Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Training

If you would like to become a member of the Scoutmaster Corps to help make a difference in your Troop, here is an opportunity to learn how to do so. Training on how to become a Scoutmaster or an Assistant Scoutmaster is being offered in person by the Patriot Distict. The training is open to all.

To register for the training, visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4aa8a92aaaf58-patriot.

The purpose of Scoutmaster Position-Specific training is to provide an active, fun, and positive learning experience for new and experienced Scoutmasters to learn and apply proven techniques for running an effective Boy Scout troop. Scoutmasters will learn how to meet the aims of Scouting by applying the eight methods of the Boy Scouting program during the four main sessions of the course:

•  Patrol Method
•  Support Team
•  Advancement
• Annual Planning

Pack 5404 Presents Cub Scout Islamic Religious Emblem Workshop: The Bismillah Medal

What: The workshop will cover all activities prescribed by the National Islamic Committee on Scouting as requirement for the emblem, except for the regular attendance of the mosque and prayer service, which is the individual responsibility of the Scout’s family.

When: Saturday, 04/07/2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Dar al Noor Islamic Community Center, 5404 Hoadly Road, Manassas, VA 20122

Who: Any Bear, Webelos, or AOL Cub Scout who is a registered scout and practicing the Muslim faith. Cub Scouts can be from within or outside the NCAC.

Cost: Pack 5404 will cover the cost of the workshop – lunch for participating Scouts, adult volunteer leaders, and course materials. (Bismillah medal is not included).

Why: Muslims start any task by saying “In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.” Hence, as Cub Scouting is the beginning program of the BSA, when a boy learns something in this field, he should be awarded the “Bismillah Emblem”. In earning this emblem, boys will learn all the basic facts they should know about Islam.

Note: Participants will receive a certificate that states that the Scout has completed the requirements for the Bismillah Medal; they will NOT receive the medal at the workshop. It is the responsibility of the parents to submit the certificate with the required dollar amount to order the medal from the National Islamic Committee on Scouting.

RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pack-5404-bismillah-emblem-workshop-tickets-43080664427

For questions, please contact: mavscouting@daralnoor.org

We hope you can make it!

Cheers,

Pack 5404

Scout Leaders of the National Capital Area Council,

Towards the effort of promoting Messengers of Peace, I have worked to help facilitate this event.

Please see attached flyer for the “Summit of Greater Washington Imams, Rabbis and Community Leaders” which will be held on December 3rd (1-5pm) at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia, 4420 Shirley Gate Rd. Fairfax, VA. 22030. The theme of the 2017 Summit is, “SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITIES: Building Unity, Confronting Hate, Enhancing Partnerships “.

We very much hope you will attend this important event and will also contact community leaders and activists of your acquaintance—both clergy and non-clergy, urging them to attend as well.

With the recent increase in hate crimes against the Muslim and Jewish Communities, it is a moral imperative that Muslims and Jews come together to support one another and build ties of communication and cooperation. The Summit is a golden opportunity  to accomplish this aim, especially if we can bring out the maximum number of Muslim and Jewish leaders and activists across the DMV.

Please click on this link to Register:

http://bit.ly/2017ImamRabbiLeaderSummit

Please feel free to contact​ us with any questions you may have. We greatly appreciate your investment of time and look forward to greeting you on Sunday, December 3.

Abdul “Rashid” Abdullah
Executive Director, National Association of Muslim Americans on Scouting
I used to be an Antelope…
Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.

The 2017 Summit Planning Committee:

• Rabbi Jeffrey Saxe, Temple Rodef Shalom
• Dr. Maqsood Chaudhry, McLean Islamic Center
• Rabbi Gilah Langner, Shirat HaNefesh
• Rizwan Jaka, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS Center)
• Rabbi Charles “ Chuck” Feinberg, Interfaith Action For Human Rights ( IAHR )
• Mohsin Alikhan, McLean Islamic Center
• Abdul Rashid Abdullah, Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust
• Daniel Spiro, Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society of Washington ( JIDS )
• Water Ruby, Greater washington MUSLIM-JEWISH FORUM ( GW-MJF)
• Andra Baylus Greater Washington MUSLIM-JEWISH FORUM ( GW-MJF)

• Is your leadership training being done by the book, but your leaders are struggling?
• Have your Scouts completed leadership training but have difficulty leading? Are your graduates of NAYLE not the ones your Scouts look to as a leader?
• Are members of your unit disengaged, not attending to what’s going on around them, buried in their smart phones?
• Are your Scouts electing their leaders using “The Nose Game”; last person to put their finger on their nose is stuck with being the leader? [The leader is a loser.]
• Would you like to learn games and activities that uncover a team’s strengths and weaknesses in a safe but challenging way?

