National Programs
Conferences, wilderness treks, leadership courses, and service to Scouting’s largest events — the national program calendar of the Order of the Arrow.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · 2023 National JamboreePrograms you can only reach through the Order
The Order runs a national program calendar that sits alongside what your lodge and council offer — conferences, wilderness treks, leadership courses, and service to Scouting’s largest events.
Most of it is open to any member in good standing. Almost all of it costs less than the equivalent programs elsewhere in Scouting, because Arrowmen staff it themselves.
Gatherings
The events that put thousands of Arrowmen in one place.
Section conclaves
Your lodge alongside its neighbours for a weekend of competition, training, and ceremony evaluation. The most accessible event on this page.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · 2023 Operation ArrowNational Jamboree service
Arrowmen staff program areas and service crews at the national Scouting jamboree under the Operation Arrow banner.
High Adventure
Members-only treks at the national high adventure bases, built around service.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · OA Trail Crew, PhilmontOA Trail Crew
Two weeks at Philmont: one building trail alongside a professional crew, one trekking the backcountry you helped open.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · OA Wilderness VoyageOA Wilderness Voyage
Portage and paddle the boundary waters, with a week of trail maintenance on historic portages before the trek begins.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · OA Ocean AdventureOA Ocean Adventure
Conservation work in the Florida Keys followed by sailing and snorkelling the reef you have been helping protect.
Summit Experience
Service and adventure sport at the Summit Bechtel Reserve — climbing, biking, and whitewater on the New River Gorge.
Leadership Training
Advanced courses developed for the Order and taught by Arrowmen.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · NOAC 2024National Leadership Seminar
NLS is the Order’s flagship leadership course. Lodges that send officers to it are visibly better run than lodges that do not.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · NOAC 2024Developing Youth Leadership Conference
DYLC teaches adults how to advise youth leaders rather than direct them — usually run in parallel with NLS.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · 2024 Section Officer SeminarNLATS
The National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar, for the adults responsible for a lodge’s program and continuity.
Service
The Order’s obligation, at national scale.
Order of the Arrow, Scouting America · 2023 Operation ArrowOperation Arrow
The Order’s service arm at national Scouting events — staffing program, ceremonies, and support from setup to teardown.
Eu Jin Ooi / Order of the Arrow, Scouting AmericaCamp service weekends
Run by your lodge rather than nationally, but the largest single body of service the Order performs.