LEARN MORE ABOUT SCOUTBOOK IN ONE HOUR!

LEARN MORE ABOUT SCOUTBOOK IN ONE HOUR!

Are you getting questions about what Scoutbook can offer parents, Scouts, and volunteers? Here’s a chance to help your team understand what you gain with this revolutionary Scouting web application.

Scoutbook is the unit advancement software from the BSA.

From the first knot tied to final hours of service performed, the Scouting experience is a journey like no other. Scoutbook ensures not a moment is missed – tracking advancement, milestone achievements and all the fun along the way. You’ve probably already heard about or are using Scoutbook. Now it’s time to encourage other Scouters to join the more than 300,000 Scoutbook users who are taking advantage of the digital resource.

New BSA recruiting videos show that Scouting is for families like yours

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In a new series of well-made BSA recruiting videos, three moms explain why Scouting is the right fit for their family.

In the videos, each about two minutes long, Catherine, Michelle and Becky share stories that will sound familiar to anyone who loves Scouting. One mom has an only child who benefits from the lifelong friendships built in Scouting. Another saw Scouting as the best way to teach her son values he'll carry into adulthood. The third, a single mom, sees her pack as a big extended family.

Watch all three videos below. But don't keep them to yourself. Show them at recruiting events or post them on your unit, district or council Facebook page.

To help you do that, simply download the free, HD videos at the BSA Brand Center. Then share away.  

Understanding the new Cub Scout advancement program

This fall, Cub Scouts everywhere are blazing new trails in advancement. Gone is the multitude of achievements, electives, arrow points and activity badges that confused leaders and parents — plus the beads that skittered across floors during pack meetings. In their place is a new advancement program that is simple and consistent.

Wondering about new online training for Cub Scout leaders?

Wondering about new online training for Cub Scout leaders? Check out our August CubCast 

http://www.scouting.org/ScoutCast.aspx

Open Pool Days at the Heard

Open Pool Days
Scouts wanting to work on Aquatics requirements may attend (Swim Checks, 2nd and 1st Class requirements, Swimming or Lifesaving requirements, Cub Scout Aquatics Advancement, etc.)

Days:
       August 8, 2015 - To register: click here
       September 12, 2015 - To register: click here

 

CUBSCOUTS.ORG JUST GOT EVEN BETTER

Visited CubScouts.org lately? The site you love just got an overhaul we think you’ll love (and updates are ongoing). Bookmark this comprehensive resource now, and read on as we cover the highlights of what the new CubScouts.org has to offer and what you can look forward to in coming weeks.

CubScouts.org is a one-stop spot to access everything you need for successful Cub Scouting, from shopping for Scout gear, to finding a Pack in your city, to downloading resources to boost your recruitment efforts.No matter what you need, this site is the place to start. The recent updates aim to make your role as a volunteer rewarding, effective, and easier. Here’s what you can access:

How to create a pack handbook

In just a few months, families across America will walk into join-Scouting nights, wide-eyed at the prospect of participating in Cub Scouting. But those wide eyes might glaze over as the Scoutspeak begins. “We just start tossing out ‘den,’  ‘pack,’  ‘Akela’ and all these terms, and they’re looking at us like we’re speaking a foreign language — which we are,” says Cubmaster Perry Lipker of Pack 148 in Hilliard, Ohio. 

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Advancement Educational Presentations

There are a number of advancement educational presentations  that are setup for group instruction or individual review.

Here are some that have just been updated:

Cub Scout Advancement and Internet Advancement

It isn't be any harder than before -- Packs still have to submit Internet Advancement reports for Rank Badges.

But there is not a requirement to submit reports for the "Adventure Loops" and "Adventure Pins"

Dissecting The New Cub Scout Adventures

If you haven’t taken the opportunity yet to read through and become familiar with the Cub Scout Adventures with the new Cub Scout program, give this thread a once-over. We had a casual #CubChat all about the new adventures, and which ones would be great to do with the whole Pack, and which ones are perhaps better for a family activity at home.

Many folks are excited for some of the cooking-themed adventures, and of course the outdoor adventures are always a big part of summer. As you prepare your Den and Pack to transition to the new Cub Scout Adventures, take a look at what Scouters across the country are doing in their approach to advancement, meeting plans and other activities that help Cub Scouts dive into the heart of the new program: The Cub Scout Adventures.

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A Facebook Favor, a Memorial Day Honor

At the Cub Hub, we’re lucky to see how Cub Scouts experience Scouting all across the country. Each region has its own unique resources and flavor, and we want to bring you the highlights as we see and enjoy them.

Social Media is all about connecting to others, and it’s pretty amazing to see how effective that connection can be for something as special as honoring a soldier’s grave on Memorial Day. Scout leader Richard Moeur from Arizona posted on the Cub Scouts Facebook page that his Pack, Cub Scout Pack 242 in Phoenix, Arizona, would be placing flags at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery in the early morning light of Memorial Day, on Monday.

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7 Cool Features in the New Den Leader Guides

A positive Cub Scouting journey relies on the ability of Scout leaders and volunteers to create a memorable experience for each and every Cub Scout. That’s why so much effort in creating the new Cub Scout program was focused on making Den Leader Guides the most effective, useful and powerful resource they could possibly be. That’s good news for leaders, but that’s even better news for the Cub Scouts under those leaders who will be left with life-changing experiences.

For May’s episode of CubCast, the hosts are joined by Cub Scout online training task force member Nancy Farrell to discuss what exactly makes the new Den Leader Guides new and improved. Nancy added that because the new Den Leader Guides are different, and “built to support Cub Scout Leaders like never before,” that it’s important to purchase and entirely read through each guide for the Cub Scout rank you are working with. 

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LDS Cub Scouts CAN go camping!

From the Utah National Parks Council Blog

In the new Cub Scout program there are required adventures for all ranks that center around the idea of learning to camp.  The boys are required to participate in a campfire program, learn about the Leave no Trace principles, the outdoor code and more.  But wait… as per the“Green Scouting Handbook”, (page 4 section 6.1) Cub Scouts in LDS units are not allowed to go camping, right?  Let’s re-examine the statement in the LDS Scouting handbook a little closer because the “Cub Scouts can’t go camping” interpretation is not quite accurate.  What it actually says is: “No Scout-sponsored overnight camping should be planned for boys under age 11.”  Okay, so does it actually say that a boy under age 11 can’t go camping?  No!  Let’s get this straight… A Cub Scout age boy CAN go camping, just not with his den or pack, like would be done in Cub Scout packs not sponsored by the LDS church.

New Recruiting Resources Available Now!

New Recruiting Resources Available Now!

Plus, there is also a new one-stop destination for recruiting materials. The Marketing-Membership Hub at www.scoutingwire.org/marketing-membership.

The New Cub Scout Program is Here!

Everything you ever wanted to know about the new Cub Scout program can be found here:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/programupdates.aspx

Cub Scouting Is For My Family

2015 Baden-Powell University

The Grand Canyon Council is proud to present Baden-Powell University. This is our premier Scout leader training event that provides top quality information, innovative ideas, and essential training courses in an inspirational and enjoyable atmosphere. 

STEM Updates for Cub Scouts

The new requirements are already listed at scouting.org/stem

New books coming soon

The 2015-2016 Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtable Planning Guides are posted on the web under the BSA Training site.

The 2015-2016 Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtable