Cub Scout Recruiting Boot Camp
Wednesday August 11, 2010
PontiacElementary School
500 Spears Creek Church Rd.
Elgin, SC
803 699-2700
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Lunch 12:00 Noon
- 9:30 WelcomeChuck Ezell
- InvocationColumbia, SC
Opening CommentsMarty Walsh
- Setting the Stage
- In an area of limited access to schools, it is imperative that we maximize the time in the School/Classroom
- 10:00 Effectively preparing for, setting up and following up on a School Round Up Charleston, SC
- Preparing for
- When/how to involve Superintendents
- Scheduling the school night
- Principal Visit
- When to initiate contact
- Selling tips / how to sell
- Common challenges with Superintendents, Principals and overall access & scheduling, and tips on what to do when encountered
- Importance of relationships
- Discussion
- Setting up
- Posters (Where) In the Class room, entrance and exit points of the school, any high traffic area, other
- Flyers (Youth / Parent)
- Yards Signs
- School Marquee
- Announcements
- Follow up
- Thank you letter or personal visit to principal
- Report number recruited
- Etc.
- Other effective approaches
- Meet the teacher promotion of school night
- Flyer announcing school night date in school opening packet provided to all parents
- Etc.
- 10:45Tips and strategies for School AccessColumbia/Principal
- What the school needs and wants from Scouting
- How to create a true partnership
- How to maintain relationship
- Elementary School Principal
- 11:00 Effective Communication with 1stand 2ndGrade Boys
- 1st Grade Teacher/Columbia
- Verbal
- Nonverbal
- Sender & Receiver
- Channel & Medium
- Feedback
- 11:15 Effective Communication with 3rdand 4thGrade Boys
- 3rd Grade Teacher/Columbia
- Verbal
- Nonverbal
- Sender & Receiver
- Channel & Medium
- Feedback
- 11:30 Effective Communication with the 5th Grade Boys
- 5th Grade Teacher/Columbia
- Verbal
- Nonverbal
- Sender & Receiver
- Channel & Medium
- Feedback
- 11:45 Questions for teachers
- 12:00 Lunch Rob Miller/Scout Printing
- 1:00 BeAScoutMarty Walsh
- 1:20 Playing the Part
- ActingChuck Ezell
- Play the role
- Be the Character
- Get into Character
- 1:30 The Boy TalkCharlotte, NC
- Where to hold
- Length of talk
- Engagement—how to talk, what to talk about and what to ask
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- What to bring
- Flyers
- Stickers
- Props
- etc
- What to wear, when
- What to wear and when
- Appearance and Uniform
- Practice, Practice, Practice
- Discussion
- 1:45Example of a Poor Boy Talk
- 1:55Examples of a Good Boy Talk
- 2:00 – 2:45 What we do that is unique (out of the box) Secrets
From Each Council 3 Minutes with one page handout (Bring 75 handouts)
- Asheville
- Greenville
- Augusta
- Gastonia
- Albemarle
- Savannah
- Columbia
- Florence
- Spartanburg
- Charlotte
- Charleston
- 3:00 Adjourn