As an enhanced course, the OKAMA experience is very special.  Like other BSA training courses, OKAMA provides all of the knowledge and skills to give effective leadership to a Scouting unit and to earn the ”Trained“ patch.   What makes OKAMA special is that it  allows each Participant to truly ”live“ the Scouting program from the perspective of a young Scout.  To the maximum extent possible, the focus is on ”learning by doing“, with special emphasis on the patrol formation, team building, troop operation and personal interactions.  The OKAMA staff, comprised of experienced, enthusiastic Scouters, has a primary goal of helping each individual Participant develop that special bond between fellow participants and the OKAMA Staff, which is the true OKAMA experience. 

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S  -  Okama  focuses on Staff:

o       They come from areas throughout the Council and other Councils to join this team of talented and enthusiastic trainers

o       They are among Scouting’s best  -  well trained and highly skilled, with a passion for teaching and a great respect for the traditions of Scouting

o       They invest six months increasing their knowledge and improving their skills

o       They mentor under more experienced staff during their early work with Okama

o       They attend seminars and workshops to advance their skills and teaching techniques

P  -  Okama focuses on Participants:

o       They come to the course motivated to learn

o       They have a thirst to become the best  Scout Leader they can for their son

o       They experience enhanced learning opportunities during the forty days

o       Participants actually have time to learn and practice outdoor skills

o       Participants select and develop an effective leadership style

E  -  Okama focuses on Excellence:

o       Okama has never rested on its laurels

o       Ongoing curriculum development, using the latest National Training Syllabuses

o       Staff constantly push themselves to a higher level

o       Adherence to an unwavering commitment to uphold the quality and example of the Blackfoot training tradition by assuring that Okama is everything in the way of a fall  training experience that Blackfoot is in the spring

E  -  Okama focuses on Energy and Excitement:

o       Okama has never rested on its laurels

o       Presentations display much energy

o       The Staff’s energy and excitement are contagious

D  -  Okama focuses on the Details:

o       Each courses’s success lies in the little stuff  -  the development of each Patrol, staging areas, tasty food, preparation of facilities, adherence to published time schedule, smooth transition, valuable handouts, timely dissemination of information and much more

.  .  .  this means that your Okama course will be the best Scout Leader Enhanced Basic Training experience available this fall . . . a great opportunity to learn on a feeling level, while you’re having fun.