Wood Badge Slovakia
Projekt medzinárodnej inštruktorskej lesnej školy na Slovensku.
An experiential scout leadership journey of curiosity, connection and growth.
Zaži pilotný ročník 2026/2027
Wood Badge Slovakia is…
A warm invitation – to experience, reflect, and bring it back to real life and scouting. Participants and instructors are in the same boat, and we aim to learn together in an open and supportive environment. Rooted in Slovenský skauting and connected internationally, we bring inspiration across borders. We shape the course to feel meaningful, grounded in responsibility and carried by joy – and we trust people to take what they need.
Below is what shapes our course.
How we learn
Wood Badge is participatory – Participants and instructors are in the same boat; the course is based on active involvement of everyone.
Wood Badge is practical – Learning happens above all through experience, through living it, and through application into real practice (scouting and personal).
Wood Badge is reflective – The course gives space to stop, look back, and move forward thanks to that.
Wood Badge is diverse – It offers a wide spectrum of topics and approaches and uses the natural diversity of people, value of openness and willingness to explore.
Wood Badge is open – It brings an international dimension and know-how, connecting the Slovak context with inspiration from abroad. We are open to everyone without distinction.
Wood Badge creates community and cares – The course purposefully builds a strong and supportive community of participants and instructors.
Wood Badge creates space – We work through invitation. We value personal responsibility, free choice and the possibility for people to engage in ways that feel meaningful to them.
Why it matters
Wood Badge has impact – It transforms the personal life of participants, their scouting practice, and Scouting Slovakia on different levels.
Wood Badge prepares – It is the path to obtaining the qualification “instructor” within Scouting Slovakia.
Wood Badge is about growth – participants and instructor team grow, learn, reflect, and move further.
Veríme, že vzdelávanie je pozvanie.
Že sme si všetci rovní.
Že pestrosť dokáže obohatiť.
Že otázky sú často rovnako dôležité ako odpovede.
Že dobré vzdelávanie nevytvára kópie „správnych lídrov“, ale bezpečný priestor pre objavovanie, rast a vlastnú cestu.
A možno najviac veríme v to, že nemusíme ľuďom ukazovať jednu správnu cestu — ale radosť a slobodu objavovať.
Lucia Jakubíková
Luky
Mám rada ľudí. A divadlo, psíkov, knihy, sneh, Vianoce a kaviarne. Západy slnka v meste a východy v prírode. Objavovanie nových miest a pozeranie sa na veci z rôznych perspektív. Pracovne sa venujem PR a fundraisingu, veľa pre neziskový sektor a aj pre biznis klientov. V skautingu som od svojich 16 rokov a stále ma baví a verím v jeho myšlienky.
Myšlienka toho, že som súčasťou tak obrovského, pestrého a pozitívneho globálneho hnutia je pre mňa nesmierne silná. Mojím domovským zborom je 47. zbor skautov (Rota Ferda Mravca) . Prešla som si dobrovoľníčením na všemožných úrovniach, od radcovania skvelej družinke Zlatých Retrievrov, cez pôsobenie vo vzdelávacích tímoch líderiek (Radcovsko-Rangerská akadémia, český ČLK Hrádek) a vodcoviek (VLŠ Baobab) a založenie Sympózia, až po náčelníctvo a medzinárodné akcie. Medzi moje srdcové témy patrí bezpečný a prijímajúci skauting – Safe from Harm i inklúzia.
V roku 2023 som absolvovala nezabudnuteľný svetový Centenary Wood Badge training v švajčiarskom Kanderstegu, ktorý organizoval WOSM pri príležitosti 100. rokov KISC. V roku 2025 som absolvovala inšpiratívny a skvelý medzinárodný Wood Badge v Slovinsku – pretože prečo nemať dva, že áno. Vízia priniesť trošku z tohto globálneho čara a skvelých ľudí z celého sveta na Slovensko sa napĺňa cez ideu WBS, pripraveného pre naše potreby, s inšpiráciami zo zahraničia a atmosférou objavovania, pozitivity a osobného rastu. Ďakujem úžasným avengerom z tímu, že do toho išli a teším sa, že to zažijete možno práve vy, čo teraz čítate tento text.