Consider taking the training to become a facilitator of Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (COPE). In a weekend, learn an experiential approach to developing life skills such as leadership, teamwork, trust, planning, problem solving, decision making, self-esteem, and communication. This approach is based on activities and nontraditional, non-competitve games. You will learn that basics of facilitating leadership development sessions which can be tailored to your unit’s needs and assets

The COPE facilitator training session will be held at Camp WB Snyder (6100 Antioch Rd, Haymarket, VA). Training starts at 7:00 pm, Friday, 27 Oct. Goes all day Saturday. Wraps up by noon, Sunday 29 Oct. Food and lodging will be provided (Carroll’s Cottage). Cost: $50

Registration: https://scoutingevent.com/082-NCAC_COPE_Lvl_1_20171027

• Students should bring personal hygiene materials, sleeping materials (pillow, sleeping bag or blankets), parts A&B of your BSA medical form.
• Please tell us about any personal dietary issues (such as food allergies, religious restrictions).
• Registration is open to adults and youth who are registered with BSA. Age appropriate guidelines recommend youth be 14 years of age or older. NCAP standard SQ-409 allow youth who are 16 years of age to perform as “COPE Instructors in Training” (can act as facilitators, but not count for staffing ratio), and 18 years of age to perform as COPE Instructors (count for staffing ratios).
• Anyone who is not registered with BSA but would like to attend are encouraged to join BSA.

Please address your questions or comments to Tony Waisanen, NCAC PM for Climbing, Rappelling, Bouldering and COPE, NCAC.COPE@gmail.com

The Young Leaders Institute, if offering a youth leadership training forum that will take place on Saturday, June 4th at Dar Al-Hijrah.  They will have special guests from the White House, State Dept and USIP who will share their leadership experiences with the students as well as coach them on how to navigate through some of the most complex global problems.  Here’s some info about their program:

Young Leaders Institute missions itself to empower youth towards social entrepreneurship, social innovation and academic excellence, throughvarious platforms of leadership training.  The Institute was founded on the vision that “we believe in the power of young leaders rising to make a difference in the world”.  The training encompasses two main features:

• a 12 hour comprehensive, hands-on leadership training seminar
• inclusion into the Young Leaders Network, which is an ongoing post-training network that gives students unlimited access to a variety of academic and professional resources (mentorships, internships, webinars, conferences, etc…)

These are the leadership skills we work to develop with our youth:

• inspirational storytelling • interpersonal reflection • communication skills building • identity recognition / perception • framing a personal narrative • leadership skills development • teamwork / collaboration / innovation • community engagement • public speaking and open discussion • common ground • global citizenry • much more

For more information or to register, please visit our website. Sponsorships and group discounts available!  Please share the attached flier on social media and with those who may be interested.

Nadia S Hassan, MBA
Young Leaders Institute
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The National Capital Area Council Islamic and Jewish Committees on Scouting are hosting a camporee this Memorial Day Weekend. We have held this event now several years in a row. It has proven to be a very fun event filled with opportunity to have fun with the family and to enjoy one another.

• When: Sunday, May 29th, Noon, to Monday, May 30th, Noon, at
• Where: Camp William B. Snyder, 6100 Antioch Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169
• What:  We will be having Archery, Mobile Climbing Wall, Campfire, and other events available.
• Who: This is open to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl scouts, Venturers, Family Members, and friends of Family.
• You are responsible for your own food. Please spread the word to members of your unit and other interested friends.
• Registration: You can register by individual, by family, or by unit whichever works best for you. Pricing is available on the site. To register, please visit: https://scoutingevent.com/?ijcoscamporee.

You may be asked for Unit Information. Only BSA Units within the NCAC are listed. Please choose one of the following who you are most closely affiliated with. If you don’t fit any of them, by default, please choose Crew 114:

• Islamic Center of Northern Virginia (Crew 114, Troop 114, Pack 114)
• All Dulles Area Muslim Society (Crew 1576, Troop 1576, Pack 1576, Troop 786)
• Muslim American Society DC (Troop 860, Pack 860)
• Dar Al Noor Islamic Center (Pack 5404, Troop 5404)
• Islamic Community Center of Potomac (Pack 195)
• Madinaatul Uloom (Troop 313)