"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery" — Mark Van Doren

The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international non-profit volunteer educational organization. The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities. In the SCA I'm know as Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios.

• Society for Creative Anachrinism NEWCOMERS Info New to the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism? Here's some info to help you get started!


• Arts & Sciences Duels Why should fighters have all the fun? Arts & Sciences can have duels as well.


• How to Run a Silent Auction
  So you're agreed to run an auction! I've run a few auctions so far, watched how a few others were run, and stolen ideas from several folks. My goal here is to share the info I've collected so that we don't all need to reinvent the wheel over and over again.


• Making Award Card There are several fun and easy techniques that can be used to make cords for kingdom and local awards. Check out this page to find one or more that works for you!


• Awards, and Where to Find (and Recommend) Them
  Class handout by Briana MacCabe


• Intro to the Compendium Caidis (aka the Caid wiki)
  The Compendium Caidis wiki website contains over 27,000 pages that display knowledge gained from every facet of Caidan and SCA life, and provide a means by which the populace of Caid can share knowledge with others. Each member of the Caidan populace is welcome and encouraged to create and update a page about themselves. This is our record of our group, and we're all part of that!


• Camping
  
  • SCA Camping for the Newcomer
    So! You are going to War and camping in a tent for the first time! Here are some questions to ponder, and some hints to help you by Bridget Lucia MacKenzie
  
  
  • Duchess Bridget's SCA Camping Tips
    Tip #1: SCA Camping Checklist
    Tip #2: Before You Go
    Tip #3: Making, Prepping and Packing
    Tip #4: Alcohol at War
    Tip #5: Dress for the Weather
    Tip #6: Survey the Site
    Tip #7: Trailers, and Shovels, Oh My
    Tip #8: At the War -- by Bridget Lucia MacKenzie
  
  
  • SCA You forgot the what? A guide for packing, camping and war kitchens. Updated May 2007
    Created by Yehudah of Nuremberg, posted with permission from Rivka bat Yehudah.


• Serving on Court
  Info on being a Guard or Lady/Lord in Waiting


• Favors
  Favors are a token given from one person to another to signify support or a relationship, or made by an individual or group to be worn to denote an office or group membership. This page covers what they are, how to give and receive them, and how to make simple and complex favors.


• Event Info for the Newcomer (Starkhafn version)
  THL Bernadeta Costa Tempest has compiled info about attending Starkhafn Yule, Indoor events, Feasts, and Starkhafn Anniversary. She also has information about Coolers and drinks at war and Starkhafn Traditions!


• Regalia of Rank: What Does It Mean?
  Or, A Field Guide to Identifying Peers in the Wild -- Newcomer class handout by Briana MacCabe


• Resumes and Your SCA Experience
  Creating a resume of your SCA experiences, AND adding your SCA experience to your work resume.


• Stewarding SCA Events
  Worksheets, tips, and info about running an SCA event