1. 1 Aims and Methods of Scouting

2. Learning Objectives Participants will be able 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 their own lives and BSA responsibilities 2

3. An Exercise Think about young people you know currently in Scouting Imagine them 10 years from now (Where will they be? What will they be doing?) Write down on the back of the Aims of Scouting work sheet some qualities they may possess that they gained from their Scouting experience 3

4. Could The Qualities Include self-motivation high expectations focus interest in the outdoors technical skills leadership ability citizenship 4

5. Discuss: What Is Scouting? Baden-Powell called it “a game with a purpose” “Purpose” = Aims of Scouting: to help youth –become better people –fully realize their potential “Game” = Methods of Scouting: eg, service, outdoor adventure, meetings, advancement 5

6. Specific Aims Character Development: personal qualities, values, and outlook Citizenship Training: living and working among others with rules based on the common good Mental and Physical Fitness 6

7. Specific Methods CubBoy/VarsityVenturing Instilling the Ideals DenPatrol/SquadCrew Advancement Recognition Family InvolvementAdult Association ActivitiesOutdoor ActivitiesHigh Adventure Home/NeighborhoodPersonal GrowthTeaching Others Uniform Leadership DevelopmentLeadership 7

8. Why Similar, Yet Different, Methods? Learn and experience in age-appropriate ways Opportunities for increasing responsibilities and leadership development Allow youth to progress from dependence on adults for direction to independence 8

9. The Foundation: Instilling the Ideals Underlying the “Aims and Methods of Scouting” is a foundation of values – the ideals –Cub Scout Promise and Law of the Pack –Boy Scout Oath and Boy Scout Law –Varsity Scout Oath –Venturing Oath 9

10. An Exercise List on your work sheet specific ways that the BSA program has brought to life the aims, ideals, and methods of Scouting in the various programs, especially your own Discuss how do your ideas about aims, values, and methods relate back to youth –in the program –not in the program 10

11. Do You / Can You... 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 life and BSA responsibilities? 11