Venturing Leadership – Page 6

Wayne Brock Chief Scout Executive Scouting Magazine

Wayne Brock shares his vision for the future of Scouting

By Scouting magazine

Wayne Brock—the BSA’s new Chief Scout Executive—sits down with the editors of Scouting magazine to discuss his vision for what lies in the future for the Scouting movement.

Lead an ethics debate on Leave No Trace values

By Scouting magazine

Read our Leader’s Guide to Leave No Trace and learn how—and why—you should teach Scouts the importance of Leave No Trace values. THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES of Leave No Trace (below) are intentionally open-ended—some might say

Rev up summer plans with personal watercraft

By Scouting magazine

Read how a personal watercraft program can help rev up your Scouts’ summer plans.

Continue the conversation with Dr. Bernard A. Harris

By Scouting magazine

Read exclusive “extras” from Scouting magazine’s interview with Dr. Bernard A. Harris, including his take on the future of the space program.

Help Scouts know the gravity of telling ‘white lies’

By Scouting magazine

Each Boy Scout rank requires a Scout to demonstrate that he lives the values of the Scout Oath and Law in his everyday life, not just at troop events.

Scouters’ advice on how to encourage slower hikers

By Scouting magazine

What do you do when a Scout is struggling during a group hike? Scouters’ share their tried-and-true tips on encouraging a slower hiker.

A Scouter’s guide to teaching Leave No Trace ethics

By Scouting magazine

Old school or not, any Scouter can—and should—get up to speed by learning, practicing, and teaching Leave No Trace behaviors. Here’s how.

Leaders discuss new Journey to Excellence metrics

By Scouting magazine

Stay in-the-know when it comes to the BSA’s newest strategy to better the movement: Journey to Excellence. This program — discussed in detail at this year’s National Annual Meeting in San Diego — rolls out a new metrics system used by councils, units, and leaders to measure success.

Venturing leaders explore high-adventure activities at Powder Horn

By Scouting magazine

At Powder Horn training, Venturing and Boy Scout leaders experience high adventure activities and learn the best ways to share them with young people.

Scouters share the value of a troop Venture patrol

By Scouting magazine

E.A. says his troop’s Scoutmaster was reluctant to start a Venture patrol because he feared it would reduce the number of available boy leaders. How, he asks, do you convince Scoutmasters that Venture patrols keep older Scouts in Scouting?