Pathway to Adventure Council - Scouts BSA Info Session
Scout Troops interested in having a girl-linked Troop in February 2019, please attend the Scouts BSA information session to learn about how you can invite girls into your program. Any Troop volunteers including leaders and committee members are invited to attend and learn about chartering a linked-girl Troop, along with information about leadership policies, recruitment, and more!
If you are interested, please send at least one representative from your Troop to see how we can make your Scouting family a little bigger! The details of the meeting are located below!
WHERE: St Leonard's Catholic School, School Hall (1st Floor)
3322 Clarence Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402 (https://goo.gl/maps/o5nX69r61Q92)
WHEN: November 7th
TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Service Hours on Journey to Excellence
From Linda Baran-Voyageur Trace Service Hours Coordinator
Hard to believe, but we are 2/3 of the way through 2018. Service Hours numbers continue to come in, but not at the rate we'l like to see them. So many points of our program come back to giving back to those around us, and so many do it, we just want to brag about it!!
I recently reached out to all the Troops and am working on contacting the Packs and Crews regarding Service Hour Reporting.
With many scouts having gone on summer adventures either with their units or families, there may be a lot of service hours sitting out there that you may not be aware of. Ask an adult volunteer or one of the scout leaders to talk with the scouts to see if any adventure included Service Hours.
Ask your Advancement Coordinator to check the records too and if any scout has ranked up from 2nd Class on, find out what they did for their Service Hour requirement.
I am usually (not always) as smart as my computer, so if you need some help recording the hours, please feel free to let me know. I will do my best to be available to help either at your location or mine.
Please reach way down and consider making 2018 the best year ever in terms of each and every Unit recording as many hours as possible.
Also, here’s service hours instructions on how to record hours. If you have any questions, feel free to email me:
troopmom15@gmail.com
Thank you
Linda Baran
VT Service Hours Coordinator
Your unit is missing out on community support if service hours are not being reported…
Get recognized-
•Units reporting their service will receive a certificate from the council officially stating the number of service hours they have contributed to their community.
•Units that register an average of 4 hours per Scout or more will get patches for each of their Scouts.
Starting in 2018 the competition begins-
•Monthly bragging rights – Best or most impactful project submitted by the 15th of each month will be featured in the council newsletter. Submit two to three sentences and up to four pictures to be considered.
•The 10 best projects will be selected in November of 2018 to be featured in the 2017 Annual Report.
Click here for more info
Dear Leader,
The Boy Scouts of America volunteer-led national board of directors voted unanimously last week to welcome girls age 5-10 (including Lions) into Cub Scouts in Fall 2018 and will deliver a program for girls age 11-17 in 2019 that will mirror the Boy Scout program right up and through Eagle.
The values of Scouting as outlined in the Scout Law — trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent — are relevant and important for both young men and women. We are excited to partner with you to provide Scouting’s life-changing experiences to even more young people and their families.
Please read the applicable section below and view the infographic and program model. Feel free to contact your local district executive with any questions.
Cub Scout leaders
As a Cub Scout leader, you and your chartering organization will have the opportunity beginning in Fall 2018 to:
- Establish a new all-girl pack
- Establish a coed pack that consists of girl dens and boy dens
- Remain or establish an all-boy pack
Dens will remain single gender in all scenarios. This hybrid model builds on the benefit of a single-gender program while also providing character and leadership opportunities for both boys and girls. The choice for what type of pack you have in Fall 2018 is up to you in consultation with your chartering organization.
Education experts have evaluated the current program content and activities and confirmed the relevancy of the program for girls and young women. Activities, rank advancement requirements and Youth Protection policies will not change. As is current policy for a Scouting activity that includes both boys and girls, there must be both female and male leaders present. At least one of those leaders must be registered as an adult member of the BSA.
Uniforms will also stay the same, although the fit and styling may change.
Boy Scout leaders
A program for girls age 11 to 17 will be announced in 2018 with a projected introduction in 2019. It will use the same curriculum as the current Boy Scouts program, which will give participating girls the opportunity to earn Scouting’s highest rank: Eagle. Eagle Scout requirements will be the same for young women as they are for young men.
Girls who are in the fourth grade in Fall 2018 will likely want to continue their Scouting experience once they complete their time in Cub Scouts. An outstanding program will be in place for them when that time arrives.
All leaders
If contacted by a member of the media, please direct them to our Marketing and Communications Director Kate Jacobs who may be reached at Kate.Jacobs@Scouting.org or at (630) 796-4256. Please understand that only Council officers may speak for the Council or BSA.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with you as Scouting embraces all members of our communities. Thanks for all that you have done and will continue to do for Scouting. Additional information is available at http://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/family-scouting/. For questions, please contact your local district executive.
