Re: Age requirements
Richard A. Thompson (thompson@accesscom.net)
Fri Jun 19 10:12:35 1998
Our high adventure post is closely associated with our troop. We use grade
level rather than age to determine eligibility, as it keeps kids together
with their classmates in school. Those who have completed the 8th grade are
eligible for the Venture patrol within the troop. Those who have completed
the 10th grade are eligible for the Post, and we have participants ranging
from high school juniors to college freshmen. We have occasionally bent
the Post eligibility rule to accomodate special situations where a young
person would "fit" better in the Post than the Troop. Have rules, but stay
flexible.
Richard Thompson
Advisor, Post 48
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From: MMorri7864@aol.com <MMorri7864@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <explorer-net@scouter.com>
Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 9:29 AM
Subject: Age requirements
> We have a High Adventure Post and we've had some discussion with the
adults
>on the age requirements. That is 14 and finished 8th grade. We have some
>parents that want their children to join the post, but they are only 14 and
>going into 8th grade. Some have been held back in school, others started
>school late. We don't want to turn young people away, but we want to be
fair
>to those already in the post who are in high school. We are a very active
post
>that the young men and women run and do a very good job of it. We do many
>activites, including Philmont next summer. Our council said the age and
grade
>requirements were a grey area when applied in these situations. We'd like
to
>know what other groups have done about this.
> Thank-you
> Kathy Morrison, AA Post(Venturers) 30
>
>
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