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Hacker Scouts, Geek Scouts, Maker Scouts GROWING competitors


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Not hackers breaking into computers but kids with adult mentors USING tools, woodworking, robot-building,...Badges but no uniforms. Inclusive. Membership 32,000 nationwide. Website https://diy.org/

 

Probably more hands-on than our survey STEM merit badges?

 

News Story from NPR

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/23/167285991/with-growth-of-hacker-scouting-more-kids-learn-to-tinker

 

Geek Scouts and Maker Scouts are similar but not nationwide,...yet.

 

http://www.geek-scouts.org/

 

http://makerscouts.org/

Maker Scouts is a burgeoning group looking to build a next generation scouting organization. Our main drive is bringing modern science, technology, engineering, art, and math to children outside of a school environment. Maker Scouts seeks to foster a well socialized, moral, and tech savvy generation of boys and girls.

 

This is getting interesting.

Another $0.02,

 

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So why don't they resurrect the old belt-loop program in Cub Scouts? Those were designed to be MB like and could be used to foster some program with little effort on the part of National to set them up.

 

Stosh

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Hi Stosh - I don't understand your point on "resurrect the old belt-loop program". My Pack and District have been actively teaching and awarding belt-loops and the associated pins ever since my son joined 4 years ago.

 

Was there a different program years ago?

 

Thanks,

FTB

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Nope, I didn't think the program was still in effect. Been out of Cubbing for many years, don't see them on current boy's belts. Maybe it is just because kids don't wear belts anymore. :(

 

Stosh

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"So why don't they resurrect the old belt-loop program in Cub Scouts? Those were designed to be MB like and could be used to foster some program with little effort on the part of National to set them up..."

 

 

It never went away. Belt loops are the most popular awards in our Pack. Our boys wear their belts and display their belt loops.

 

 

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I wonder if those new scout like Organizations have a National Board who sets all the Policies based on some expert's advice.

 

I see several differences already..All Ages are CO-Ed..and they offer a wide variety of stuff based on interests and abilities not just "Age Appropriate" as deemed by some expert somewhere.

 

I bet they have little red wagons

 

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