Aims

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Aims Methods of Scouting
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Aims Methods of Scouting
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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

• 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 ... Same scouts in the future ...
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Discussion

• Ask Think about young people currently in Cub
  Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting or
  Venturing."
• Now imagine same people 10 years in the future
  what might they be doing, living, spending their
  time?
• On the back of the Aims and Methods sheet, 2-3
  minutes to write down some qualities that todays
  Scouts will, in the future, have gained from
  current Scouting experience - - -
• 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, 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.
• All 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

• 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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