Boy Scouts of America Council

Geographic areas served: Greater Chattanooga area, Southeast TN and Northwest GA

Programs: Cub Scouts: A program for boys and their families. Boys can earn achievements while learning new skills, participating in exciting activities, demonstrating active citizenship, enriching family relationships and developing teamwork. Boy Scouts: An intensive program of personal character development, community service, physical fitness, leadership development, new skills acquisition and outdoor and high adventure challenges for young men, ages 11-17. Venturing: Scouting's newest program introduced in 1998, for young men and women, ages 14-20. Venturing offers high adventure experiences in a safe and structured environment, recognizing achievements with award levels. Teamwork and positive personal ethics are stressed with participants. Exploring: Career exploration groups for young men and women, ages 14-20. Members learn about potential careers directly from professionals in the field, often gaining first-hand experiences. Posts cover careers including, but not limited to; law enforcement, military service, medicine, engineering, government and the law, veterinary medicine and emergency services. Learning for Life: A classroom based character education program started in 1991 and developed and updated by leading educators. The elementary program features 60 age appropriate and grade specific lesson plans to enhance and support the core curriculum. Teaching techniques such as role playing, small group discussions, reflective and moral dilemma exercises, and hands-on activities are used for optimal effectiveness and memory retention. In middle and high school programs, community role models share their career expertise and interactive workshops help youth develop and assess the personal skills and values needed to make future career decisions. Urban Emphasis: Traditional Scouting programs brought to the youth of Chattanooga's housing community residents and low income neighborhoods. Youth participate in camps, activities and civis service projects. National Boy Scouts of America Drug and crime prevention programs and child abuse prevention exercises are stressed with these high "at-risk" youth.