Kodiak

Kodiak is Venturing's advanced youth leadership development course which is offered in an exciting and challenging atmosphere using the high-adventure resources available in your area. Your crew or council can offer a course on a backpacking trek, paddling down a river, or even at high adventure activity centers or camps. The Kodiak teaches leadership skills in a fun way that is internalized by the Venturers who take the course. In other words, it is a challenging high-adventure trek with a simple and fun leadership course included. Kodiak is not taught indoors or in a classroom; it is done completely outdoors using nature's examples of leadership.

Connecticut Yankee Council is sponsoring a Kodiak / Ranger Trek in 2009. This will be a fun, high adventure week for Venturers, focusing on many of the activities in the Ranger Guidebook.

Activities include: Hiking, Backpacking, COPE, Kayaking, Canoeing, Climbing, Land Navigation, Leave No Trace, Shooting Sports, Camping, Cooking, Wilderness First Aid/Survival, and Conservation.

When and where: June 27 - July 3, based out of Deer Lake Scout Reservation, Killingworth, CT. The activities are run by the Deer Lake Venturing Wilderness School. The Kodiak is run by the CT Yankee VOA.

The trek is open to all youth of Venturing age with their Advisor's approval. Individuals as well as groups are welcome. Co-ed adult leadership will be available for each group.

Price includes all food, equipment for the activities, Kodiak materials and award, tee shirt, patch and some extras. The cost is $475.

Information:
http://www.ctyankee .org/program/ training/ kodiak