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About Scouting Step into the world of Scouting, and you'll find yourself hiking along trails, canoeing twisting rivers and camping under the open sky -- and doing this with a group of young men and, in the case of Venturing, with young women from your community. Scouting is an exciting and challenging program. But it's more than that. It's about friendships that last a lifetime, or being kind to another person, or doing a Good Turn daily. It's learning to live the Scouting life. |
| Blackhawk Area Council offers scouting programs for a variety of ages. Click on the links below for more information: |
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Cub Scouting A family- and home-centered program for boys in the first through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years old). Cub Scouting's emphasis is on quality program at the local level, where the most boys and families are involved. First grade boys are called Tiger Cubs. Fourth and fifth grade (or 10-year-old) boys are called Webelos (WE'll BE LOyal Scouts) and participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts. |
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Boy Scouting A program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have earned the Arrow of Light Award or have completed the fifth grade.) |
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Venturing Venturing is for young men and young women ages 14 to 20. It includes challenging high-adventure activities, sports, and hobbies for teenagers that teach them leadership skills, provide opportunities to teach others, and give them an opportunity to learn and grow in a supporting, caring, and fun environment. |
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Learning for Life Classroom based educational supplement |
