Boy Scouts Of America

Programs: Cub scouts motto: do your best for boys in first grade through fifth grade (or seven through ten years of age). This is the largest of the scouting programs. Every cub scout is a member of a cub scout pack; packs are divided into dens. Each den has about six to eight boys. All of the cub scouts in a den are about the same age and live in the same neighborhood. Cub scouting means "doing. " cub scouts participate in crafts, games, sports, songs, stories, puzzles and other activities. They also go to events such as the annual blue and gold banquet, field contests, pinewood derby, and they participate in community events. The dens usually meet every week and the pack meets once a month all year long. Cub scouts earn badges and awards, as individuals and as members of their pack. By earning awards, cub scouts learn new skills. Cub scouting is fun with a purpose. The aim of cub scouting is to help boys grow into good citizens who are strong in character and personally fit. 2017 membership, packs, and leaders: 452 tiger cubs (first grade) 1,701 cub scouts (second and third grades) 1,337 webelos scouts (fourth and fifth grades) 3,602 total cub scouts 128 cub scout packs 1,292 cub scout leaders beginning in 2018, the council will welcome girls into its cub scout program. Boy scouts motto: be prepared slogan: do a good turn daily for boys who are eleven through seventeen years of age, or have earned the cub scouting arrow of light award and are at least ten years old, or have completed the fifth grade and are at least ten years old. Ninety-five percent of all boy scouts participated in cub scouting at some time. Outdoor adventure is the promise made to boys when they join scouting. Boys yearn for outdoor programs that stir their imagination and interest. In the outdoors, boys have opportunities to acquire skills that make them more self-reliant. They can explore canoeing and hiking trails and complete challenges they first thought were beyond their ability. Attributes of good character become part of a boy as he learns to cooperate to meet outdoor challenges that may include extreme weather, difficult trails and portages, and dealing with nature's unexpected circumstances. Scouts plan and carry out activities with thoughtful guidance from their scoutmaster and other adult leaders. Good youth leadership, communication, and teamwork enable them to achieve goals they have set for themselves, their patrol or squad, and their troop or team. Learning by doing is a hallmark of outdoor education. Unit meetings offer information and knowledge used on outdoor adventures each month throughout the year. A leader may describe and demonstrate a scouting skill at a meeting, but the way scouts truly learn outdoor skills is to do it themselves on a troop outing. Scouting uses the patrol method to teach skills and values. Scouts elect their own patrol leader and they learn quickly that by working together and sharing duties, the patrol can accomplish far more than any of its members could do alone. The patrol succeeds when every member of the patrol succeeds and scouts learn that good teamwork is the key to success. Exercise and fitness is part of the outdoor experience. As scouts hike, paddle, climb, bike, or ride, their muscles become toned and their aerobic capacity increases. When they work as a patrol to plan menus for their outings, they learn to purchase cost-effective ingredients to prepare flavorful and nutritious meals. Service to others and good citizenship is learned through such outdoor activities as conservation projects, collecting food, building trails and shelters, and conducting community service projects that promote healthy living. Through helping other people, scouts learn to appreciate how they can share themselves and their blessings with those in need. By giving service to benefit others, scouts gain a sense of personal satisfaction. 2017 membership, troops, and leaders: 2,876 boy scouts 104 boy scout troops 1,491 boy scout leaders varsity scouting for young men fourteen through seventeen years of age. Built on five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high adventure, personal development, service, special programs and events. 2017 membership, teams, and leaders: 3 varsity scouts 31 varsity scout teams 65 varsity scout leaders venturing for young men and women fourteen (and have completed the eighth grade) through twenty years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish a venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that help youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. The venturing methods listed below have been carefully designed to achieve the aims of the boy scouts of america and meet the needs of young adults. Leadership: all venturers are given opportunities to learn and apply proven leadership skills. A venturing crew is led by elected crew officers. The venturing leadership skills course is designed for all venturers and helps teach them in an active way to lead effectively. Group activities: venturing activities are interdependent group experiences in which success is dependent on the cooperation of all. Learning by "doing" in a group setting provides opportunities for developing new skills. Adult association: the youth officers lead the crew. The officers and activity chairs work closely with adult advisors and other adult leaders in a spirit of partnership. The adults serve in a "shadow" leader capacity. Recognition: recognition comes through the venturing advancement program and through the acknowledgement of a youth's competence and ability by peers and adults. The ideals: venturers are expected to know and live by the venturing oath and code. They promise to be faithful in religious duties, treasure their american heritage, help others, and seek truth and fairness. High adventure: venturing's emphasis on high adventure helps provide team- building opportunities, new meaningful experiences, practical leadership application, and lifelong memories to young adults. Teaching others: all of the venturing awards require venturers to teach what they have learned to others. When they teach others often, venturers are better able to retain the skill or knowledge taught, they gain confidence in their ability to speak and relate to others, and they acquire skills that can benefit them for the rest of their lives as a hobby or occupation. Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests. 2017 membership: 172 venturers 37 venturing crews 103 venturing leaders exploring exploring is a worksite-based program. It is part of learning for life's career education program for young men and women who are fourteen (and have completed the eighth grade) through twenty years old. Exploring's purpose is to provide experiences that help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities. Exploring is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth and the organizations in their communities. Local community organizations initiate a specific explorer post by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow and develop. Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education and leadership experience. 2017 participation: 108 explorers 4 explorer posts 39 exploring leaders scoutreach scoutreach is a program that delivers the traditional cub scout, boy scout and venturing programs to the most at-risk neighborhoods of the pikes peak region. The council provides leaders and underwrites the costs of registration, handbooks, uniforms, program supplies and camping programs, so that the benefits of scouting reach the youth that need them most. The council served 273 scoutreach youth in 2017.

outdoor activities cub scouting day camps: one- to five-day program with daylight and early evening activities, with no overnight activities. Resident camps: at least two nights of camping with a developed theme of adventure and excitement held at a council facility under the direction of trained leadership. Council-organized family camps: overnight camping involving more than one pack; held at a council-approved facility; with the council or district providing staffing,food service, housing, and program. Pack camping: overnight camping involving more than one family from a single pack, focused on age-appropriate cub scout activities, conducted at council-approved locations,and under the direction of baloo-trained adults. Boy scouting, varsity scouting, and venturing camp alexander is nearly 350 acres in the vicinity of eleven-mile canyon offers year round outdoor experiences for a wide range of scouting groups. Nearly 10,000 people visit and participate in programs at camp alexander on a yearly basis. Scouts can participate in a wide range of outdoor experiences including swimming in the pool,boating in the lake, shooting sports, mountain biking,hiking, outdoor skills, nature study, beginning camping skills and rock climbing. Camporees: camping with other troops, involving competition using scouting skills and knowledge. Summer camps: weeklong camps with troops learning outdoor skills. Scouting shows: gala events demonstrating to the public how scouting serves youth in the community.