The Aims of Boy Scouting

The Aims of Boy Scouting

• The Aims of Boy Scouting

• Character development
• Citizenship training
• Physical, mental, and emotional fitness

• Aims are Delivered by these Methods

• Ideals
• Patrols
• Outdoor Programs
• Adult Association
• Advancement
• Personal Growth
• Leadership Development
• Uniform

The Beginnings of Scouting Movement

• The Beginnings of Scouting Movement

• The 20th-century scouting movement was started by Robert Baden-Powell during the Boer War as a series of games and exercises to help men learn to live in the open under difficult conditions
• Powell developed a book called “Aids to Scouting” as a way of training recruits. This book became an instant hit among boys
• He conducted his first Boy Scout camp on Brownsea Island in 1907, and his book “Scouting for Boys” was published in 1908
• In England, Boy Scouts formally started on Jan. 24, 1908

• History of Scouting in the USA

• In the United States the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) had been running camps for boys since 1884.
• In 1902 Ernest Thompson Seton founded the Tribe of Woodcraft Indians as a boy's organization. Three years later Daniel Carter Beard started a similar society called the Sons of Daniel Boone.
• February 8th, 1910 William Boyce, inspired by unknown Scout in London, incorporated BSA working with YMCA and Seton
• In 1910, Seton combined B-P “Scouting for Boys” and Woodcraft Manual to publish first BSA Handbook

The Scout Organization

• The Scout Organization

• National Council of Boy Scouts
• Region
• Local Council
• Minsi Trails
• District
• pocono
• Chartered Organization
• Christ Lutheran Church
• Chartered Organization Rep.:
• Pastor John Hassler
• Troop Committee
• 2017 Committee Chair:
• Robert Renode
• Troop
• 2005 Scoutmaster:
• Daniel Ward

Patrols

• Patrols

• Grouping of boys who work together. Each patrol elects its own boy leader, called a patrol leader.

• Troop Youth Leaders

• The troop is actually run by its boy leaders. With the guidance of the Scoutmaster and his assistants, they plan the program, conduct troop meetings, and provide leadership among their peers.
• Senior patrol leader - top junior leader in the troop. He leads the patrol leaders' council and, in consultation with the Scoutmaster, appoints other junior leaders and assigns specific responsibilities as needed.
• Assistant senior patrol leader - fills in for senior patrol leader in his absence. He is also responsible for training and giving direction to the quartermaster, scribe, troop historian, librarian, and instructors.
• Troop Historian - collects and maintains troop memorabilia and information on former troop members.

Troop Youth Leaders (continued)

• Troop Youth Leaders (continued)

• Troop Historian - collects and maintains troop memorabilia and information on former troop members.
• Librarian - keeps troop books, pamphlets, magazines, audiovisuals, and merit badge counselor list available for use by troop members.
• Instructor - teaches one or more advancement skills to troop members.
• Chaplain Aide - assists in troop religious services and promotes religious emblems program.
• Junior Assistant Scoutmaster - Scout at least sixteen (16) years old who supervises and supports other boy leaders as assigned.
• Patrol leader - gives leadership to members of his patrol and represents them on the Green Bar (a/k/a patrol leaders’ council).
• Assistant patrol leader - fills in for the patrol leader in his absence.
• Troop guide - advisor and guide to new Scout patrols.
• Den chief - works with a Cub Scout den as a guide.
• Quartermaster - responsible for troop supplies and equipment.
• Scribe - the troop secretary.

Leadership

• Leadership

• Scouts elect their own major leadership
• Senior Patrol leader (entire troop)
• Patrol leader (each Patrol)
• Other positions appointed by Scout and adult leaders
• Troop elections held twice a year
• Fall & spring

• Scout Training

• Introduction to Youth Leadership Training
• Training directly after every election

Process by which Boy Scout Progresses

• Process by which Boy Scout Progresses

• Advancement is a means to an end, not an end in itself

• Designed to help Scout have exciting and meaningful experience
• Education and fun are key to advancement principles
• Growth the Scout achieves overcoming obtainable goals
• Scout through First Class Ranks focus on Scouting’s basic skills
• Goal of BSA and Troop 555: every Scout achieves First Class

• Rank Advancements

• Scout
• Tenderfoot
• Second Class
• First Class
• Star
• Life
• Eagle

Personal growth is the prime consideration in the program

• Personal growth is the prime consideration in the program

• Learning by doing

• Each youth progresses at his own rate

• A badge is recognition of what a young person is able to do, not just a reward for what he has done

