1. The Key to Ultimate Leadership

2. The Key to Ultimate Leadership…
From TLT to
NYLT
NAYLE
Strong leaders are made, not born—Make the most of yourself at NAYLE.

3. National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
What Is NAYLE?
National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
NAYLE is an exciting, weeklong training program designed to enhance NYLT leadership skills.
NAYLE is an exciting, week-long training program designed to enhance NYLT leadership skills
NAYLE will provide Scouts with a Philmont-based wilderness encounter that motivates them to follow a life of helping others succeed based on the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.

4. What Do I Learn at NAYLE? You will learn to:
Encourage others to a life of leadership service.
Act as a servant leader who shares the skills of NYLT and helps develop other leaders through your enhanced understanding of the material.
Intuitively use the NYLT leadership skills in all aspects of your life.
Be an advocate for Troop Leadership Training (TLT) and National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) in your local council.
Use your leadership skills and abilities to help others be successful.

5. Primus inter pares—First among equals.
What Can I Expect?
A backcountry experience based at Philmont’s Rocky Mountain Scout Camp
Challenging but fun backcountry activities
An experience that will enable you to build upon the legacy of Waite Phillips, the man who gave us Philmont
Learning to live a life of servant leadership
Primus inter pares—First among equals.

6. The Modules Wilderness First Aid GPS and Geocaching Search and Rescue
The seven exciting NAYLE modules are designed to practice NYLT skills in a realistic and challenging setting.
Project COPE
Wilderness First Aid
GPS and Geocaching
Search and Rescue
Leave No Trace
Conservation
Philmont History
And there is so much more!

7. The Modules Teach These Skills
Purpose
Leadership Skills
Project COPE
Team development
Valuing people, leadership behaviors
Wilderness First Aid
Learn advanced skills for later application in search and rescue
Planning, communication, problem solving
Geocaching
Outdoor skills, allow Storming stage of team development
Teaching EDGE™, conflict resolution, problem solving
Search and Rescue
Learn advanced outdoor skills for application throughout the course
Teaching EDGE™, communication, problem solving
Leave No Trace
Ethical decision making
Conservation
Give back to Philmont through service
Teaching EDGE™, servant leadership
Philmont History
Understand the value of a legacy
Servant leadership

8. Project COPE Purpose: Team development
NYLT skills:
Valuing people
Leadership behaviors

9. Wilderness First Aid Purpose: Learn advanced outdoor skills
NYLT skills:
Planning
Communication
Problem solving

10. GPS and Geocaching Purpose: Learn advanced outdoor skills; allows Storming stage
NYLT skills:
Teaching EDGE
Conflict resolution
Problem solving

11. Search and Rescue Purpose: Learn advanced outdoor skills
NYLT skills:
Teaching EDGE
Communication
Problem solving

12. Backcountry Experience Purpose: Learn Leave No Trace
NYLT skill: Ethical decision making

13. Leave No Trace—Ethics in Action
Keeping the beauty of Philmont pristine for the future

14. Conservation Purpose: Give back to Philmont through service
NYLT skills:
Teaching EDGE
Servant leadership

15. Philmont History Purpose: Understand the value of a legacy
NYLT skill:
Servant leadership

16. And most of all . . . Servant Leadership
The core of NAYLE is “servant leadership”—learning to lead for the good of others.

17. What Will You Take Home?
The ability and motivation to be a dynamic and effective leader, gained through advanced, practical applications of NYLT skills
Innovative techniques to deliver NYLT skills to troops and council staffs
Nationwide resources—and friends!
Life skills for now and forever
A personal, written commitment for your troop and/or council
Wonderful memories of a great Philmont backcountry experience!

18. We See These Course Outcomes
Growing self-awareness
A daily assessment of strengths and limitations
The happiness from helping others succeed
Growing creativity
Understanding that everyone is a leader
Everyone in the group contributes in a significant way to team success
Knowing leadership is a way of life
Growing self-confidence

19. Am I Ready? NAYLE is not just for NYLT staff!
To attend NAYLE, you must:
Be 14, but not yet 18
Hold a troop leadership position
Have completed NYLT or JLTC
Successfully complete a Philmont Level A physical (meet the Philmont backcountry height/weight requirement)
NAYLE is not just for NYLT staff!
Troop leaders, OA members, and camp staff will all benefit.

20. Get the application at www.nayle.org.
Where and When In 2009?
NAYLE is held at Philmont’s Rocky Mountain Scout Camp (under the Tooth of Time).
June 14-20
June 21-27
June 27-July 3
July 4-10
July 12-18
July 19-25
July 26-Aug 1
Aug 2- Aug 8
Get the application at

21. From Those Who Have Been There:
When asked if they would recommend NAYLE to others, attendees returned an average score of 4.9 on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 is YES).
99% rated the course “Very Good” or “Excellent”
Quotes sent to
“All I can say is WOW. It was such an amazing experience with so much in one week. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who would like more leadership skills.”
“I had the best time of my life. The Philmont experience made it all come together and made it a once-in-a-lifetime event. This was so much fun actually using the skills and then being able to connect them back to what is taught in NYLT. It will definitely help me make the best of my home course.”

22. Strong leaders are made, Make the most of yourself at NAYLE!
Remember . . .
Strong leaders are made,
not born.
Make the most of yourself at NAYLE!