Brent Kellum Award Wood Badge - October 26, 2009
Wood Badge is a training course for Scouters which finally results in their receiving a certificate, a small neckerchief, a leather
slide, and two small wooden beads on a leather thong. Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, directed the first course in 1919
and gave each of the participants one of the beads which he had captured from the African chieftain Dinizulu. Thus did the course
name develop, for its symbol was literally a badge of wood.
Wayzata, Minnesota .
Lake Minnetonka District .
Northern Star Council
Brent Kellum, second from the left, joins his fellow woodbadge member in a song.
Wood Badge is the most advanced leadership training course in Scouting! In this course, Scouters learn practical leadership skills in a lecture-practice format. The skills taught are applicable to every leader and provide a common foundation for scouting programs. The purpose of the Wood Badge experience is to strengthen Scouting in our units, District and Council.
On completion of the course, participants are awarded the Wood Badge beads to recognize significant achievement in leadership and
direct service to young people. The pair of small wooden beads, one on each end of a leather thong (string), is worn around the neck
as part of the Scout uniform. The beads are presented together with a taupe neckerchief bearing a tartan patch of the Maclaren clan, honoring
William De Bois Maclaren, who donated the funding to purchase Gilwell Park in 1919. The neckerchief with the braided leather woggle
(neckerchief slide) denotes the membership of the 1st Gilwell Scout Group or Gilwell Troop 1. Recipients of the Wood Badge are known
as Wood Badgers or Gilwellians.
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