• Advancement encourages Scouting Ideals

Scoutmaster oversees Scout advancement

• Scoutmaster oversees Scout advancement

• Advancement Coordinator maintains records and arranges Boards of Review and Courts of Honor

• There are four steps in the Boy Scout Advancement Process:

• Learning
• Testing
• Reviewing
• Recognition

Over 100 Boy Scout Merit Badges

• Over 100 Boy Scout Merit Badges

• Teach Scouts about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers
• Required for rank advancement beyond First Class Scout
• 21 Merit Badges required for Eagle Scout (13 specific badges required)
• Must meet the requirements as stated – no more, no less…

All Merit Badges require approval from Scoutmaster before starting

• All Merit Badges require approval from Scoutmaster before starting

• Ensures approved Merit Badge counselor is identified

• Qualified Merit Badge Counselors must approve

• Merit badges are not troop meeting activities

Essential to individual Scout development and advancement

• Essential to individual Scout development and advancement

• Getting to know scout
• Setting individual goals
• Mentoring
• Building confidence
• Encouragement
• Problem Solving and discipline

• Scouts responsible for scheduling an advancement Scoutmaster Conference after requirements for rank advancement completed

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Scouting program within the troop

• Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Scouting program within the troop

• Review is not an examination

• Make sure the Scout has completed the requirements
• Determine how good an experience Scout is having within the Troop
• Encourage Scout to advance further

• Scout is responsible for scheduling a BOR after completing the Scoutmaster Conference

Each time a Scout advances in rank, he will be recognized

• Each time a Scout advances in rank, he will be recognized

• Rank advancement is effective after approval by Board of Review
• Formal recognition occurs at the Court of Honor

• Eagle Scout rank is usually recognized by a very special Eagle Court of Honor

Troop 555 focuses on new Scout development and advancement to First Class within the first year

• Troop 555 focuses on new Scout development and advancement to First Class within the first year

• From the Scoutmaster Handbook:

• “A boy who advances to First Class within his first year in Scouting has a better-than-average chance of eventually becoming an Eagle Scout.”

• BSA statistics confirm the Scout is likely to stay in Scouting for a longer period of time.

Class A Uniform (Field Uniform)

• Class A Uniform (Field Uniform)

• Tan Boy Scout shirt with neckerchief, Scout pants or shorts, Scout belt
• Must wear Scout socks if wearing shorts
• Required for travel, Courts of Honor, Troop meetings, meals on some campouts, and other more formal events

• Class B Uniform (Activity Uniform)

• Troop or other Scout t-shirt or sweatshirt
• Worn during camping trips, service projects and other “activity” events
• Troop 555 T-shirts available for purchase from Troop

• Other Information

• Scout Shop (closest) is on postal drive, Allentown Pa.

Uniform ( Shirt Required)

• Uniform ( Shirt Required)

• Sleeping Bag

• Appropriate for Northeast weather

• Sleeping Pad

• Inflatable pad recommended

• Tent

• Tents can be often shared or borrowed
• Need to be able to pitch at night and in the rain.

• Other Equipment

• Eating utensils

• Optional

• Backpacking, Climbing, etc.

Camps and campouts

• Camps and campouts

• Troop 555 camps all year long
• Patrols usually plan, purchase, and cook their own meals
• At least one large campout every summer
• high-adventure opportunitys
• Winter camp (cabin)

• Regular campout procedures

• Annual planning & scheduling meeting by the Scouts, approved by the Committee.
• Approx. 2 weeks before campout, turn in permission slip and pay and fees
• Transportation arranged & coordinated by patrols and reported to the Outdoor Coordinator

Record Keeping

• Record Keeping

• Troop keeps Merit Badge & Advancement records in advancement database and Scoutbook, if you don’t have scoutbook access please see the scoutmaster
• Critical that you also keep your own records in your handbook
• Campouts attended
• Camped days, miles hiked/backpacked/floated
• Service hours and projects
• Leadership positions and time

• Meetings

• Every Tuesday @7:00
• Patrol Leaders’ Council
• Troop Committee (adults).

