as a team. Any patrol earning this award will earn a hanging golden grommet that can be worn on the pocket of the uniform.
The grommet represents teamwork. A single grommet holding a single stake in the ground will never keep a tent in place. When all the grommets of a tent are properly used, tents stand strong. Much like the tent, patrols can accomplish most anything when all their members are working together and doing their part. Patrols interested in the Golden Grommet Award, should have their patrol leaders sign up to participate in this activity at the camp wide PLC meeting on Sunday or talk to a camp commissioner. |
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CHAPEL
WEDNESDAY evening at 7 pm troops will assemble at the camp flag poles for our weekly chapel service. After the flag ceremony, everyone will be led to the camp chapel. Directly after the chapel service the Order of the Arrow callout ceremony will begin.
The chapel may be used any time during the week by a troop wanting to conduct its own service or by Scouts for personal reflection. Please remember to be courteous, as others may be using the chapel at the same time.
PATROL METHOD EXTRAVAGANZA & FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT
One of the most unique aspects of Camp Freeland Leslie is our commitment to the concept of the patrol method. This style of unit leadership is developed through our Patrol Method Extravaganza and the Friday Night Event.
THE EXTRAVAGANZA is a two day event taking place on both Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon. Both days are connected through a centralized theme with goals in place for Scouts each day. On Wednesday, patrols will be introduced to the week’s theme and are given a set of patrol based challenges to be accomplished. Scouts must then work together to accomplish these goals. Many of the events test patrols on aspects of group leadership, teamwork and cooperation. During the Wednesday events, leaders often note their Scouts better understand patrol dynamics and work more effectively as a cohesive unit. The Wednesday events end with a “Scouts only camp wide lunch” at the Pavilion. It is during lunch, that Scouts find out the next part of the Extravaganza, which is the Friday Night Event.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CAMP WIDE GAMES: At 2 pm Friday afternoon, the final camp wide event begins. Scouts will be briefed on the theme and objectives for the afternoon. While the Wednesday events focus on patrol building, the Friday events are more centered on patrol versus patrol activities. Patrols will compete against one another to earn points towards specific trading post purchases dealing with the week’s theme. The success that patrols have on both Wednesday and Friday will directly impact the success they have on Friday afternoon. This culminates in the camp wide event in which the Scouts will compete against the staff in that week’s specific theme showdown. Themes change week to week, so Scouts will never know what to expect until they arrive at camp!
THE FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT will conclude with our traditional camp wide “pig roast” for dinner. The evening will close with a special campfire. Guests should arrive by 5:30 pm. |
 ADULT TRAINING
One of our goals at CFL is to help adult leaders get the essential training that is required to run a beneficial Scouting program. Here is a list of some of the trainings we offer at camp.
- Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills Training - Extremely popular! No need to attend the weekend training when you can complete this training while at Camp Freeland Leslie!
- Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training
- Safe Swim Defense
- Safety Afloat
- Leave No Trace
- Trek Safely
PLEASE NOTE - Because we wish to offer the highest quality training available, certain courses will only be available on one select day. Sign up for adult leader training online, using the Merit Badge online registration program. Please reference our website as camp nears, to access an up to date schedule of training events at CFL.
SM/ASM Specific Leader Training and Outdoor Leader Skills are on the Online MB Registration. Your Adults may sign up in advance to attend these courses or may register when they arrive at Camp!
OTHER ADULT OPPORTUNITIES
We are always looking for people with special skills. If there are adults coming to camp with your troop who would like to volunteer some time, using trade or hobby skills, please let us know. Our camp ranger has a list of projects and is always willing to involve volunteers to accomplish these things.
“Adult patrols” are always welcome to participate in camp wide events. Scouts enjoy seeing their leaders do the same things they are attempting. If any “adult patrols” would like to participate, signups will be taken at the leaders meeting on Sunday.
We are always looking for adults to assist with large merit badge classes. If you would like to help instruct, or assist one of our staff merit badge counselors, please complete an Adult Volunteer Interest form which is located on our website.
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  The Order of the Arrow is Scouting’s “National Honor Society.” Lowaneu Allanque Lodge, will have a representative at camp to coordinate the Order of the Arrow program. We hope to see many Arrowmen participating in the Lodge activities at CFL. The following is the weekly program schedule for the Order of the Arrow at camp.
 BROTHERHOOD: Any Ordeal members looking to seal their membership in the Lodge can do so on Tuesday by completing the Brotherhood Trail. There is no fee for completing your Brotherhood the year after you do your Ordeal. After that, the fee is $15. If Brotherhood-eligible members did their Ordeal in 2012, there is no charge to complete their Brotherhood in 2013. If they completed their Brotherhood in 2011 or before, then there is a $15 fee. All eligible and interested members, will meet at the nature center (Eco/Con) at 12:15 pm.
   CALLOUT: On Wednesday evening, the Order of the Arrow will conduct its callout ceremony for new candidates. The ceremony will take place after the chapel service, with an approximate starting time of 8:00 pm. If you plan to come to camp on Wednesday to complete your Ordeal, plan on arriving by 6:00 pm. Please call ahead to arrange your visit and let CFL know you are coming. When you arrive, please check in at the Wheeler office. Dinner on Wednesday night will not be provided, so please eat a hearty meal on your way to camp.
ORDEAL: Scouts taking their Ordeal at camp should be prepared to make up merit badge work. A Scout should talk to their merit badge counselor on Monday so they can set up a time to make up the work that they will miss on Thursday. If a Scout does not know that he is being called out, it is then the responsibility of the Scoutmaster to speak with the merit badge counselors. Taking an Ordeal at camp may result in some Scouts receiving partial completions on some merit badges. It will take some extra work and planning in order to complete the Ordeal and all merit badges. Be prepared and plan ahead.
THE COST to take your Ordeal at camp is $55.00. This includes one Ordeal sash, the Order of the Arrow handbook, your $20.00 Lodge dues for 2013, and a Lodge pocket flap to be worn on the uniform. This fee also includes a free Brotherhood ceremony for those who complete their Brotherhood conversion within one year from the time they complete the Ordeal.
There will also be a $5.00 on site registration fee. Please register for your Ordeal before you arrive at camp. Bring an extra copy of paperwork and/or receipt along with a copy of your full medical form to ensure smooth process.
The Ordeal ceremony will take place Thursday night at 9 pm. This is a private ceremony for Order of the Arrow members only. The ceremony should end by 10:00 pm. Those who come to camp on Wednesday, in order to complete their Ordeal, are more than welcome to spend the night at camp. Make sure to let us know that you intend to stay overnight when calling ahead.
OA CRACKER BARREL: The Lodge cracker barrel will be at 10 pm Thursday night in the Pavilion. All new members who completed their Ordeal along with current Lodge members are welcome.
For questions about the Order of the Arrow program, please refer to www.OA41.org or during the summer camping season, call us at camp.
To view more photos of the Order of the Arrow at Camp Freeland Leslie, visit our OA at CFL Album!
  
ORDER OF THE ARROW CAMPING AWARD
This award can be earned by any troop which spends the week at CFL. There are two requirements.
1) Your troop must attend a week long summer camp.
2) 60% of the troop’s registered youth members must attend summer camp.
If your troop meets these requirements, it can earn the Order of the Arrow Camping Award. While at CFL, ask the Order of the Arrow Camp Coordinator, or the Program Director, about this award.
If your troop meets these requirements it can earn the Order of the Arrow Camping Award. While at camp ask the Order of the Arrow camp coordinator or the program director about this award.
For more information about our Order of the Arrow Lodge #41 Lowaneu Allanque, please visit our OA Website by clicking on the photo below.
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