Youth Staff Development Course
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The National Youth Leadership Training Leadership Academy (NYLT Leadership Academy or The Academy) is a program of the Northeast Region of the Boy Scouts of America
that trains youth staff members for council level National Youth Leadership Training
(NYLT) courses. The course, formerly named the Youth Staff Development Course (YSDC) while located in New Jersey, has moved to its new home in Haymarket, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. at the National Capitol Area Council Camp Snyder.
In the words of the NYLT Leadership Academy Vision:
NYLT Leadership Academy is the new name for the Youth Staff Development Course (YSDC) previously held in New Jersey and replaces the National Junior Leader Instructor Camp (NJLIC) that was held at Philmont Scout Ranch
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that trained youth leader staff who would then provide leadership for Junior Leader Training courses at the council level. In 2006, NJLIC was discontinued and this pilot program was created. If this program proves successful, it will be made available to other regions. The first proram was held at Yard’s Creek Scout Reservation in Blairstown, New Jersey in 2006.
Prior to NJLIC, the original course designed to train staff for council leadership camps was held at Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation
in Mendham, New Jersey
. The Schiff program began in the 1960s, and was discontinued in the early 1970s. Thus, this program brings BSA leadership training full circle—this is symbolically represented in the program emblem. The shield is divided into a blue upper and a red lower region, as were the Schiff and NJLIC emblems. At the center of the shield are the points of a compass, representing NYLT, and within the compass is a fleur-de-lis
, the universal symbol of scouting. In the center of the fleur-de-lis is a red tent on a green tulip tree leaf, the symbol of Schiff Scout Reservation. This program is a culmination of all previous Scout youth train-the-trainer programs.
"Scouting is a game with a purpose" philosophy. The overarching purpose of YSDC is to develop quality youth staff for council NYLT courses by creating an environment that fosters learning and growth. It is a general maxim in the Scouting movement that Scouting provides a "special place;" meaning that Scouts, by following the Scout oath and law, create an environment that is open, accepting, and positive. At its inception the Youth Staff Development Course wholly embraced and broadened this concept to include elements of servant leadership, and equality of participants and staff at camp.
The preferred term for participants is participating staff, as all people at NYLT Leadership Academy are staff, if not at NYLT Leadership Academy then at their council NYLT. NYLT Leadership Academy is egalitarian,; any dichotomy of staff and participants is discouraged in the atmosphere and culture of the course. Out of this environment of equal footing for all, the concept of servant leadership naturally emerges. At YSDC, participating staff members are encouraged to be both leaders and servants. NYLT Leadership Academy intent is to make Robert K. Greenleaf
’s statement, “A great leader is seen as servant first, and that simply is the key to his greatness.” come to life.
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
that trains youth staff members for council level National Youth Leadership Training
National Youth Leadership Training
National Youth Leadership Training is the current incarnation of youth leadership development training offered by the Boy Scouts of America . The program is conducted at the council level over a week or over two weekends. It is intended to provide standardized, in-depth training covering a number...
(NYLT) courses. The course, formerly named the Youth Staff Development Course (YSDC) while located in New Jersey, has moved to its new home in Haymarket, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. at the National Capitol Area Council Camp Snyder.
In the words of the NYLT Leadership Academy Vision:
NYLT Leadership Academy is the new name for the Youth Staff Development Course (YSDC) previously held in New Jersey and replaces the National Junior Leader Instructor Camp (NJLIC) that was held at Philmont Scout Ranch
Philmont Scout Ranch
Philmont Scout Ranch is a large, rugged, mountainous ranch located near the town of Cimarron, New Mexico, covering approximately of wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico...
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Pilot course
National Youth Leadership Training Leadership Academy is a pilot program of the Boy Scouts of America Northeast Region. It trains youth staff members for council level NYLT courses. This training program is an one of several programs available within the youth leadership training programLeadership training (Boy Scouts of America)
Leadership training in the Boy Scouts of America includes training on how to administer the Scouting program, outdoor skills training for adults and youth, and leadership development courses for adults and youth. Some of these courses like Youth Protection Training are mandatory...
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History
National Junior Leader Instructor Camp (NJLIC) was a national level course at Philmont Scout RanchPhilmont Scout Ranch
Philmont Scout Ranch is a large, rugged, mountainous ranch located near the town of Cimarron, New Mexico, covering approximately of wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico...
that trained youth leader staff who would then provide leadership for Junior Leader Training courses at the council level. In 2006, NJLIC was discontinued and this pilot program was created. If this program proves successful, it will be made available to other regions. The first proram was held at Yard’s Creek Scout Reservation in Blairstown, New Jersey in 2006.
Prior to NJLIC, the original course designed to train staff for council leadership camps was held at Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation
Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation
The Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation, located in central New Jersey, was a major Boy Scout training facility for almost 50 years. It was named after Mortimer L. Schiff, the father of John M...
in Mendham, New Jersey
Mendham, New Jersey
Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,097.While New Jersey was an English colony, Mendham Township was formed on March 29, 1749 as a new governmental entity, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township,...
. The Schiff program began in the 1960s, and was discontinued in the early 1970s. Thus, this program brings BSA leadership training full circle—this is symbolically represented in the program emblem. The shield is divided into a blue upper and a red lower region, as were the Schiff and NJLIC emblems. At the center of the shield are the points of a compass, representing NYLT, and within the compass is a fleur-de-lis
Fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
, the universal symbol of scouting. In the center of the fleur-de-lis is a red tent on a green tulip tree leaf, the symbol of Schiff Scout Reservation. This program is a culmination of all previous Scout youth train-the-trainer programs.
Course philosophy
NYLT Leadership Academy embodies Baden-Powell’sRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB , also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement....
"Scouting is a game with a purpose" philosophy. The overarching purpose of YSDC is to develop quality youth staff for council NYLT courses by creating an environment that fosters learning and growth. It is a general maxim in the Scouting movement that Scouting provides a "special place;" meaning that Scouts, by following the Scout oath and law, create an environment that is open, accepting, and positive. At its inception the Youth Staff Development Course wholly embraced and broadened this concept to include elements of servant leadership, and equality of participants and staff at camp.
The preferred term for participants is participating staff, as all people at NYLT Leadership Academy are staff, if not at NYLT Leadership Academy then at their council NYLT. NYLT Leadership Academy is egalitarian,; any dichotomy of staff and participants is discouraged in the atmosphere and culture of the course. Out of this environment of equal footing for all, the concept of servant leadership naturally emerges. At YSDC, participating staff members are encouraged to be both leaders and servants. NYLT Leadership Academy intent is to make Robert K. Greenleaf
Robert K. Greenleaf
Robert K. Greenleaf was the founder of the modern Servant leadership movement.Greenleaf was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1904. After graduating from Carleton College in Minnesota, he went to work for AT&T. For the next forty years he researched management, development, and education...
’s statement, “A great leader is seen as servant first, and that simply is the key to his greatness.” come to life.