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I'm camp and First Aid certified, and the training did not give me the confidence to take a dozen girls camping, especially given how little prior exposure most of them have had to this kind of outdoor activity. I recommend getting the training, but I'd still like to see GSCNC offer more structured outdoor programs.[/quote]

The thing is, there is very little in the official GS Program that has to do with the outdoors, certainly not camping. It isn't like Cub Scouts where going camping is built into advancement.   So if camping is something that interests you as a leader or your girls, going camping is really going to be on you.

The council does offer more training than just Cookout and Campout though.   You might have to travel, but there are Training Blitzes happening this fall and then again in the spring.   For example next weekend at Camp Crowell:

http://www.gscnc.org/en/events-repository/2015/october_camp_crowell.html

There will be training in:

Fire Building
Learn the principles and how-to basic fire building. Be able to teach your girls safety around fires for cooking and entertainment. Learn to be respectful, not afraid of fire.

Outdoor Cooking Step 2:
Learn about dutch oven, advanced one pot, foil packets, open grilling with kids, camp stove cooking and getting kids to eat something new.

Cooking with gizmos and Gadgets, 
See how to cook using "Gizmos" and "Gadgets" - including: a hot dog in a milk carton, dutch ovens, flowerpots, and various applications of household items such as pizza in pie tins. This is an advanced cooking course for beyond the first two Cookout classes.

And at the Winona Blitz the next weekend there will be training in Outdoor Cooking, and Campfire and Night Hikes.

And there are plenty more.   Go to one or two more trainings and I bet you will feel more comfortable!   Also, you can get a lot of experience with just a simple camp skills day, before you venture out on an overnight, if you don't feel comfortable.

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