Hawk Mountain Council, BSA

Council Training Convention

In preparation for recharter, come out and finish up your position specific training for positions such as:

  • Den Leader
  • Pack & Troop Committee Member
  • Den Chief (for Scouts BSA Youth)

We are also looking to host other supplemental trainings for unit leaders, such as:

  • First Aid/CPR Training
  • Pioneering for Leaders
  • Winter Camping 101
  • Disabilities Awareness

This Training Convention will be held at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation and will be a pack your own lunch event. Sign up for classes on the Hawk Mountain Council Event Registration System starting December 1st, 2021!

Scouting for Food

Thank you for an Outstanding Good Turn

This year our Scouting For Food Annual Good Turn brought in more than 102,000 lbs of food to help families in Berks & Schuylkill Counties.

We greatly appreciate all the service by our youth, volunteers, and Units who participated this year.

Did you realize that one of every three people served by food banks are children? In Berks and Schuylkill counties, over 100,000 people qualify for food assistance. The Hawk Mountain Council, through SCOUTING FOR FOOD, is proud to be a major supporter of the effort to help those in need.

IOLS – Intro to Outdoor Leadership Skills – Campsite Edition

Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills is a mandatory training for all registered Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. We will be covering the fundamental skills necessary to successfully and safely take a Scouts BSA troop or patrol on an outing. The Campsite Edition of IOLS has participants simulate a classic Scout “car camping” weekend. Therefore participants will carry their gear a short distance from a vehicle to a campsite. They will set up their tents at the site, and remain there other than short expeditions.

Register Today!

BALOO – Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

This one-and-a-half day course is an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program for leaders interested in adding a camping component to their Pack activities. BALOO training consists of an online per-requisite component as well as an overnight hands on practical. Learn BSA’s Cub Scout camping policies along with the necessary tools to help units carry out a successful camping experience. Expect a packing list within a week of the event. Plan on bringing a sleeping bag/pad and a tent. Completion of this course is mandatory for a MINIMUM OF ONE adult on a Pack overnight trip.

Register online starting April 25, 2022.

Online Training Pr-requisite

The online portion is available through the BSA Learn Center. Completion is required prior to arrival at camp on Friday evening. To access it, log onto my.scouting.org. Select the BSA Learn Center image on the right side of the home page. Then on the following page, select Catalog from the top menu and enter “BALOO” into the search box.

Southern Berks Day Camp

A special day camp program for Cub Scouts starting the Wolf & Bear programs. A week fun with games, crafts, fishing, nature programs, outdoor skills, shooting sports, and more! Program will start at 9AM and end at 4PM. Lunch will not be provided, scouts are encouraged to pack their own. We will have camp rain or shine, so pack accordingly! Scouts and leaders should pack a lunch each day. Camp costs $125 per Scout; Leaders are free.

Southern Berks Tiger Twilight Camp

A special day camp program for Cub Scouts starting the Tiger Cub program. A fun-filled week for parents and Scouts with games, crafts, fishing, nature programs, outdoor skills, shooting sports, and more! The program will start at 6:30PM and end by 8:30PM so that parents or grandparents don’t have to take a day off of work. We will have camp no matter the weather, so pack accordingly! Camp will provide a light snack during camp, but families are free to bring additional items along. Camp costs $75 per Scout; parents/grandparents are free.

Southern Berks Day Camp

A special day camp program for Cub Scouts starting the Wolf & Bear programs. A week fun with games, crafts, fishing, nature programs, outdoor skills, shooting sports, and more! Program will start at 9AM and end at 4PM. Lunch will not be provided and scouts are encouraged to pack their own. We will have camp rain or shine, so pack accordingly! Scouts and leaders should pack a lunch each day. Camp costs $125 per Scout; Leaders are free.

National Youth Leadership Training (Weekend 2)

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is the premier youth leadership program offered by Hawk Mountain Council. NYLT is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and crews, and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, and what a leader must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.

NYLT is a six-day course. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, and aided by the use of memory aids, which allows participants to understand and employ the leadership skills much faster.

Course Specifics

Hawk Mountain Council’s NYLT course will be held this August over two weekends at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation.

Weekend 1 – Saturday, August 14 through Monday, August 16
Weekend 2 – Friday, August 20 through Sunday, August 22

The fee for the course will be $295.00 and includes all lodging, meals, and course materials. $100.00 is due at the time of registration.

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