Day One Patrol Meeting

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Day One Patrol MeetingProvide ground rules:

• Encourage note taking• Feel free to ask questions at any

time

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Agenda• Wood Badge patrol members roles and

responsibilities of:- Patrol Leader- Assistant Patrol Leader - Patrol Chaplain’s Aide - Patrol Scribe- Patrol Member 

• Patrol Leader Election• Appointment of Assistant Patrol Leader, Scribe

and Chaplain’s Aide • Introduction of the Daily Patrol Self-Assessment

Tool • Patrol Totem

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Agenda• Wood Badge patrol members roles and

responsibilities of:- Patrol Leader- Assistant Patrol Leader - Patrol Chaplain’s Aide - Patrol Scribe- Patrol Member 

• Patrol Leader Election• Appointment of Assistant Patrol Leader, Scribe

and Chaplain’s Aide • Introduction of the Daily Patrol Self-Assessment

Tool • Patrol Totem

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Patrol Leader• Lead in planning and conduct patrol meetings and activities• Encourage patrol members to fully participate and to

achieve all they can.• Represent the group as a member of the patrol leaders’

council (PLC).• Communicate troop information to the patrol• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.• Practice the leadership and team skills being presented • Ensure daily patrol self-assessments are carried out in a

timely, effective manner.• Provide patrol members with all the resources and

information they need to succeed.• Empower the patrol to become a high-performance team.• See that the patrol is prepared for all course presentations

and activities.

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Patrol Leader• Lead in planning and conduct patrol meetings and activities• Encourage patrol members to fully participate and to

achieve all they can.• Represent the group as a member of the patrol leaders’

council (PLC).• Communicate troop information to the patrol• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.• Practice the leadership and team skills being presented • Ensure daily patrol self-assessments are carried out in a

timely, effective manner.• Provide patrol members with all the resources and

information they need to succeed.• Empower the patrol to become a high-performance team.• See that the patrol is prepared for all course presentations

and activities.

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Role and Responsibilities of the Assistant Patrol Leader• Assume the responsibilities of the patrol leader

whenever the patrol leader is unable to do so.

• Encourage patrol members to fully participate and to achieve all they can.

• Assist the patrol leader in empowering the patrol to become a high-performance team.

• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

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Role and Responsibilities of the Assistant Patrol Leader• Assume the responsibilities of the patrol leader

whenever the patrol leader is unable to do so.

• Encourage patrol members to fully participate and to achieve all they can.

• Assist the patrol leader in empowering the patrol to become a high-performance team.

• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Patrol Chaplain AideIn concert with the chaplain aides of the other patrols and with the assistant Scoutmaster assigned to coordinate their efforts, the patrol chaplain aide will:

•Learn what resources are available that can be used for religious observances during the course and make that information available to the rest of the patrol.

•Develop and help present the participants’ Scouts’ Own religious service.

•Assist in conducting any other religious observances that may arise during the Wood Badge course.

•Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Patrol Chaplain AideIn concert with the chaplain aides of the other patrols and with the assistant Scoutmaster assigned to coordinate their efforts, the patrol chaplain aide will:

•Learn what resources are available that can be used for religious observances during the course and make that information available to the rest of the patrol.

•Develop and help present the participants’ Scouts’ Own religious service.

•Assist in conducting any other religious observances that may arise during the Wood Badge course.

•Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Patrol Scribe

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• Provide interesting and timely material about the patrol to the publisher of The Gilwell Gazette —the daily newspaper of the course.

• Keep the patrols records and notes.

• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Patrol Scribe

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• Provide interesting and timely material about the patrol to the publisher of The Gilwell Gazette —the daily newspaper of the course.

• Keep the patrols records and notes.

• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

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Roles and Responsibilities of a Patrol Member For a patrol to succeed as a team, each of its

members must: • Fully participate in the Wood Badge course and

achieve all he or she can.• Practice using the team development skills

introduced during Wood Badge presentations.• Help his of her patrol meet its obligations to fulfill

assignments including the development and presentation of the patrol project.

• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

• HAVE FUN !

