Cub Scouting - Bryan on Scouting

When and how you can start welcoming girls into Cub Scouting

April 16, 2018 163

Seeing that enthusiasm among early adopter packs has been high, some early adopter councils are continuing that enthusiasm into spring recruiting, with registration options for girls available to all councils starting June 11, 2018.

Jon Bon Jovi was a Cub Scout — and so was his son

April 13, 2018 6

Jon Bon Jovi’s boyhood experience with the Pinewood Derby was no bed of roses. But he made up for it when he had his own Cub Scout son.

5 Quick Questions with: Jennifer Clutter, leader of an all-girl Cub Scout den in N.C.

April 2, 2018 70

As the BSA welcomes girls into Cub Scouting, I contacted Jennifer Clutter, leader of an all-girl den, to ask her 5 Quick Questions about her family’s Scouting experience so far.

BSA to build world’s longest Pinewood Derby track, host race across America

April 1, 2018 50

The Boy Scouts of America announced today that it will build the Transcontinental Pinewood Derby Track — a 2,560-mile wooden course that will begin in San Francisco and end in New York.

Taking your pack or den camping? At least one adult must take BALOO training first

March 28, 2018 35

If you want to take your pack or den camping, at least one adult in your pack must have taken BALOO, the Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. Here’s what you need to know.

Milkweed for Monarchs: D.C.-area Scouts’ saving butterflies

March 23, 2018 10

They call this service project Milkweed for Monarchs, and it’s a massively ambitious effort to protect this pollinator whose numbers have decreased by more than 90 percent over the past two decades.

Clearing up misconceptions and showing there’s room for everyone in Scouting, especially Scouts with special needs

March 21, 2018 128

A news story about a Scout with Down syndrome who is working toward Eagle raises an important topic concerning the ways the BSA supports Scouts with special needs.

Volunteers invent new method of Pinewood Derby car judging

March 21, 2018 19

These volunteers weren’t the biggest fans of the way Pinewood Derby cars were judged in their pack and district. So they invented a better way.

Scouting app for iPhone and Android helps Scouts track advancement on the go

March 15, 2018 40

The Scouting app, developed by the Boy Scouts of America, allows youth members and their parents to view and track advancement within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Venturing.

The BSA wants to know: How do you define ‘adventure’?

March 14, 2018 22

To find out, the BSA isn’t consulting a dictionary. And it’s not asking a mere 12 people. It wants to hear from as many Scouts, Scouters and prospective Scouting families as possible.