Webelos Transition to Boy Scouts

First Chief Scout of the BSA in 1910

ERNEST THOMPSON SETON

History of Boy Scouts

DANIEL CARTER BEARD

First National Scout Commissioner Wrote book called Scouting for Boys Lost in London. Met with Robert Baden-Powell.

WILLIAM D. BOYCE

Incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February, 8, 1910

ROBERT BADEN

POWELL, Chief Scout of the World

The Advent of Scouting: 11 days, 22 boys at the historic Brownsea Island campout 1907 First Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America in 1911. Server 32 years.

JAMES E. WEST

Architect of the Boy Scouts of America 2

What Is Boy Scouting • Ideals • Outdoor Programs:

– Camping, High Adventure, Nature, Ecology, Conservation

• Advancement • Personal Growth • Leadership Development • 120 some Merit Badges

Top 4 merit badges earned most often #1 First Aid #2 Swimming #3 Camping #4 Cooking

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Merit Badges

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Merit Badges

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Ideals of Scouting

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Scout Oath (or Promise)

– On my honor I will do my best – To do my duty to God and my country – and to obey the Scout Law; – To help other people at all times; – To keep myself physically strong, – mentally awake, and morally straight.

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Scout Motto

– Be Prepared •

Scout Slogan

– Do a Good Turn Daily •

Scout Law

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TRUSTWORTHY LOYAL HELPFUL FRIENDLY COURTEOUS KIND OBEDIENT CHEERFUL THRIFTY BRAVE CLEAN REVERENT

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Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts: High Adventure, Service Hours, Personal Growth, Leadership Roles

Pack Den Numbers Adult Led Bobcat to Webelo Troop Patrol Names Boy Lead Tenderfoot to Eagle Den Advancement Pack Meeting Awards Self Paced Advancement Court of Honor Arrow Points/ Webelo pins 1 weekend campout/yr Merit Badges weekend/mnth week/yr

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Scout Leadership Positions

•Den chief: Boy Scout that helps at Cub Scout Webelos dens •PL: Patrol Leader •ASPL: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader •SPL*: Senior Patrol Leader, runs the troop meetings •Librarian: Tracks the troops library materials •JASM: Junior Assistant Scout Master •Leadership Corps: Helps to lead in the troop •Instructor: Coordinates instructional events •Historian: Tracks historical events of the troop •Scribe: Documents current events of the troop •Quartermaster: Help keep track of supplies 8

Sc

OUTING

• OUTING is a big part of SCOUTING. • Local councils operate and maintain Scout camps. About 70 councils also operate high-adventure programs.

• The National Council operates 3 high-adventure areas:

Philmont Scout Ranch

in New Mexico

National High Adventure Sea Base

in the Florida Keys.

Northern Tier National High Adventure Program

in Minnesota • The BSA conducts a national Scout jamboree every four years and participates in world Scout jamborees (also held at four-year intervals). Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, was the site of the 2001 National Scout Jamboree.

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Order Of The Arrow • The OA is recognized as Scouting's National Honor Society. • The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

• To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives • To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit • To promote Scout camping • To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others 10

Scout Ranks

As the Scout Advances Through Ranks

Required & Elective Merit Badges Minimum time between ranks Service hours Leadership Positions Tenderfoot 2nd Class 1st Class Eagle Life Star

To Obtain Eagle Scout

All the above requirements Prior to 18 birthday Eagle Project Eagle Board of Review Eagle Court of Honor 11

The Rank of Eagle Scout

•The highest advancement rank in Scouting (plus palms).

•Eagle Scout has always carried with it a special significance, not only in Scouting but also in higher education, business or industry, and community service.

•The award is a performance-based achievement whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. •Only two to four percent of Boy Scouts achieve this rank. More than 1 million Boy Scouts who have earned the rank since 1911. •The goals of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness—remain important for all Scouts, whether or not they attain the Eagle Scout rank.

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Scouts Good Turns

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1912-The first Boy Scout Good Turn

promoted a "Safe and Sane Fourth of July."

1917-The day after war was declared Soldier,"

BSA members established on Germany, under the slogan

12,000 Scout farms were

.

"Every Scout to Feed a

The BSA's

most significant service during WWI was the sale of Liberty Loan bonds

finance the war effort. Five bond drives were held, and, in each case, Scouts were called upon to follow up the regular canvas by adult volunteer salesmen. They sold a total of to help

2,238,308 bonds worth either $147,876,902 or $355,000,000

, depending on the information source. Scouts also sold war savings stamps to a value of either $3 million or $53 million, again depending on the source. During WWI Boy Scouts collected peach pits and nut hulls which were burned to make

charcoal for gas mask filters. More than 100 train carloads were gathered

. Another WWI Good Turn involved a national census of standing

black walnut trees

. Its wood was prized for gunstocks and airplane propellers. The BSA located

21 million board feet, or enough to fill 5,200 railroad cars

. 1934-President Roosevelt called on Boy Scouts to collect household furnishings, clothing, and other items to

help the needy during the Depression

. More than 1.8 million articles were collected.

