NYLT is a leadership course developed by the Scouting America to enable Scouting youth to lead their units. NYLT uses the methods of Scouting to teach leadership skills. A week is spent in an environment that exemplifies the “best” that Scouting can be and is the vision that Baden-Powell intended.
July 5-10, 2026
Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation – Camp Wakonda
To attend a NYLT course, a youth must have the following qualifications at the start of the course:
The NYLT course simulates a month in the life of a troop in a six-day course. It reinforces and expands upon Be-Know-Do leadership. Scouts learn a number of leadership skills and concepts. The scouts learn about the stages of team development and how to match the most appropriate leadership style with the developmental stage of the individual or team. The course has many challenges for the scouts, including its culmination where they undergo a quest for the meaning of leadership!
In Council and Out of Council Cost: $300
Registration closes June 21, 2026.
All participants: Course materials, meals, snacks, two t-shirts, cap, and water bottle.
For those who successfully complete the full course: Neckerchief, woggle, and patch.
After Scouts have registered online for the course they need to complete the Supplemental Information Form at the link below.
Contact 2026 Course Director, Kristen Wolf at krispy0630@gmail.com
Hawkeye Area Council, Scouting America
660 32nd Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Toll Free: 877.HAWKBSA
Office: (319) 862-0541
Scout Shop: (319) 261-3750
Fax: (319) 862-0544
