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The 50th Anniversary

Summer Camp 2008 was a huge success with 130 candidates attending, including 9 from the Los Angeles area. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work! 
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If you would like to gain some professional experience managing a web site, please contact me. I will teach anyone who'd like to help out.
Brian Phelps
Books
  White Stag Books
Describes eleven essential, time-tested skills of leadership. Focuses on Representing the Group and methods for influencing others. Condensed from years of research and practical experience, articulates key elements and specific traits of leadership. 278 pages; Fifth Edition. Published 2000. Available as a Acrobat file.
Describes the underlying Principles, Aims, Methods, and Content, Evaluation Instruments, Organizational Structure, and perhaps most importantly, the Spirit and Traditions that make the program distinctive and leave a lasting impression in young people's hearts. 236 pages. Third Edition. Published 2000. Available as a Acrobat file.
  Related Books
This unique collection of lessons represents not only the fundamentals but the very foundation of leadership and outdoor skills. No outdoor students, educators, or leaders should be without a copy. Lesson Plans. By Jack Drury, Bruce Bonney, Dene Berman, Mark Wagstaff. Buy now on Amazon.com.
Explains how the key elements of leadership work in theory and practice, and it helps train the next generation of adventure leaders—training that is paramount to developing the field. By Simon Priest, Michael A. Gass. Buy now on Amazon.com.
   

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Leadership Bookstore

A leader grows by associating with others who are also seek to excel. One way to do this is reading. Check out these great books on leadership.

Group Dynamics and Leadership

Leadership Games & Activities

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