During WWII the BSA responded to 69 requests

included: for help from the government. These requests  1941-Scouts distributed 1.6 million defense bonds and stamp posters;

began the collection of aluminum and waste paper

distributed air-raid posters; cooperated with the American Red Cross; and, by agreement with the Office of Civil Defense Mobilization, formed an Emergency Service Corps composed of older Scouts who served in three capacities: messengers, emergency medical unit assistants, and fire watchers. ; conducted defense housing surveys; planted victory gardens; 13

Scouts Good Turns

2 of 3  WWII continued:  1942-Scout projects included: delivery of millions of war-bond pledge cards-it was estimated they were indirectly responsible for sales of collected

5,000 tons of aluminum $1.8 million worth of bonds and stamps

; collection of a vast amount of rubber, primarily old tires, estimated at either 5,898 tons or 30 million pounds; and continuation of scrap and paper drives. During the first drive, Scouts ; other sources added another 17,400 tons of tin cans and 20,800 tons of scrap metals.  1944-Boy Scouts were sent to collect

milkweed floss jackets

-total collection was

750 tons

. as a substitute for the kapok

used in life

   1944-An estimated

184,000 victory gardens

were planted by Scouts. 1944-An estimated

126,000 Boy Scouts helped farmers with their harvests

. The

largest single war-effort project

conducted by the BSA was the 1945 General Dwight D. Eisenhower Waste Paper Campaign. More than

700,000 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts gathered 318,000 tons of paper

; this brought the total paper collected during WWII to more than 590,000 tons.   Scouts collected

10 million used books for military personnel

. Scouts collected

7,000 tons of used clothing that was distributed to refugees

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Scouts Good Turns

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1950-51-Two million pounds of clothing for overseas relief

was collected at the request of the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service and the United Nations. 1952-More than 1 million boys went house-to-house and placed 30 million Liberty Bell doorknob hangers and a million posters (in businesses) to remind citizens to vote in the presidential election. Scouts also cooperated nationally in securing blood donor pledges, collected clothing for worthy causes, distributed seeds for Asia, and aided in conservation projects and civil defense. 1954-A National Conservation Good Turn involved the distribution of 3.6 million copies of a conservation poster. In parks, rural areas, and wilderness areas,

Scouts planted 6.2 million trees

; built and

placed 55,000 bird-nesting boxes

; and arranged 41,000 conservation displays. 1970-Project SOAR (Save Our American Resources) was initiated as an ongoing BSA project. It's estimated that during the year, 60,000 BSA units took part in SOAR-related conservation projects. 1980-Scouts distributed fliers urging support of the national census. 1986-An estimated

600,000 youth members

distributed

14 million brochures

to families informing them of

the need for donated human organs

and tissue and urging them to make a commitment to donate. Millions of other homes were reached through publicity and other promotional efforts.

1988-The first Scouting for Food collection was completed. One million Scouts collected an estimated 65 million cans of nonperishable food.

1989-1991-The continuing Scouting for Food collection resulted in a combined total of an additional 209 million cans of food for people in need.

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Scouting Statistics

•80% of boys join that scouts do so because of the boy’s parents. •80% of the scouts that quit scouts do so because of the boys.

•Average of 2 to 4 percent attain the rank of Eagle. Hundreds of friends, fellow scouters who have heard you are an Eagle Scout or they see the Red / White & Blue knot, then say: I was in scouts, but I never made it to Eagle, I wish I would have stayed in. •Your scout does not have to make Eagle Scout to enjoy scouting, but he will never have the opportunity if he does not join.

•If your Webelo II is wondering about Boy Scouts, visit the troop at a meeting, at a court of honor at a campout & other outing.

•Join & try it out for 6 months, if the scout has doubts about continuing then talk with him and the Scoutmaster.

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Check Out Boy Scouts

•Visit a troop meeting •Visit a Court of Honor •Attend a Troop campout •Attend another Troop outing •Do this with a parent or a Webelo leader •Ask questions of the Boy Scouts, especially the leadership (SPL) •Parents, visit a committee meeting •Visit the troops web site •Read the troops newsletters •Make the effort to get some information on a troop 17

Adult Troop Visit Checklist

Troop Number: ________ Date of Visit: __________ Quality Unit: Yes No Sponsored by: _____________________________ How Long: _________ Scoutmaster's Name: ________________________________ Meeting Place: _____________________________ Time: ___________ Meeting Run By: Youth Adults Mixed Was the meeting organized: Yes No Does the troop have an active boy leadership corps: Yes No How often do they meet: _____________ How many boys in the leadership corps: ______ How is the boy leadership decided? Elected by boys How often does the troop hold elections: _____________ Appointed by adults Does the troop produce a calendar of events: Yes How often does the troop camp? ___________________ What type of camping does the troop do? (check all that apply) No _____ Summer camp _____ Alternate _____ In Council _____ Frequency _____ Out of Council Where: ________________________________________________________ _____ Winter camp _____ Backpacking _____ Camporee _____ Canoeing _____ High Adventure Do all the boys get to go on all of the outings? ______________________ Are there any age or rank restrictions? _____________________________ Does the program schedule change from year to year or are the events the same? _______ Do campouts have a theme, merit badge or rank requirement focus? No Yes What type of special events does the troop participate in? (ie. Scouting for Food, Scout Show)_______________________________________________________________________ What are the uniform requirements of the troop? ________________________________ How many uniforms will each boy need? ____________________ Were the Scouts in uniform?