Dues

• Dues

• Once annually, for recharter: $
• Major fundraisers All fundraising profits will be split between the scout selling and the troop

• Food Drives and Service Projects

• Merit Badge Clinics

Medicine Handling

• Medicine Handling

• All medicine (prescription and non-prescription) must be labeled and given to Scoutmaster or designated Assistant Scoutmaster with written directions on a labeled Ziploc
• Prescription medicine must be in original containers

• Physicals

• Required for Scouts and Adult Leadership
• Class 2 physical (best for young Scouts)
• Good for 36 months
• Class 3 physical for any high adventure activity (age 12+)
• Good for 12 months
• Required for all adults over 40

Troop Website

• Troop Website

• http://www.bsatroop555.com/
• Web Site Information
• Calendar
• Newsletters
• Files Library

• Scouter magazine (electronic only)

• Scouts receive Boys’ Life Magazine

• Lots of E-mail!

Provide Adult Leaders fundamental information about Aims & Purposes of Scouting Movement

• Provide Adult Leaders fundamental information about Aims & Purposes of Scouting Movement

• Specifics about their particular Roles in Scouting

FOUR LEVELS of TRAINING:

• FOUR LEVELS of TRAINING:

• FAST START
• BASIC TRAINING
• SUPPLEMENTAL
• ADVANCED

To immediately orient Leaders before they meet with youth

• To immediately orient Leaders before they meet with youth

• To acquaint new Leaders with Scouting - give some specifics

• Foundation for further training

Developed to give new leaders the Knowledge, Skills, and to generate the Enthusiasm that they need to be Successful

• Developed to give new leaders the Knowledge, Skills, and to generate the Enthusiasm that they need to be Successful

• Made up of Two Parts:

• New Leader Essentials
• Leader Specific Training

Initial training for adult leaders serving youth in the BSA (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity, Venturing, new District Committee Members, Professional Scouters, and new members of Council Executive Boards)

• Initial training for adult leaders serving youth in the BSA (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity, Venturing, new District Committee Members, Professional Scouters, and new members of Council Executive Boards)

• A 90 minute series of Lively Sessions covering core elements of Scouting & expectations of Leader

• Scout Leaders attend New Leader Essentials only Once

Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster

• Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster

• Getting Started: The Role of the SM in a Boy-Led Troop

• Lighting the Fire: The Outdoor Program and Advancement

• Keeping It Going: Program Planning & Administration

• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

• Committee Member

• Boy Scout Troop Committee Challenge

Wood Badge for the 21st Century

• Wood Badge for the 21st Century

• An intensive course designed to develop leadership skills and create a deeper, more dedicated involvement in Scouting; for all leaders in traditional programs
• Leadership in Team Development
• Living the Values
• Bringing the Vision to Life
• Models for Success
• Tools of the Trade
• Leading to Make a Difference

Designed to give additional training on specific areas of the different programs

• Designed to give additional training on specific areas of the different programs

• Examples:

• University of Scouting, Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow, Roundtables, Commissioner Conference, Webelos Leader Outdoor Training, BALOO, Youth Protection Training, Safety Begins with Leadership, Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, Philmont Training Conferences, Venturing Powder Horn

The difference between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts encompasses critical categories like unit structure, leadership, parental involvement, advancement and camping.

• The difference between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts encompasses critical categories like unit structure, leadership, parental involvement, advancement and camping.

• Both programs are built on Scouting’s time-tested values. And beginning in May 2015, both programs will use the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

• Beyond that, though, you’ll find more differences than similarities — for good reason. You wouldn’t teach a third-grader the same way you’d teach a ninth-grader. That same logic tells us your approach to Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting shouldn’t be the same.

Cub Scouts: Boys are in dens, which are part of a pack. Their den is made up of other boys of the same Cub Scout rank. Dens usually meet weekly or biweekly; packs meet monthly.

• Cub Scouts: Boys are in dens, which are part of a pack. Their den is made up of other boys of the same Cub Scout rank. Dens usually meet weekly or biweekly; packs meet monthly.

• Boy Scouts: Boys are in patrols, which are part of a troop. Some troops prefer mixed-age patrols (in which an 11-year-old and a 17-year-old could be in the same patrol), while others prefer to keep boys of similar ages together. Troops meet weekly. Patrol meetings are part of the weekly troop meeting, typically, though patrols are welcome to meet on their own.

It’s pretty simple: Cub Scouting is led by adults; Boy Scouting is led by the boys.

• It’s pretty simple: Cub Scouting is led by adults; Boy Scouting is led by the boys.

• Cub Scouts: Adults plan and conduct the meetings and promote advancement, teamwork, fun and character-building.

