Make Your Roundtable an EPIC Experience for Participants
Jeff McHoul, Assistant Council Commissioner – RTs
Cradle of Liberty Council
Last month, we looked at some methods of "Refocusing your Roundtable " to better serve the needs of the Cub Scout Leaders of your District, this month the focus is on some strategies to continue that process, and can help with your planning for your
2016 - 2017 program year.
As we discussed before, the Cub Scout program has a built in attrition curve of Leaders, which means that each Roundtable may be "the first time" for any single participant of your District Roundtable, and you will only have one opportunity to make a positive first impression.
Leaders who attend Roundtable may all be at different points on the experience curve, but you will still need to be on your game with your program, and your Roundtable Commissioner staff will need to be working together as a high functioning team in order to make an impact.
One approach it to strive to make every Roundtable an EPIC experience:
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E - Exceptional & Experiential
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P - Personally & Program Relevant
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I - Instructional & Inspiring
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C - Concrete
Exceptional & Experiential
You should strive to present an exceptional and experience based program
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know your program level material
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prepare your presentation in advance and rehearse
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make your Roundtable a "hands - on" event - have the Leaders who attend take part in the program by participating in demonstration ceremonies, try any games presented, and work on any project presented
Personally & Program Relevant
Make the presentation personally and program level relevant to the Leaders who attend -
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plan for level specific break-out programs that address the specific needs of Den Leaders as well as Cubmasters and Committee members
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provide program ideas that are simple, directly support the program at every level, and are easy to reproduce and use at every level
Instructional & Inspiring
Structure your program so that it is an instructional experience, providing examples of the method of delivery, that motivates and inspires Leaders
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provide simple directions for games
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example scripts for ceremonies, songs, skits and cheers
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assemble and provide simple kits for each project that you present, and plan for sufficient quantities for all participants and any potential participants
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provide support and coaching to participants while working on projects and tasks to inspire them to take ideas back to their Dens and Packs
Concrete
Bring all of these components together at one place at one time, with a trained and motivated Roundtable team to deliver a concrete experience that provides Cub Scout Leaders with what they need to deliver a successful program at the Den and Pack level .
A Roundtable experience that is relevant to the level and responsibilities of the leaders who participate in your program; incorporating simple, easy to use hands-on instructions, and providing the inspiration to bring ideas back to their Packs and Dens; will provide an EPIC experience that will better serve the Cub Scout Leaders of your District; and ultimately build a stronger Cub Scout program.
2016 – 2017
CS RT PLANNING GUIDE
IS ISSUED !!!
You can download a copy at the Roundtable Support page of the Commissioner's part of National's website:
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Commissioners/roundtable.aspx
This year's edition was prepped by the Cub Adventure Team who created the new Adventure Program.
Page 5 of the new Guide states -There is an exciting new look to the Cub Scout Roundtable this year. Some differences you may see in this guide are:
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The Cub Scout Roundtable training plans no longer provide pack meeting monthly themes or pack resource sheets. The pack meeting plans found online at Scouting.org are designed to help the Cubmaster plan terrific pack meetings and support den leaders with den pack assignments. You may continue to emphasize the pack meeting plans during your Roundtable as a helpful resource.
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You will now see Cub Scout interest topics that tie in with points of the Scout Law, and a month is suggested for delivery of each topic. These topics have been integrated into the roundtable program agendas—both the breakout and combined options—to add the element of supplemental training on material that the leaders have asked to learn more about.
DEN MEETING TOPICS
Remember – Boys want to be active!!
See, too, that they earn their awards
(Never say GET. You get sick, you do not get awards – You earn awards. A little CD Philosophy).
Big Rock Ideas – suggestions for Big Rocks that fit Interest Topics or seasonal activity. If years are next to an item (e.g. 13-14) that suggested Big Rock is in that Roundtable Planning guide and on-line at http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Commissioners/roundtable.aspx
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