Aims

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Aims Methods of Scouting
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Aims Methods of Scouting
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Learning Objectives

• This presentation will lead you to
• Understand the underlying principles of Scouting
• Realize how the Aims of Scouting apply to Cub
  Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and
  Venturing
• Relate the Aims of Scouting to your own lives and
  BSA responsibilities

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Learning Objectives

• This presentation will lead you to
• Understand the underlying principles of Scouting
• Realize how the Aims of Scouting apply to Cub
  Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and
  Venturing
• Relate the Aims of Scouting to your own lives and
  BSA responsibilities

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THINK ... ... QUALITIES
Scouts now ... ... future
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Discussion

• Ask Think about young people currently in Cub
  Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting and
  Venturing."
• Now imagine same people 10 years in the future.
  What might they be doing? Where are they living?
  How are they spending their time?
• (Handout Aims and Methods sheet) On the back of
  the Aims and Methods sheet, 2-3 minutes to write
  down some qualities that todays Scouts will
  exhibit in the future, that they have gained from
  current Scouting experiences - - - Some answers
  may be
• - Self-motivation
• - High expectations
• - Focus
• - Interest in the outdoors
• - Technical Skills
• - Leadership ability
• - Citizenship

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Game With a Purpose

• "Scouting is a game with a purpose"
• -Lord Robert Baden-Powell
• Aims
• Help Scouts become better people realize their
  potential as they move into their future
• Methods
• The "games" we see in adventure, service,
  meetings, and advancement

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Discussion Continued...

• Baden-Powell called Scouting A game with a
  purpose
• The aims are Scoutings purpose
• Help Scouts become better people
• Realize full potential as they move into their
  futures
• The game part is what we most often see...Young
  people taking part in
• Outdoor adventures,
• Service projects,
• Meetings,
• Advancement.
• And these are the methods that Scouting uses to
  guide its members towards worthwhile aims.

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Discussion Continued...

• Underlying the Aims and the Methods of BSA is a
  ...
• Solid foundation of ideals the values upon
  which all of Scoutings programs are built
• Cub Scout Promise and Law of the Pack
• Boy Scout Oath and Law
• Venturing Code and Oath
• Ask List on worksheet some specific ways each
  program of BSA brings to life the aims, ideals,
  and methods of Scouting.
• Encourage Share what you have written
• Facilitate a discussion
• Now I would like you to discuss how BSAs aims
  and values relate back to the young people you
  thought about at the beginning of this
  presentation and what about those not involved
  now, but who could gain from the BSA message.

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Learning Objectives

• Understand the underlying principles of Scouting
• Realize how the Aims of Scouting apply to Cub
  Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and
  Venturing
• Relate the Aims of Scouting to your own lives and
  BSA responsibilities

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Learning Objectives

• Do you now
• Understand the underlying principles of Scouting?
• Realize how the Aims of Scouting apply to Cub
  Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and
  Venturing?
• Relate the Aims of Scouting to your own lives and
  BSA responsibilities?

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Thank You!
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