PowerPoint Presentation - Bringing the Vision to Life

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Aims and Methods of Scouting
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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

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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

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Could The Qualities Include

• self-motivation
• high expectations
• focus
• interest in the outdoors
• technical skills
• leadership ability
• citizenship

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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

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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

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Specific Methods
Cub Boy/Varsity Venturing
Instilling the Ideals Instilling the Ideals Instilling the Ideals
Den Patrol/Squad Crew
Advancement Advancement Recognition
Family Involvement Adult Association Adult Association
Activities Outdoor Activities High Adventure
Home/Neighborhood Personal Growth Teaching Others
Uniform Uniform
Leadership Development Leadership
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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

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The FoundationInstilling 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

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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

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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?