• Boy Scouts: The boys plan and conduct meetings and outings. Adults step in when asked for help and model good behavior. “We’re striving for boy-led,” in Boy Scouting, says Illinois Scoutmaster Dale Machacek. It’s “not always as organized or successful as if adults were running things, but kids learn from their mistakes.”

Parents are a critical part of both Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting. 

• Parents are a critical part of both Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting. 

• Cub Scouts: The parents are expected to assist the pack with planning or helping with at least one activity or event annually. They may also take a leadership role in the pack or den. Parents are usually required to accompany their son on overnight campouts.

Boy Scouts: The parents are expected to continuously assist the troop by supporting the boys and participating in those tasks that the boys can not do. This may include: transportation to an activity, shopping for a trip or chaperoning a trip. It also may include assisting with fundraisers (finances and organization) and coordinating special events. It is expected that each family take an active role in the troop. Unlike Cub Scouts, parents aren’t required to camp with their sons. Parents are welcome to stay during regular meetings but are encouraged to not get involved with troop activities during regular meetings unless asked by the SM or ASM. Parents are asked to stay in the social hall and not to enter rooms where scout activities are conducted.

• Boy Scouts: The parents are expected to continuously assist the troop by supporting the boys and participating in those tasks that the boys can not do. This may include: transportation to an activity, shopping for a trip or chaperoning a trip. It also may include assisting with fundraisers (finances and organization) and coordinating special events. It is expected that each family take an active role in the troop. Unlike Cub Scouts, parents aren’t required to camp with their sons. Parents are welcome to stay during regular meetings but are encouraged to not get involved with troop activities during regular meetings unless asked by the SM or ASM. Parents are asked to stay in the social hall and not to enter rooms where scout activities are conducted.

Cub Scouts progress through the ranks to earn the Arrow of Light. Boy Scouts progress through the ranks to earn the Eagle Scout Award.

• Cub Scouts progress through the ranks to earn the Arrow of Light. Boy Scouts progress through the ranks to earn the Eagle Scout Award.

• Cub Scouts: Cub Scouts rely on their den leaders, den chiefs and parents to plan and assist with all advancement activities. Achievements/books are signed by either the den leader or parent. Ranks are based only on age or grade. Even if a boy did not earn the rank for his age, he moves to the next one as his den moves. The levels are: Tiger, Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos and Arrow of Light.

• Boy Scouts: Parents can guide, but advancement is planned and assisted by patrol leaders and adults. Unlike in Cub Scouts, advancement is individual, not by patrol. A Scout works at his own pace, meaning a 13-year-old in the Dragon Patrol might be a Life Scout while a 15-year-old in the Dragon Patrol is still a Star Scout. A Scout cannot advance to the next level until all activities are completed in the lower rank. The ranks are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle. (Eagle Palms may also be earned after Eagle.)

Cub Scouts: Limited to Scout and parent weekend or day trips. May have some camping in tents or cabins. Summer camp is limited to two or three nights, usually. Campouts usually have a very structured schedule.

• Cub Scouts: Limited to Scout and parent weekend or day trips. May have some camping in tents or cabins. Summer camp is limited to two or three nights, usually. Campouts usually have a very structured schedule.

• Boy Scouts: Monthly or bimonthly camping trips as well as additional outdoor day activities. Much of the program involves activities that can only be done in the outdoors (nature, ecology, pioneering, orienteering, conservation etc.) Also available to the Scout is at least a week of camping each summer. Not every minute of the campout is scheduled. Free time is important. Boys normally get a couple of hours of free time to hang with friends, walk in the woods, work on advancement, sleep, play sports, or do nothing at all. This is “one of the hardest concepts for Cub parents to grasp,” Machacek says.

Where do Scouts go with a problem or question?

• Where do Scouts go with a problem or question?

• Cub Scouts: They’ll ask their parent, den leader or Cubmaster.

• Boy Scouts: They’ll follow the “chain of command.” Boy Scouts are taught to go to their patrol leader, then their senior patrol leader and finally the adults. Where safety or health is an issue, though, Boy Scouts may go straight to the adult.

Opening

• Opening

• Skill Instruction

• Patrol Meeting

• Interpatrol Activity/Game

• Closing

Troop 555 needs from you:

• Troop 555 needs from you:

• Scouts:
• BSA Boy Scout Application
• Medical Form
• Adults:
• Adult Resource Survey
• BSA Adult Leader Application
• Medical Form
• Youth Protection Training (for any activity with the Troop)
• FBI and State Police clearance

Contact the scoutmaster with any questions or concerns

• Contact the scoutmaster with any questions or concerns