OwntheNight Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Circle 10 council in North Texas offers 4 WB courses through the year. Jan, Aug, and October. 3 of the courses are the 2 weekend format and the 4th is a week long format out at Philmont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokala Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Back during Boy Scout Wood Badge days, my Council (West Central Florida) ran a course on 2 year cycles. Even then sometimes we scrambled to meet the minimum number of participants. When WB21C came around, that tradition continued because "it's what has always been done". We now run on an 18 month cycle with the courses altering between spring or fall. We average around 40 participants. It's still difficult to recruit even with it priced at $175. Late summer-fall courses can be problematic.....it's the height of hurricane season and you have to keep updated on the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainerlady Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Tokala, Your course was only $175 mine was $265, clothing extra. Wish I'd come your way. Courses here are offered yearly in the fall. We have had problems filling them. Mine was given a week extension on registration by the Central Region because they knew that there'd be 3 cousres within a 4 hour drive of our site canceled the same week as we were supposed to close registration. All the cousres started and ended within a 2 week span of each other. It is always a struggle here and in the neighboring councils to fill courses. There are 4 councils around us that cluster, us and 2 more that try to go it alone. I couldn't imagine trying to cluster 7 councils together to it twice a year, but that'd be the only we get 2 courses a year to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolesrule Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 "We now run on an 18 month cycle with the courses altering between spring or fall." Tokala, you call that first weekend of SR-1022 spring? 72 and sunny my hindquarters. :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokala Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 trainerlady: We hold our courses at our camps. We DO NOT add on all the "schwag" that many Councils like to do. We don't add a t-short, jacket, stuffed critter, ad naseum and jack up the price. Each particpant gets a mug/cup and a patch. We realize that it's difficult enough to recruit people and adding $75-125 of fluff won't help...or make the course any better. nolesrules: Sorry, even if the mercury doesn't ever rise above 50 for 3 days in Florida, it will always be 72 and sunny at Gilwell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout1996 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I attended WB in my previous Council (Central Florida)... Tokala, one of my Patrol Mates was from the West Coast that came over to attend the course. When I asked him, he said that your council didn't offer too many. The only thing now is that I'm "shunned" from serving as staff at my new council since I went out of council. Oh well....I was asked if I wanted to serve as an ASM for NYLT this summer...but I'll be too busy doing stuff with the Lodge.(This message has been edited by eaglescout1996) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCEagle72 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 That's okay '96 ... just wait a few years, when WB21C has been supplanted by the newest version, and then they really won't want you on a staff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout1996 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Thanks '72, I really appreciate it. Although I like Atlanta, my wife and I are really missing Central Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhankins Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Our charge here is $240, but that includes all the literature, a course shirt, mug, caribeener, hat, camping fees, insurance, food, program supplies, the media use fee, facility fees (porta potties), etc... We had it down to $220, but we had to dip into out contingency fund to make it work, so up it went to $240. The staff also pays $120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutBox Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Here the staff pays the same price as the students.. And I believe it was over 300 bucks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhankins Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Wow, it would be interesting to see what the staff gets for the same fee as the participants, considering the participant fee includes media use and other things the staff doesn't pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutBox Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 The problem is that TAC-BSA isn't as rich as many of the State side councils. But all of the food, is includes. Maybe it will cast less for the WB Staff. I'll find out when I go to my first Staff meeting this next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydesdale115 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Our Council offers WB once every OTHER year, in the spring, 2-weekend format. We let the current group have their 18 months, then we're ready to recruit for the next one. I doubt we would have the support or demand to offer it more frequently than that. For the past 2 courses, we have been full (48-50 participants) but it was slim-pickin's before then. clyde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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