Kodiak & KodiakX

Over this last weekend, Venturing Crew Adviser Jamee Mahoney and Associate Adviser Will Hayes completed an intensive leadership course called Kodiak and KodiakX (Kodiak Extreme). The course is designed to teach teenage youth leadership skills that can be used in the scouting program as well as everyday life. Jamee and Will are now certified to teach these courses to the boys of Venturing Crew 18 and will be doing so on the High Adventure outing this year.
Kodiak is designed to be taught over a 6 day trek in the wilderness. The program is divided into 5 commissions (aspects of leadership), Effective Team, Vision and Values, Communication, Decision Making, & Planning. Each commission has an interactive lecture portion, hands on exercises, and re-enforcement exercises to teach and develop each skill.
A single bear claw is earned for each commission completed and is worn on a cord around the neck. So, when you see your scouts wearing a set of 5 claws with their scout uniform, please congratulate them on their great achievement.

KodiakX is a course a builds on the foundation of Kodiak by teaching 2 additional commissions and is designed to be taught over a weekend. This course magnifies the principles learned in the first course and teaches new tools such as using feedback to improve their leadership skills.