What is NYLT?

Leadership Skills

The primary goal of NYLT is to develop Scouts as leaders. To be a good leader requires the knowledge and the ability to use the right tools. At NYLT, we teach the Scouts the skills necessary to manage group dynamics and performance. These are the same skills taught at Fortune 500 companies. The Scouts not only learn about these skills. They are placed as leaders within patrols. Here they practice these leadership skills under the guidance of an experienced staff. These leadership skills include:

• Communicating Well
• Finding Your Vision
• Setting Goals
• Preparing Plans
• Developing Your Team
• Solving Problems
• Effective Teaching
• Resolving Conflict
• Making Ethical Decisions
• Leading Yourself
• Valuing People

Scoutcraft & Outdoor Skills

Scouts will learn low impact camping, outdoor cooking, geocaching and many other outdoor skills. In addition, Scouts will be taught how to apply these skills in their home troops.

Model Troop

Youth leaders will become a part of a Model Troop. They will be assigned to patrols based on their age and size. Patrols will be composed of Scouts from troops throughout the Council. A patrol will have no more than one Scout from a given home troop. The patrols will cook, eat, sleep, and train together. Together they will take part in many activities including an outpost hike and campout. The patrols will take turns as the Service and Program Patrol. Participants will take turns serving as Patrol Leader and participating in a daily Patrol Leader's Council.

A Quality Staff

A trained youth staff member is assigned to work with each patrol throughout the week. This Troop Guide is responsible for training the participants. Youth staff members are supported by trained adult leaders, who report to a Nationally-Certified Course Director.