By Rachel Ison
Boy Scouts
“On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout
Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight.”
The Scout Law A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous,
kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
The Scout Oath
Founded by Chicago publisher, William Boyce on February 8, 1910.
Boyce intention was to create a business to enrich young boys.
Recruited key youth officials form the YMCA to the extent Boy Scouts in its first year was ran by YMCA before breaking off as a separate organization
From 1910 until 1972, Scouting's outdoor program officially used a traditional "Daniel Boone" approach, with strong emphasis on heavy-impact pioneering and camping skills. Now they emphasize “Leave No Trace” camping techniques to conserve nature.
Brief History of Boy Scouts
The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America:Develop qualities of characterTeach and promote skills of ScoutingTrain responsibilities of good citizenshipDevelop strong personal fitnessPromote self reliance and family living
The Purpose of the Boy Scouts
Environmental Science Merit
Stages of ScoutingCub Scouting (Grades
1-5)Boy Scouting (Ages 11-
17)Venturing (Coed Ages
14-20)Learning for Life (K-12)Exploring (Coed Ages
14-20)
Lifesaving Merit
Boy ScoutsThe Boy Scouts have a ranking system within their program depending on merit badges earned. Ranks:Tender footSecond classFirst classStarLifeEagle ScoutEagle Palms
There are 121 merit badges that a Boy scout can earn after showing efficiency of subject to their Scout Leader. The merit badges can range from basketry to nuclear science.
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Merit Badges
Chemistry Merit
Oceanography Merit
Welding Merit
Build strong personal values and character Positive sense of self-worth and usefulnessCaring and nurturing relationships by making
new friends Learning new things like outdoor skills and
skills to earn merit badgesYoung men use their new skills to continue on
decision making and build their characters later into adulthood
The Benefits of Scouting
Camping Merit
• One study conducted by Harris Interactive in 2005 did learn that “83 percent of men who were Scouts agree that the values they learned in Scouting continue to be very important to them today, with 63 percent who were Scouts five or more years strongly agreeing with this statement.”
• This study also found that young boys in Scouting are more likely to excel in education and extra curricular activities than young boys who are not in Scouting.
• More than half of all Boy Scouts agree that Scouting has improved their performance in academic and non-academic areas, particularly in athletic skills (66%), science (56%), reading (52%), and math (50%).
Benefits (Cont’d)
Hiking merit
Opportunities in ScoutingLeadership campsTraining coursesSummer jobsSpecial programsScholarships
Emergency Preparedness Merit
Family Life Merit
First Aid Merit
Connection to EducationBoy scouts makes a
deep connection to cognitive development when a young boy learns a new skill that can be applied to education.
Boys scouts build on character traits that can benefit when interacting in team conditions and interacting with adults.
Reading Merit
Websites
http://www.scouting.org/FILESTORE/marketing/pdf/02-882.pdf
http://www.scoutermom.com/
http://www.scouting.org/
http://www.troop97.net/bsahist1.htm#usa
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