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The secret of their success: How one Indiana troop retains older members with the promise of a “big trip”

February 1, 2023 3

So how do you run a troop that keeps kids of all ages interested? For Troop 4010B out of Clarksville, Indiana, the answer is to focus on what they call their “big trip.”

Want to have a great Scouts BSA program? Plan ahead

December 16, 2022 1

One of the most important factors in keeping your Scouts BSA program active is long-range planning. As that great philosopher Anonymous once said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

How this BSA digital safety awareness video fits in with Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 31, 2022 0

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, is encouraging more people to try to be the former, and not the latter. The initiative ties in nicely with what the BSA is already teaching its older youth members: How to stay safe online in part by securing your passwords.

Iowa Scout supports charities through his paintings

October 20, 2022 1

When he was younger, Arsh Pal’s parents noticed he had an artistic gift. So, for his eighth birthday, his family decided to support that gift by giving him canvases, acrylic paints and brushes.

sibling brother sitting on sofa playing online video games with headset in living room during weekend

Calling all gamers: Sign up for the BSA Esports Tournament Series

September 29, 2022 4

The BSA has teamed up with Rally Cry to bring Scouts a tournament series this fall. Here’s how to register.

Troop 316 in Paradise, California, stays strong four years after deadly fire

September 28, 2022 2

Nov. 8, 2018, was the day of the Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. But Scouting continued — and still does to this day.

How do you recruit older youth to the BSA?

September 21, 2022 6

One of the most common questions we at On Scouting get is, “Where do you come up with your story ideas?” And the most common answer to that question is, “We get them from readers

Connect to Scouts around the world during Jamboree-on-the-Air, Jamboree-on-the-Internet

September 15, 2022 0

This year’s digital and amateur radio events are slated for Oct. 14-16. That’s when more than 2 million Scouts from more than 170 countries will connect with other Scouts, locally, nationally or globally.

The secret of their success: How these El Paso units serve their Hispanic community

September 14, 2022 1

Juan and Angelica Urbina are both first-generation Americans — proud of their country, and proud of their heritage. They live in the Cielo Vista area of El Paso, Texas, where they are surrounded by families

Forged at the World Scout Jamboree, ‘friendship sword’ ready for visitors’ enjoyment

August 4, 2022 0

The blade, bestowed the name Cáirdeas, is now complete. And it may soon return to the place from whence it was forged.