Powder Horn 2015    
Unveil Tomorrow's Odyssey
April 10–12 and April 24–26, 2015
KOA Camp (Conroe) and Sea Scout Base Galveston

Powder Horn is an action-packed, hands–on, six–day course. Leaders from all Scouting programs, age 14 and older, are eligible to attend; and there are no restrictions on attending the course a second time.

Powder Horn is designed to introduce and expose Venturing, Sea Scout, Team and Boy Scout adult and youth leaders to activities and resources necessary to manage a successful outdoor or high adventure unit–level program. It is based on the eight core requirements and eighteen electives of the Venturing Ranger program.

Powder Horn is a fun introduction to skills but does not train you to be an expert, or even to be self–sufficient in any aspect of outdoor skills. Units will still need to find knowledgeable, trained, and certified individuals to provide a safe and exciting outdoor high adventure program, but we will show you how to do this.

Powder Horn objectives:

• Exposes participants to high adventure ACTIVITIES for older youth in Troops, Crews, Ships and Teams.
• Provides an introduction to the RESOURCES and CONSULTANTS available to successfully lead Scouting units through a program of high adventure.
• Helps leaders feel comfortable offering challenging outdoor activities, while balancing fun with safety, health and responsibility.

Registration limited to 16 youth and total registration of 48 participants.

Participant Qualifications

• Be a registered adult or a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturing Scout or Sea Scout who is at least 14 years old. For young adults between the ages of 14 and 17, the Course Director requests that the applicant, their parent, and a unit leader have a conversation around maturity, expectations, and the Powder Horn experience.
• Youth must have completed the required leadership training for the unit in which they are registered (Introduction to Leadership Skills or National Youth Leadership Training).
• Adults must be trained for their position.
• Submit a copy of BSA Annual Health & Medical Record (Part A, B, C). Participants meet the requirements in Part D physical in a backcountry environment.
• All participants must complete the following trainings online at www.myscouting.org:
  • Venturing Youth Protection
  • Hazardous Weather
  • Safety Afloat
  • Safe Swim Defense
  • Climb on Safely

Join the fun and education as you Unveil Tomorrow's Odyssey for you and your unit.

www.shac.org/powder-horn