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A Look at Cub World Adventure Camp

By Michael Freeman

Cub Scouts fuel up for a day of fun by filing past Francis, a Big Boy statue outside the dining pavilion that’s dressed as a Cub Scout and holding a hamburger. And they’ll need that food to keep going, because there’s a lot of fun to be had at Cub World Adventure Camp.

Scouters in Action: He saved her from a knife attack!

By Aaron Derr

Bruce Johnson was walking home when he saw an injured woman screaming for help.

Ain’t misbehavin’: how to improve your kids’ behavior

By Mark Ray

Scouting talked with James Ball, Ed.D., author of You Can’t Make Me! Pro-Active Strategies for Positive Behavior Change in Children (Future Horizons, 2019) about ideas to improve your kids’ behavior.

Special Kids, Special Camp: One Kentucky council makes sure every kid gets to enjoy Scouting activities

By Mark Ray

Adventure Camp began in the early 1990s as a partnership with Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville to take kids fishing. It has since grown to serve students from 10 school districts, with as many as 2,300 kids participating over 10 days in the spring and fall. The camp is open to any self-contained special-needs class, so it serves kids with a range of conditions.

Tips for defusing sibling rivalry

By Mark Ray

The real problem is not the other sibling; it’s each child’s need to be seen, heard and valued.

Ethics: Entering college through the side door

By Mark Ray

Was it unethical for the instructor to mention the “creative” techniques to improve a college application? If it was, have the group decide what action, if any, Tony should take.