MERIT BADGE APPLICANTS RECORD COUNSELORS RECORD

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Merit Badge Powwow Counselor Orientation
October 30, 2008
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What is Powwow?

• Scouts from all over eastern Idaho come to earn
  
• Merit Badges
• Counselors (you) help them to fulfill the
  requirements
• Most scouts will work on two Merit Badges each

• There are five merit badges that will run for the
  entire
• two hours
• Citizenship in the World
• Emergency Preparedness
• First Aid
• Lifesaving
• Personal Management

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Preparing to teach.

• Meet with partner to organize your teaching
  plans using
• the requirements and Instructors Teaching
  Schedule provided in
• your packet.

• Plan to use teaching methods such as, but not
  limited to

• Group instruction
• Visual aids
• Hands-on
• Practice skills relevant to the Merit Badge

• Feel free to be creative but keep all of the
  class involved
• and in the room for the entire class time.

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During Class

• Keep the boys in the class room for the entire
  class time.

• Pass off boys individually for each requirement.

• The scout must do EXACTLY what the requirement
  calls for. If it says
• to show or demonstrate, that is what he
  must do. Just telling or
• being involved in a group discussion is not
  enough.

• The scout is expected to meet the requirements
  as stated No more
• and no less.

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During Class

• Some work outside of class may need to be done
  by the scouts in
• order to complete all of the merit badge
  requirements. i.e. reports,
• projects to build, or observations to be made.

• Refer to your Instructors Teaching Schedule for
  what to teach and
• when.

• You will have 2 classes of up to 20 boys each.

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Accounting System

• Standard of Performance Sheet
• Class Roll
• Merit Badge Card

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Fill out all of the card only after the scout has
completed all of the requirements on the
Standard Of Performance sheet.
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BYU-Idaho
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COUNSELORS RECORD
APPLICANTS RECORD
__________________________
Merit badge
Name___________________
Applicant________________
Counselor Address
_________________________ Merit
Badge Completed on______________
Date _________________________
Signature of counselor _________________________
Signature of Leader
Troop Team Unit Number_______ Crew ____________
___________ Merit Badge Date
Completed__________ Remarks
________________________ Signature of counselor
Date
Checked and recorded ___________________ Date
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COUNSELORS RECORD
APPLICANTS RECORD
__________________________
Merit badge
Name___________________
Applicant________________
Counselor Address
_________________________ Merit
Badge Completed on______________
Date _________________________
Signature of counselor _________________________
Signature of Leader
Troop Team Unit Number_______ Crew ____________
___________ Merit Badge Date
Completed__________ Remarks
________________________ Signature of counselor
Date
Checked and recorded ___________________ Date
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COUNSELORS RECORD
APPLICANTS RECORD
__________________________
Merit badge
Name___________________
Applicant________________
Counselor Address
_________________________ Merit
Badge Completed on______________
Date _________________________
Signature of counselor _________________________
Signature of Leader
Troop Team Unit Number_______ Crew ____________
___________ Merit Badge Date
Completed__________ Remarks
________________________ Signature of counselor
Date
Checked and recorded ___________________ Date
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COUNSELORS RECORD
APPLICANTS RECORD
__________________________
Merit badge
Name___________________
Applicant________________
Counselor Address
_________________________ Merit
Badge Completed on______________
Date _________________________
Signature of counselor _________________________
Signature of Leader
Troop Team Unit Number_______ Crew ____________
___________ Merit Badge Date
Completed__________ Remarks
________________________ Signature of counselor
Date
Checked and recorded ___________________ Date
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Return to us
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Counselor Responsibilities

• Each Saturday

• Check-in at Powwow counselors table located on
  the brick area
• in the Manwaring Center (lower level)
  between 815-830 a.m.
• Pick up supplies if needed.
• Check your classroom to make sure it is unlocked.
• Return supplies after last class of each day.

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Counselor Responsibilities

• When checking in

• 1st Saturday Pick up class rolls, standard of
  performance
• sheets and patches
• 2nd Saturday Pick up blue cards
• Each Saturday

• Pick up supplies if needed
• Cinnamon rolls and milk provided

• Final Saturday after the last class

• Turn in class rolls, teaching packets, and
  unused
• merit badge cards at 160 Taylor.
• Receive thank you gift and eat some pizza.