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Date: Sun Nov 15, 9:00 AM EDT - Sun Nov 15, 5:00 PM EDT
Category:
- Adult Training,
- Outdoor
Level:
- Volunteers
Location: Camp Indian Echo, 11004 Hudson Ave, Hudson, FL 34669
Who Can Attend: Adults
Adult Event Fee: $20 per adult
Registration Deadline: 11/1/2026
Prerequisite: Basic Outdoor Leadership Training
Take your camping experience one step further. Learn about girl/adult partnerships, tent camping readiness, and advanced camping skills. This includes compass skills, trail markers, hacksaws, axes, knots and lashing, and Leave No Trace principles. Required for Tent Camping on and off GSWCF properties.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding the Girl/Adult Partnership (becoming an observer/mentor)
- Understand Leave No Trace Principles
- Learn about troop readiness and needed outdoor skills for tent camping experiences. Identify suitable locations for tent camping
- Practice outdoor skills including knots, lashing, hatchets, bow & finger saws, trail markers, compass, and edible plants vs. poisonous plants
- Connect outdoor progressions and 5 Girl Scout outcomes that are important to troop camping or outdoor activities
- Identify outdoor activity resources available for use and where to find them
Completion of this training does not guarantee automatic approval or certification. This course is designed to prepare volunteers to lead Girl Scout programming independently and responsibly. To be approved, participants must demonstrate the learning objectives above and be able to apply it to real-life situations when appropriate. Final approval is at the discretion of the trainer, based on the participant's engagement, preparedness, and ability to meet the standards required to ensure girl safety and uphold Girl Scout values.
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
Completion of this training does not guarantee automatic approval or certification. This course is designed to prepare volunteers to lead Girl Scout programming independently and responsibly. To be approved, participants must demonstrate the learning objectives above and be able to apply it to real-life situations when appropriate. Final approval is at the discretion of the trainer, based on the participant's engagement, preparedness, and ability to meet the standards required to ensure girl safety and uphold Girl Scout values.
Confirmation Email:
Will be sent out two weeks before the event start date. Important: The confirmation email will includes required prework, packing lists, trainer contact information and other important details need to prepare for the day of the training.
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 11/1/2026 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.
NJ
