Volunteer Training: Basic Outdoor Leadership Training (BOLT), 5/17/25, 8:30 a.m.
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Date: Sat May 17, 8:30 AM EST - Sat May 17, 5:30 PM EST
Category:
  • Adult Training
Level:
  • Volunteers

Location: Camp Wai Lani, 500 Wai Lani Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 34683

Program Date: 5/17/2025

Who Can Attend: Adults

Event Fee: $5.00 per adult 

Registration Deadline: 5/4/2025

 

This event has no-show clause applied to our GSWCF Cancelllation Policy. If a volunteer fails to notify us and does not show up for the scheduled event, they will be charged the full cost of the training provided ($20). See Cancellation Policy below for more details.

 

This course provides basic outdoor instruction for taking Girl Scouts cabin camping on and off GSWCF properties. Skills covered in this training include camping progression, fire safety and fire building, outdoor cooking, and more.

 

Prerequisite: Girl Scouts in the Outdoors and Traveling Troops Webinar on gsLearn.

 

Learning Objectives:

- Incorporate Girl-Led philosophy and girl readiness progressions to develop planning, and preparedness skills for successful troop cabin camping

- Learn to teach fire building and safety skills

- Learn to teach how to plan an outdoor menu, use basic outdoor cooking skills and make simple meals

- Learn check-in and check-out procedures & Camp Safety at Girl Scout camps

- Understand your role as the "Camp Resource Person", with Minimal Impact training and understand where and how you can camp

 

Participants should be dressed in comfortable clothes.

 

Participants are required to wear closed-toed shoes.

 

Participants are required/should bring pen, paper, and their handbook OR Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting (if they have one).

 

Participants should bring a full, refillable water bottle.

 

Participants are welcome to bring a snack.

 

Lunch will be provided. 

 

Confirmation Email: 

Will be sent out two weeks before the event start date. Please print, complete, sign, and bring with you to check-in at the event. 
 

Refund/Cancellation Guidelines:  

*       All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via email and sent directly to info@gswcf.org 

*       There will be no refunds or transfers for no-shows. Please refer to the training description for information regarding potential no-show fees. 

*       Refund requests received on or after 5/4/2025 will not be eligible for a refund, except in extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case request. 

*       For questions about this event, please contact Adult Learning at adultlearning@gswcf.org

*       Click here to fill out the form for a waitlist spot if this event is sold out. Please note, this does not guarantee your registration into the event.