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Month: September 2014

Scouts BSA

Some kid! Life Scout uses goats to help clear poison ivy

September 30, 2014 9

Gavin Burseth, a 16-year-old from Illinois, is using goats to help clear poison ivy from campgrounds.

Venturing

Venturing updates get explained in October 2014 ScoutCast

September 30, 2014 10

The latest ScoutCast is all about Venturing and the updates being made to the BSA’s program for older youth. Listen to learn what’s changing and what isn’t.

Technology

GoPro’s new $130 camera seems perfect for Scouting adventures

September 29, 2014 6

GoPro announced an entry-level model of its popular HERO camera that costs just $130. That makes it perfect for Scouting adventures.

Cub Scouting

2015-16 Cub Scout requirements finalized

September 29, 2014 85

The revised and final version of the 2015-16 Cub Scout requirements are now available.

Venturing

Seattle Venturing crew attempts to climb Mount McKinley

September 26, 2014 2

In June, four youth and three adults from Seattle Venturing Crew 310 attempted to climb Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America.

Training

NAYLE now offered at all 4 high-adventure bases

September 25, 2014 25

Beginning in 2015, NAYLE, the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience, will be offered at all four Boy Scouts of America national high-adventure bases.

What's New

BSA asks Scout units, councils to stop using phrase ‘Fun With a Purpose’

September 24, 2014 93

The BSA is asking units to stop using the trademarked phrase “Fun With a Purpose” and remove it from promotional materials and unit websites.

Recruiting

Virtual reality zip line helps suburban Chicago council recruit more Scouts

September 23, 2014 11

More than 200 visitors experienced one of many high-adventure activities available to youth in Scouting at Woodfield Mall’s virtual reality zip-line event.

Scouting Tips

Why every Scout unit needs a STEM Coordinator

September 23, 2014 25

The Unit STEM Coordinator, an adult position, is the point of contact for all Scouts in the unit and helps promote and deliver STEM programs to Scouts.

Fun

The coolest council shoulder patches money can’t buy

September 22, 2014 12

The team at Boys’ Life decided the fictitious councils in “Monster Jamboree,” an entertainingly original piece of fiction published in the October 2014 issue, had names too fun to ignore.

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