Yes No Were the adults in uniform?

Yes No Are there additional costs to join the troop: _______________________________________

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My Troop Visit

Troop Number: ___________ Date of Visit: ________________ Meeting Place: ____________________ Time: ___________________ Scoutmaster's Name: _________________________________ Senior Patrol Leader's Name: ________________________________ My Evaluation of the troop: (Circle the answers) Are all the boys in uniform?

Was the meeting organized?

Is the meeting run by the boys?

Do they have boys of all ages?

Did I feel welcome?

Did their campouts sound like fun?

Do they have a calendar?

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Do I already know boys in the troop?

Are there plenty of adult leaders involved?

Were the older Scouts helpful?

Did they answer my questions?

Do they have a program for new Scouts?

Notes: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Things I liked about this troop are:

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Questions to Ask at Troop Visits

How often has your Troop achieved Quality Unit status in the last 5 years? How are new Scouts handled? Are they mixed in with existing patrols or put into a new patrol? How many registered leaders are there? What is their attendance history at regular meetings and on outings? What is the boy:leader ratio at meetings and on outings? Do you have an active outdoor program? How many days/year are spent camping? Where? What are the plans for summer camp? What is your philosophy on uniforms? How are new Scouts going to learn what to do as Boy Scouts (camping skills, patrol activities, advancement, etc.)? Will they have an experienced adult leader working with them? What is a typical Troop meeting like? Do you work on merit badges? Do you play a lot of games? What is your philosophy regarding advancement (at what pace are the ranks earned)? What kind of program do you have for the older Scouts? Are there any High Adventure activities? What kind of fundraising do you have? What are the financial obligations for each Scout: at signup? per campout? summer camp? Dues? Other? Do you pay for or subsidize training for the boys (Junior Leader Training, Den Chief training, etc.)? Does your Troop have a limitation on size? Do you have written policies? Is your Troop "boy-run" or "adult-run?" Are Troop meetings and activities planned: by the boys? for a full year? at a patrol leaders meeting? What kind of equipment do you have? Is it in good shape? Do you have enough if (quantity) Webelos were to join your Troop? Are your Scouts able to balance Boy Scouts with other activities such as sports, band, church, etc.? How active is your Troop at District and Council events? How many current leaders are trained in: Youth Protection? Scoutmaster Fundamentals? Woodbadge? What are the expectations/requirements of new adults/parents to this Troop - as assistant leaders, committee members, special event chairpersons, event workers, merit badge counselors? Does the Troop pay for any/all adult leader registration and training? How many leaders routinely attend Round Table? How do you feel about a Scout (and parent) visiting a meeting unannounced?

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Choose a Troop

•A boy may choose any Scout Troop to join - PERIOD!

•Troops are boy led, adult advised.

•Choose a Troop that is right for the scout 21

Troops Compare & Contrast

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Small troop advantages:

•Leaders know the boys, fulfilling a leadership requirement & logistics are much easier (meeting place, camping, contingency planning) •

Big troop advantages:

•Usually plenty of people to help out, always enough scouts to organize an activity •

Small troop disadvantages:

•Leaders may have more then one role, small or one patrol, enough boys for a meeting, re-chartering requirements •

Large troop disadvantages:

•Too many boys to know personally, fulfilling requirement for leadership & logistics can be difficult (meeting place, camping, contingency planning) 22

Troop Information Request

Troop number / Charter organization: Troop Meeting location, time and day of week: List of troop leaders, their positions, years in that position and near term plans: Committee meeting location, time and day of week: List of committee members, their positions, years in that position and near term plans: Number of scouts currently chartered in the troop: List of scouts, their ranks, positions, patrols ages, schools and pack they originated from: Estimate of scouts planning to recharter: Estimate of scouts coming in from Packs 205 and 206: Estimate of total scouts in troop 2003-2004: Number of patrols in the troop and their average size: Eagle scouts produced in the last five years: Please attach/send your 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 Troop calendar and your 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 Troop budget or forecast Please attach/send a recent troop newsletter Does your troop have a website? If so what is the URL?

Usual fundraising events and their time of year: Campouts attended in last year: High adventure outings in the last 3 years: Camping gear to accommodate how many boys?

Advantages/disadvantages of a large troop: Does your troop have a written “code of conduct” or rules and if so what are they?

What does your troop offer our scouts?

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