The
Voyageur Program was started at Camp Lewallen in 1990 to assist the new
advancement criteria set out by the Boy Scouts of America. The program is meant
to be for first year campers who are 10-12 years of age. The program is
designed to have the following objectives:
· Be fun,
exciting, and action oriented.
· Provide
recognition
·
Advancement to First Class
· Work on
Swimming Merit Badge
The
Voyageur Program is a challenged-based, patrol method program. We are confident
your Scouts will enjoy the area. Below is some of the tentative information
with a list of requirements that may be covered. A list of what requirements
were actually covered at camp will be presented to the troop leader during the
check-out on Saturday.
The final
outcome of all of this is for the Scout to want to come back to summer camp
next year. Come down to the Voyageur Area and check it out. We strongly
encourage unit leaders to assist the Voyageur Staff so that a quality and
productive program is provided for the Scouts.
Camp Lewallen Voyageur Program
The
Voyageur Program actually gets its start on Sunday evening, as the Scouts
participating in the program are to assemble at the central flagpoles after
dinner. At this meeting the Voyageurs will be divided into Session I and II. It
will be based on the Scout’s campsite.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: The only way we will change this is if we have too many Voyageurs in one
session or we need to even out the numbers of Voyageurs in each session. Our
goal is to have no more than 32 Voyageurs in any one session.
Voyageur
Program Session I Campsites:
Blackfoot, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill
Voyageur
Program Session II Campsites:
Crow, Apache, Pawnee, Chippewa, Comanche
The
Voyageur Program scheduling is as follows:
Session I
–
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Swimming Merit Badge or swimming
instruction
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon Voyageur group work
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Free swim with troop
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Time to be with troop or schedule
a merit badge of Scout’s choice.
Session
II –
9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Time to be with troop or schedule
a merit badge of Scout’s choice.
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon Swimming Merit Badge or swimming
instruction
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Voyageur group work
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Free swim with troop
The group
work for the Voyageurs will be divided into five periods of instruction.
Period 1:
Basic Scout Skills (Monday)
In this
session the Voyageurs will learn basic Scout skills such as the proper use of a
knife and ax, knot tying, and lashings.
The
advancement requirements taught here are: Tenderfoot
– 4b, Second
Class – 3c, First
Class – 7a, 7b
Period 2:
First Aid, Rifle and Archery (Tuesday)
This
session is meant to give some in-depth training on first aid from the
Tenderfoot through First Class.
The
advancement requirements taught here are: Tenderfoot
– 12a, 12b, Second
Class – 7a, 7b, 7c, First
Class – 8b, 8c, 8d
Period 3:
Nature Walk and Compass (Wednesday)
This
session is aimed at taking a nature trail hike that identifies poisonous
plants, native plants and trees, and wild animals – birds, mammals, reptiles,
and fish. A compass course will be included teaching basic map and compass
skills.
The
advancement objectives to be taught are: Tenderfoot
– 5, 11, Second
Class – 1a, 6
Period 4:
Lakefront Activities (Thursday)
The
activities that the Scouts will participate in are canoeing and rowing. This
day is designed for Scouts to enjoy the lake and learn a few skills in boating.
Period 5:
Fire Building and Fire Safety (Friday)
The
activities will include building basic fires, matchless fire building, making
fire starters, fire safety, and fire building competitions.
The
advancement requirements taught in this session are: Second
Class – 3d, 3e, 3f
Period 6
of the Voyageur Program is swimming instruction. We will offer the Swimmers the
Swimming Merit Badge and the Learners and Beginners will receive swimming
instruction.
The
advancement requirements to be completed at this time are: Second
Class – 8, First
Class – 9
