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HOW
DO I JOIN SCOUTING?
The Scouting program is broken into different age groups as
described below and is conducted by Scout “units” called Cub Scout Packs,
Boy Scout Troops or Venturing Crews. In order to join Scouting all you have
to do is get in touch with the unit leader and show up! If you are
interested in Scouting contact the Earl and Pat Cook Council Service Center
to find out what units meet in your area or what might be the best fit for
you. You can then get the contact information for one or more unit leaders.
The best way to get
in touch with a unit is through the Be A Scout website at: http://www.beascout.org
Or Contact:
Sven Gilkey
(907)-452-1976
Or sven.gilkey@Scouting.org
What
is Scouting?
Scouting is about DOING
and giving youth the opportunity to explore the world around us with a
powerful compass in the Scout Oath and Law. From Cub Scouts and their
pinewood derby races to Boy Scouts and Venturers with their High Adventure
explorations of America’s back country, Scouting is about giving these
youth a chance to grow and learn such things as leadership and
self-reliance.
For almost 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in
youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values
are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they
were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills,
self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that
influence their adult lives.
CUB SCOUTS
(FOR BOYS AGES 7-10)
If you are a boy in first grade through fifth grade—or
you're 7 to 10 years old—then Cub Scouting is for you. It's for your
family, too. This is the first and the biggest of the three Scouting
programs (Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing) offered by the Boy
Scouts of America.
Cub Scouting means "doing." You have lots to do
as a Cub Scout—crafts, games, sports, songs, stories, and puzzles, to name
a few things. Much of the fun happens right in the den and pack. The den
usually meets every week, and the pack meets once a month all year long. At
den meetings and pack meetings, Cub Scouts do different things for fun and
learning.
Cub Scouts also go to events like the annual blue and gold banquet, field
contests, and the pinewood derby. They go on field trips. They go
camping and have other kinds of outdoor adventures. They take part in
community events. Cub Scouts do all sorts of exciting stuff! Whatever it is
that you enjoy, you'll have a chance to do it in Cub Scouting.
BOY
SCOUTS (FOR BOYS AGES 11-17)
Boy Scouts is everything that people think of when they
think of the Boy Scout of America, such as knot tying, camping, and other
outdoor skills as well as service projects and leadership development. The
crowning achievement of this program is the Eagle Scout, an award that has
become an American icon. The outdoors is our classroom in Boy Scouts, where
young men work to learn leadership skills through fun and rewarding
challenges. The outdoors is just one aspect of the Boy Scout program that,
combined with the advancement program and the scout patrol method, leads
each Scout to a larger mission of personal growth, character development
and citizenship.
VENTUREING
(FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 14-20)
Venturing is a program for young men and woman ages 14-20
that allows youth to take on the adventure of Scouting in their own way.
Venturing has multiple program areas such as the more traditional Outdoor
section as well as Religious Faith and Arts and Hobbies. Venturing also
incorporates the second oldest program in the BSA, Sea Scouting and the
adventures of Scouting on water.
Youth can also choose to complete multiple awards in
different program areas starting with the Bronze Award and then receiving a
higher expert level award for that program area such as the Ranger Award
for outdoor skill. Regardless of what program area chosen he or she has the
opportunity to earn the Gold and then Silver Awards. The Silver Award is
the advanced leadership award for Venturing and has the same standing as
the Eagle Scout in the BSA.
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