Troop 577 Summer Camp for 2009 will be done at Camp Hi-Sierra
Camp Date for 2009 July 26th to Aug 1st.
Camp for the younger Scouts will be focused on the Trail to First Class which is the foundation for advancing in rank.
The Trail to First Class program is for our first-year campers and younger Scouts who are just beginning their journey to Eagle. This exciting program will teach many of the basic Scout skills required for the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.
The format of this program balances a Scout’s desire to learn the skills necessary for rank advancement with the curiosity and discovery of being at summer camp. At the Merit Badge Midway on Sunday, Scouts interested in Trail to First Class (TtFC) meet with the TtFC instructors to get their schedule for the week. As Scouts sign up, they will be placed in a patrol made up of other Scouts of the same rank. The patrols will meet throughout the week and attempt to cover as many camp-appropriate rank advancement requirements as possible for the next rank(s).
Patrols of Scout and Tenderfoot Scouts will meet for two two-hour sessions each day. Patrols of Second Class Scouts will meet for one two-hour session each day. Each patrol will have the same counselor for the entire week and will work through the requirements as a group, allowing boys who already have some of the skills an opportunity to help their peers learn them. The TtFC staff will try to create patrols with Scouts of equal skill levels and will organize the week to cover requirements needed by the whole group earlier in the week. For example, if a Tenderfoot Scout strictly follows his TtFC schedule then each day will consist of approximately four hours of class time in various areas of camp. By the end of the week, we will teach the Scout many of the requirements for the Second and First Class ranks.
He will spend the other hours of the day earning some of the more simple merit badges, reviewing requirements with his leaders, and discovering the other opportunities of camp with his friends.