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Wood Badge Wednesdays, Vol. 3: Models for Success

September 26, 2012 24

As anyone who’s watched Survivor can attest, grouping a bunch of people together and giving them a name doesn’t make them an effective team. No, if you want to morph a collection of individuals into a

Wood Badge Wednesdays, Vol. 2: Bringing the Vision to Life

September 19, 2012 29

I’ve been involved in Scouting for more than 20 years, and I love trivia. At Wood Badge, those two forces collided, resulting in one giant, flaming ball of disappointment and public shame. I don’t want

Wood Badge Wednesdays, Vol. 1: Living the Values

September 12, 2012 60

Growing up, one thing always perplexed me about our home: What’s with all the owls? We lived in an owlery, it seemed. Owls in every room. I saw owl belt buckles, owl clocks, owl paperweights,

This summer, make safety on the water your top priority

June 25, 2012 3

Most of my best memories from summer camp involved the water. Where else but Camp Cherokee’s epic waterfront could I swim, canoe with my friends, or sit on a massive airbag called “the blob” and

With BSA’s new Cyber Chip, online safety’s the point

June 4, 2012 42

Kids spend more than 7.5 hours a day using some kind of electronic device, according to a 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation study. In other words, if they’re awake and not at school, they’re probably online.

Learn the secrets of storytelling in the age of social media

May 9, 2012 10

You don’t tell young people why they should join Scouting. You show them. That’s the thinking behind the BSA’s new Visual Storytelling Workshops, happening this summer. Here’s a chance to spend several days learning the secrets of

Room to grow: Bringing Scouting to the Hispanic community

March 6, 2012 2

You can’t ignore the numbers. According to the 2010 Census, 16.3 percent of U.S. citizens are of Hispanic or Latino origin. In the BSA, the proportion is much lower. Hispanic youth account for just 6.8 percent of all

Face-to-face or online training: Which works better in your unit?

September 2, 2011 18

It’s happened to all of us. You call a customer service hotline, and the computer can’t comprehend your plain-English request. No matter how many times you say “agent” or press 0 or bang your phone