Programs
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SEMINARS
The National Leadership Seminar is a weekend conference on the skills and attributes of leadership. It is intended primarily to enhance the leadership skills of the Order of the Arrow’s key youth and adult members as they seek to improve their services to the Boy Scouts of America and the greater community.
NATIONAL LODGE ADVISER TRAINING SEMINAR
The National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar (NLATS) is a brand new training program. It is a weekend conference focusing on the skills and attributes of effective lodge advisers. It is intended primarily to enhance an adviser’s knowledge of and connectivity with the OA’s strategic plan, program, and resources, while emphasizing personal skills that are essential to the development of effective youth leadership and the OA’s service to the council.
SECTION OFFICERS SEMINAR
The Section Officers’ Seminar is a weekend course designed for the officers, advisers and conclave coordinators of a section. The weekend, while less intense than NLS, focuses mainly on the administering aspects of a conclave.
LODGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Lodge Assistance Program makes available a section’s extensive resources to help the lodges of the section. With the section’s help, lodges will be able to provide better service to their councils and fulfill the requirements of the Quality Lodge Recognition program. Find out more about the implementation of this program across the Region!
NER QUALITY SECTION PROGRAM
The purpose of the Northeast Region Quality Section Award is to recognize Sections that are effectively promoting and executing the program of the Order of the Arrow. The award consists of a certificate for each Lodge in the Section, plus the opportunity for the Section’s Lodges to purchase a distinctive patch.
SCOUTREACH MENTORING PROGRAM
The Order of the Arrow Scoutreach Mentoring Program is a joint effort of the national Scoutreach Division of the Boy Scouts of America and the Order of the Arrow. Its purpose is to identify and assist urban and rural Scout troops whose camping and advancement programs are below standard. For more information regarding this program visit the national Order of the Arrow Web Site or contact your lodge chief or adviser.