Leadership Development For Venturers

	Kodiak The Kodiak course combines the elements of leadership and service to others as the two key tenants of Venturing. Servant leadership is a philosophy that teaches the leader to work with and through a team to accomplish the mission. Kodiak's methods are the following: Challenging outdoor treks to use nature as a classroom (no indoor sessions). Five leadership skills, called "commissions," are taught. They can be offered over a week, or over two weekends. It uses a hands-on teaching approach with very short presentations.
	Kodiak X Kodiak X is the final step in Venturing's Nature of Leadership series. It began with learning introductory leadership skills in the Venturing Leadership Skills Course, followed by Kodiak, a much more in-depth leadership course done in conjunction with a trek or trip. Kodiak X is a weekend leadership challenge course designed to test a Venturer's leaderships skills learned in Kodiak. It is a fun and funky weekend!

New Officers' Orientation

This new training offers a much-needed support to Venturing crews with their officers. The sections that it covers are:

· Crew Officers Roles and Responsibilities

· Resources Crew Officers Needs and Use

· Working With Advisors and Older Adults

· How to Plan Your Crew's Annual Program

· Planning Resources

Youth Protection: Personal Safety Awareness

This training deals with issues facing our young adults today. The vignette covers acquaintance rape, peer sexual harassment, stalking, and two new additions in 2007--suicide and Internet safety. This cutting-edge training addresses head-on the issues facing youth.