David Fiedler
Fido
Fido started his scouting path than 25 years ago when he joined the scout troop from Pilsen, Czechia called Vločka (Snowflake). There, he tried various roles from patrol leader to the leader of the troop. After that he served as a vice leader of the local scout group till he moved to Prague to follow his passion: Artificial Intelligence. In Prague, he joined the program committee. Fido has also participated in scout education. He has been a member of the team for the troop leader course PRAK, and two junior leader courses: ČK Tokaheya and ČLK Hrádek. This year, he is excited by the opportunity to be part of the next level of the scout education: the Woodbadge.
Reasons to join the team:
I think that running an international Woodbadge course, first one in both Czechia and Slovakia, is a very valuable endeavor. However it may be challenging, I believe that will lead both the participants and the team to the personal growth incomparable to any national course. And from the group calls, I already know that I’m joining a team full of talented young instructors, I’m looking forward to work with you!
Alhassan Soltan
Hassan
Hassan has spent many years moving between scouting, non-formal education, sustainability projects and international cooperation – usually somewhere between educational programmes, strategy meetings, volunteers, logistics spreadsheets and long conversations about how to make learning more meaningful for young people.
He has worked with WOSM, WAGGGS, KISC and UNDP on projects connected to youth engagement, sustainable development, advocacy, educational methods and international events. Across different roles, he has coordinated global initiatives, supported educational programmes and partnerships, worked on strategy and communication, and collaborated with volunteers and professionals from many different cultures and backgrounds.
Maeed Mohamed Zahir
Scouting and youth work have long been an important part of Maeed’s life and leadership journey. He served as Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Maldives and has been supporting the Scout Movement on national, regional and global levels for many years. In 2024, he received the Asia Pacific Regional Chairman’s Award in recognition of his contribution to scouting, youth development and leadership within the global scouting community.
Maeed has also served as Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee and contributed internationally through the Youth Engagement and Educational Methods Unit within the Innovating Scouting Work Stream Core Team. He served as a consultant for WOSM in the areas of Youth Programme and youth engagement services. Alongside international work, he has also been actively involved in modernising and developing scouting programmes in the Maldives and supporting young people in becoming active, resilient and compassionate leaders.
Mitja Brglez
Mici
My parents wanted their son to play in nature, learn how to use a knife, build a fire, and maybe be a little mischievous—just like they were at that age. They wanted a scout. Throughout primary school, I was exactly that.
In high school, they started to worry. I was staying up late, preparing hikes and camps, and attending troop meetings with my friends. When I got to university and began taking a three-hour train ride every weekend to lead those very same troop meetings, they gave up and realized they had gotten more than they bargained for. They got a scout. I became interested in planning and facilitating activities and quickly moved to the educational side of our scouting community. I became a leader at the Slovenian Scout Academy and a mentor on our Wood Badge course. So when, a couple of years later, I was asked whether I wanted to help develop a completely new course in Slovakia with an international team, it felt like the obvious thing to do.
I’m very excited about this project. I believe it will be a unique learning experience for everyone who participates. Let’s see where scouting takes us next.
Pavol Kaššák
Portviš
Nebeský Portviš (PVS) – bývalý člen druhého zboru Dlhých mačiek Trnava, bývalý člen týmu lesnej školy Baobab, bývalý člen zážitkového kurzu FONS Slovensko, aktuálne pomocník tímu vodcovskej lesnej školy Planéta, autor skautského trička UNICEF a dvoch iných zborových tričiek, bývalý prispievateľ do časopisu Médium, vášnivý čitateľ a záhradník.
Čo ma priviedlo k WBS? Viete ako je to v rozprávkach proste Na Lukyno prianie a jej prikázanie, počúvam a poslúcham. Takže ak potrebujete niekoho do týmu čo dokopy nič nevie, ale kľudne bude v kuchyni, alebo bude vymýšlať hovadiny tak sa so mnou skamarátte a dajte mi príkaz. A ja splním vaše prianie (možno).