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Roles and Responsibilities of a Patrol Member For a patrol to succeed as a team, each of its

members must: • Fully participate in the Wood Badge course and

achieve all he or she can.• Practice using the team development skills

introduced during Wood Badge presentations.• Help his of her patrol meet its obligations to fulfill

assignments including the development and presentation of the patrol project.

• Set a good example by living up to the Scout Oath and Law.

• HAVE FUN !

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Patrol Elections

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• Patrol members will elect the patrol leader You could see the goal (finished woggle)

• Patrol leader appoints assistant patrol leader

• Assistant patrol leader becomes following day patrol leader.

• Patrol determines who will hold these posts during subsequent days of the Wood Badge Course.

EACH PATROL MEMBER SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT LEAST ONE DAY AS PATROL LEADER.

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Patrol Elections*

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• Patrol members will elect the patrol leader You could see the goal (finished woggle)

• Patrol leader appoints assistant patrol leader

• Assistant patrol leader becomes following day patrol leader.

• Patrol determines who will hold these posts during subsequent days of the Wood Badge Course.

EACH PATROL MEMBER SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT LEAST ONE DAY AS PATROL LEADER. Enter the names in the patrol position roster contained in the patrol leader notebook.* Chart for keeping track of elections and appointments: see appendix (A-12)

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Patrol Appointments

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• Patrol selects or appoints a chaplain aide and a scribe. Each of these positions may be held by the same person for the duration of the course. Patrol leader appoints assistant patrol leader

Due to scheduling conflicts, persons serving as chaplain aides should take their turns as patrol leaders at times other than Day Two or Day Six of the course.

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Patrol Appointments

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• Patrol selects or appoints a chaplain aide and a scribe. Each of these positions may be held by the same person for the duration of the course. Patrol leader appoints assistant patrol leader

IMPORTANT: Due to scheduling conflicts, persons serving as chaplain aides should take their turns as patrol leaders at times other than Day Two or Day Six of the course.

Enter the names in the patrol position roster contained in the patrol leader notebook.

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Daily Patrol Self Assessment

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A key to effective team development is self-assessment.

START

STOP

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Daily Patrol Self Assessment

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• A key to effective team development is regularly self-assessing the group.

• At Wood Badge, the daily patrol self assessment will help you measure the morale and productivity of your patrol.

•You will be using the Start, Stop, Continue evaluation tool for your daily patrol self assessment.

•START – “What should the patrol be doing to make things better?”

•STOP – “What should the patrol stop doing because it isn’t helping?”

•CONTINUE – “What is the patrol’s strength that is working well and should be continued?”

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• The self-assessment tool can be used just as effectively in other team settings, within and beyond scouting.

• The Daily Patrol Self-assessment is filled out in the morning before or during breakfast. It measures the development and performance of the patrol over the preceding 24 hours.

• The patrol self-assessment need not be shared with anyone outside of the patrol.

• Completed Patrol Self Assessment forms should be kept in the Patrol Leader’s Notebook.

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• The self-assessment tool can be used just as effectively in other team settings, within and beyond scouting.

• The Daily Patrol Self-assessment is filled out in the morning before or during breakfast. It measures the development and performance of the patrol over the preceding 24 hours. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT!

• The patrol self-assessment need not be shared with anyone outside of the patrol.

• Completed Patrol Self Assessment forms should be kept in the Patrol Leader’s Notebook.

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Patrol Totem

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• Since the earliest days of Wood Badge totems have given a unique identity to participants and their patrols.

• The totem is designed by the patrol and is the logo of that team.

• Totem design must be presented to senior patrol leader for approval no later than the patrol leaders’ council meeting on Day Two.

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Patrol Totem

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• Since the earliest days of Wood Badge totems have given a unique identity to participants and their patrols.

• The totem is designed by the patrol and is the logo of that team.

• Totems can be incorporated into items, which become take-home mementos of their Wood Badge Experience.

• Totem design must be presented to senior patrol leader for approval no later than the patrol leaders’ council meeting on Day Two.

• Totems should reflect your patrol critter.

• Totems can incorporate things like, members initial, course number, camp, date. [GIVE OUT TOTEM HANDOUT]

• Totems can be identical or slightly modified to represent individuality, e.g. day you were a patrol leader.

• Totems should be easy enough for every patrol member to draw.

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Thank You !

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