February Roundtable – WHAT TO EXPECT – Feb 2, 2017

What to expect at this month’s Roundtable Meeting

The monthly District Roundtable meeting provides an information and training forum for adults involved as leaders in the Scouting program. Parents and children are welcome to attend. These meetings allow attendees from all parts of the Scouting program to:

◾ Discuss topics of interest, both formally and informally

◾ Learn new skills and program topics for your unit

◾ Learn about upcoming District and Council events

◾ Meet and exchange ideas with other leaders from the District

Roundtable is open to all adults involved with the Scouting program. Registered leaders are especially encouraged to attend.

LOCATION: Minnetonka Community Center

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Submit Your Unit’s Family FOS Dates  ONLINE FORM

Last Chance to Pick Up Your FOS Packets

7:00 – 7:10 – Joint – Roundtable Opening – Flags and Announcements

7:15 – 7:25 – Joint – Big Rock Topic

Webelos Transition – WORKING TOGETHER – Cub Scout Pack AND Boy Scout Troop – What are the expectations of the unit leaders? What is the process? How is the paperwork processed? These are all great questions that will be answered during our Big Rock Topic segment.  more

7:30 – 8:20 – Boy Scout – Boy Scout Breakout Program 

WHAT IS STEM? – STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world. We will show you how to apply a STEM curriculum to your next Troop meeting!

7:30 – 8:20 – Cub Scouts – Cub Scout Breakout Program

JTE Guidepost 2 – Annual Program Planning – Our January Cub Scout Roundtable was a fantastic success, and we’re going to follow a similar “open forum” format for February. This time, we’ll share ideas on Annual Program Planning. This is a great opportunity to get ahead of your JTE Guidepost 2, which is program and funding planning (calendar and budget). We encourage our new unit leaders to attend, and “strongly” encourage our seasoned leaders to come and contribute to the conversation.

What does an “open forum” roundtable look like? Well, last month we pushed all the tables together into the middle of the room and just sat around sharing ideas. Our Roundtable chair moderated the discussion, and we took quite a few colorful detours into topics that warranted a bit further discussion, but still generally related to the topic. These are some of the most effective roundtables, because you can learn from the experiences of dozens of other leaders around you!

Submit your Camping Contact Information – ONLINE FORM

8:20 – 8:30 – Joint Roundtable Closing and Vespers

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OA Chapter Meeting

The Order of the Arrow is a “Brotherhood of Scout Honor Campers”, often referred to as the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. We are a group of people who have been elected by our peers as being capable of upholding the honor through our continued actions of cheerful service to others. It is a youth-run organization, meaning that all important decisions are made by the youth (age 20 or less) under advisement of the adult Advisors.

Meetings of the Lake Minnetonka Chapter of the Totanhan Nakaha Lodge, Order of the Arrow, are held in conjunction with the district roundtables on the first Thursday of each month.

February 2017 Meeting Agenda 7:00 – 8:30

Please arrive early wearing your sash to participate in opening flags at the start of roundtable. During the meeting youth leaders will finalize plans for the caravan to Fort Snelling Wreath Cleanup. If your troop is attending this service project please meet us at the Community Center parking lot Saturday Feb 4th for an 8AM departure to arrive as a group for check in. Your leaders will also finalize plans to run the rocket launch at Winter Camporee on February 11th. If your troop is attending we invite your OA youth to come to the chapter meeting to find out more information on how they can help during the launch window. Initial planning for Indian Winter will also begin

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6:00 – 6:50 – Prior to Roundtable – Commissioners Meeting

Commissioners Meeting (for the Commissioners AND District members)