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  • [ May 14, 2022 ] From the Scouting magazine archives: How to keep your troop meetings productive App Feed - Scouts BSA
  • [ May 13, 2022 ] How to submit a story idea for Scout Life magazine App Feed - For Parents
  • [ May 12, 2022 ] Extreme Makeovers, Round 43: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos App Feed - Eagle Scouts
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  • [ May 10, 2022 ] Scout builds dining structure at orphanage in Colombia: ‘I told myself to aim high’ App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Things You Should Know

Things You Should Know is an ongoing series about those essential life skills all young people should have in their arsenal.

App Feed - Health and Safety

Five takeaways from child abuse prevention month

April 29, 2022 0

Since youth protection is a year-round value, here are five things to keep in mind when it comes to keeping kids safe, both in and out of Scouting, all year long.

App Feed - Outdoors

Five things you need to know about National Park Week

April 11, 2022 0

National Park Week runs April 16-24, during which the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation invite everyone to “celebrate America’s treasured places.”

App Feed - Outdoors

Our five favorite things about the official Philmont podcast

December 16, 2021 0

Philmont stories are Scouting stories. In an effort to tell those stories in a new and exciting way, Philmont has launched its first official podcast.

App Feed - For Parents

How to broaden your kids’ perspective — and, in the process, your own

September 21, 2021 0

There are a lot of things in common with being a parent and being a Scout leader. Among them: the importance of understanding the perspectives of the younger generation.

App Feed - For Leaders

Can BSA youth members discuss Scouting in private digital groups?

September 14, 2021 32

Online communication platforms have been around for decades. Here are a few things to look for when allowing youth to conduct Scouting business in these virtual environments.

Camping

The three-pot method: This is how to wash dishes at a campsite

March 30, 2017 36

Wash, rinse, sanitize. The three-pot dishwashing method is how to wash dishes at camp. Get your dishes done quickly so you can get back to having fun.

Scouting Tips

Things You Should Know: How to fly a flag at half-staff

September 11, 2015 34

As leaders of Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA members, Sea Scouts and Venturers, it’s important for us to know how to fly a flag at half-staff during times of mourning.

Things You Should Know

Things You Should Know, Vol. 5: How to change a tire

July 15, 2015 18

Whether you’re traveling to school, work or summer camp, a flat tire is bound to happen. That makes knowing how to change a tire an essential life skill.

Things You Should Know

Things Guys Should Know, Vol. 4: How to skip rocks

April 20, 2015 16

Knowing how to skip rocks won’t save your life — unless a bridge-dwelling troll agrees to let you live if you can do it — but it could save you from boredom.

Things You Should Know

Things Guys Should Know, Vol. 3: How to go to the bathroom outside

April 9, 2015 47

Knowing how to go to the bathroom outside — you know, when no *actual* bathroom is nearby — is an important guy skill.

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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting and a contributing writer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Scout Life magazine and Bryan on Scouting, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.

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