Fruitland Park NLS & DYLC
February 20-22, 2026
Warren Willis UMC Camp, Fruitland Park, FL
What are NLS & DYLC?
The National Leadership Seminar (NLS) is designed to develop leadership skills among key youth and adult members of the Order of the Arrow, enhancing their service to Scouting and the community. Complementing the National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) for youth and Wood Badge for adults, NLS encourages participants to commit to applying their newly acquired skills in their lodges and communities. Attendees will engage in intense training sessions covering topics like decision-making, resilience, and growth mindset, equipping them to strengthen leadership within their chapters. NLS offers an intensive and challenging experience that fosters development while providing opportunities for friendship and personal growth.
The Developing Youth Conference (DYLC) aims to enhance advisers’ ability to cultivate youth leadership within their lodges and chapters. Participants will explore topics such as promoting resilience, fostering a growth mindset, providing constructive feedback, and building lasting mentoring relationships. This conference will equip advisers with the insights needed to effectively mentor youth in applying leadership skills from NLS. Additionally, DYLC will help advisers move beyond lodge operations to create a culture that empowers youth to build teams, set goals, and guide lodge achievements within the Performance Measurement Program (PMP). Although prior attendance at NLS is encouraged, it is not necessary.
Cost & Registration
Registration closes at 11:59pm on February 5th. You must be pre-registered for this event.
- NLS: $240 (64 spots)
- DYLC: $240 (36 spots)
To register, please follow the following steps:
- Visit the event page on NOAERS and login using your ArrowID credentials.
- Once on the event page, select which course you would like to register for (NLS or DYLC).
- Input your personal, emergency contact, and Scouting information.
- Proceed to checkout and register. You will not be billed during initial registration, instead the National Office will bill your home council, and you will remit payment through them following the event.
Note: Your registration fee includes housing, food, and program materials for the entire weekend.
Section E5 NLS Scholarship
To lower the barriers of entry in attending the 2026 National Leadership Seminar (NLS) course in Fruitland Park, FL, Section E5 will award a number of scholarships to assist youth Arrowmen with their NLS event fee.
Youth wishing to be considered should email their completed application to the Section Adviser at adviser@e5.oa-scouting.org by January 31st. Awards may be up to $80, with one youth selected from each lodge based on demonstrated merit and financial need.
After the review process is completed, recipients and their Lodge Advisers will be contacted by email before the course registration deadline on February 5th. Scholarship funds will be disbursed to the applicant following the event, so please make sure to both register for the course and submit the scholarship application.
Promotional Email Templates
These downloadable and customizable email templates are available for lodge leaders to promote NLS & DYLC to both LEC members and general lodge members.