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That Scouting Guy

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About That Scouting Guy

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  • Birthday 10/31/1972

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    Ohio
  • Biography
    Childhood: 3 years of Cub Scouts and 5 years of Explorers
    Adulthood: 2 years and counting of being a Den Leader
  1. When I was young I did three years of Cub Scouts and four years of Explorers so I wasn't exposed to the youth leadership or Wood Badge programs. I hadn't heard of Gilwell Park before but it looks amazing. Unfortunately, it looks like they're having a big event the week after we'll be in London. I'm assuming their activities are for groups only and not individuals but I'll try contacting them to see if the two of us would be able to do something there or join up with a larger group.
  2. I think my main goal would be to show my son that Scouting is an international movement. It's natural to only think about things on the Pack/District/BSA level, but it could be interesting to meet some boys around his age (10) from a different part of the world and see how their Scouting experiences are similar and different.
  3. I think my main goal would be to show my son that Scouting is an international movement. It's natural to only think about things on the Pack/District/BSA level, but it could be interesting to meet some boys around his age (10) from a different part of the world and see how their Scouting experiences are similar and different.
  4. My son and I will be vacationing in the UK this summer. He is a Webelos II and I am his den leader and I thought that we should do something related to Scouting since we'll be in the country of its origin. While in England we will spend four days in London and four days in Grantham, while in Scotland we will spend three days in Edinburgh. Is the Baden Powell house worth visiting? Would he find anything on interest or be able to buy any unique Scouting souvenirs there? http://www.towntocountry.co.uk/bpHouse/ Would it be worth reaching out to a UK Cub Scout den to see if they're doing an
  5. Citizen Webelos Activity Badge Do 1-8 and two of 9-17: 8. Earn the Citizenship belt loop while a Webelos. At a Webelos den meeting, talk about the service project Good Turn that you did.
  6. Maybe in YOUR pack, but belt loops and pins are huge in mine! The boys love earning them and compare and brag about the numbers they have. Half of my den hasn't bothered to attach the arrow points to their uniform because they don't really mean anything to the kids. Belt loops are quick recognition for specific things the boys have done but arrow points are abstract. I don't expect the boys to think back to all the things we did that year, remember which were required and which were electives, and count the number that were electives and connect that to the arrow points.
  7. I think it's vague because the group doesn't exist yet. It looks like website is just a placeholder announcing that they're going to have their own group in the fall and are just making it up now.
  8. I was hoping to get some wisdom from those of you that are more experienced than myself on an issue I'm about to face... This is my second year as Den Leader and my boys are about to become Webelos. Well, most of them are. There are eight boys in my den, seven of them have been with us since Tigers and a new boy joined last year as a Wolf. Last year the new boy came to a total of one pack meeting and two den meetings the entire year. As you can imagine he didn't come close to completing any requirements and did not earn his Wolf badge. I e-mailed his mother several times during the y
  9. I've been a long time lurker but finally registered so I could post an issue I'm having and get some feedback from everyone. It said I don't have permission to post. I'm really disappointed. I guess this is the reason these message boards have really died since the upgrade.
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