Michal Vorobel
Čorky
Čaute, ja som Čorky a moja skautská cesta začala už nejaký ten piatok dozadu. Odvtedy sa ňou predieram hlava, nehlava, ale stále ma to baví.
Petra Liščinská
Assa
Skauting si ma chytil najprv tým, že skauti chodia veľa do prírody. Teraz ho milujem, pre skautov, ktorí nielen chodia do prírody. A Wood Badge Slovakia je presne jedno z tých miest. Ľudia, ktorí sú na jednej vlne aj keď sú z úplne iných miest. Každý robí skauting inak, v inom štáte, ale s rovnakou myšlienkou. A ja to proste milujem. Baví ma zdieľanie skúseností a rozširovanie obzorov, ako niektoré veci môžu fungovať inak. Baví ma robiť skauting pre všetkých.
Florina Pauleti
Florina has been a scout since 2008, not knowing at that moment exactly how this would change her life. After the first camp and the challenge of accepting to become a leader, she was hooked. Once a scout, always a scout.
18 years later, she is proud that she is still part of the movement. From being a venture, a leader for ventures, to becoming a trainer, a group leader and now the International Commissioner for Romanian Scouts. Scouting helped her develop competences, grow as a person and learn how to lead.
Volunteering as a trainer in Romania meant also that she was one of the core team trainers involved in creating the Woodbadge training in Romania between 2016 and 2020, developing its structure, competences, design and facilitation of the actual training for leaders and the training of trainers.
Being part of this amazing international team is an experience out of the comfort zone, and she is happy she had the opportunity to say yes to the invitation to contribute to this project.
Povilas Dabrila
I joined scouting in 2007, and over time, it slowly became an essential part of my life. In recent years, I’ve primarily held leadership and training roles with the Lithuanian Scouting Council and the Training Department, supporting the training of other leaders. These experiences taught me how important it is to learn together. I want to help organize Woodbadge training to support other scout leaders in their growth. My experience in international training has shown me how valuable this kind of learning can be, and I’d like to help create the same opportunity for others.
Pavol Havran
Palči
Žijem vo Zvolene, v srdci Slovenska a tu aj pracujem na Vysokoškolskom lesníckom podniku, pod Technickou univerzitou Zvolen. Popri práci vykonávam strážcu prírody pre Štátnu ochranu prírody SR, vo voľných chvíľach na chalupe obrábam pôdu v duchu permakultúry, čítam všetko možné, idem si zabúchať na strelnicu a potom opäť do prírody. Takže môj pohľad na ekológiu je skutočne z rôznych uhlov a preto ma aj Lucka oslovila do tímu WB, aby som pomáhal spoluvytvárať program v témach život v prírode, genius loci a skautská prax. Týmto témam som sa doteraz venoval na rôznych skautských stupňoch vzdelávania ( RK, LRŠ, VLŠ ). Za pozvanie som jej veľmi vďačný, lebo je to skvelá príležitosť rásť, spoznávať ľudí a vzdelávanie v iných krajinách a samozrejme preto, že sa s Luckou sa už nejaký ten piatok poznáme.
Miriama Olosová
Many
Niečo o mne:
Do skautského zboru v Detve som som prišla ešte ako včielka. Odvtedy uplynulo veľa rokov, počas ktorých mi učarovalo vychovávanie a vzdelávanie natoľko, že som sa tomu rozhodla venovať aj v profesijnom živote. Chvíľu som bola vodkyňou SSO a po Gilš 2016 aj oblastnou inštruktorkou. Už niekoľko rokov bývam v Bratislave, kde som našla oddiel vĺčat, v ktorom som sa chcela realizovať a stal sa mojím domovom.
Prečo WBS?
Byť súčasťou nového vzdelávania budúcich inštruktorov a inštruktoriek v SLSK vnímam ako príležitosť vytvoriť inovatívne a moderné vzdelávanie v 21.storočí pre tých a tie, ktorí chcú pohýňať skauting v hesle vĺčat.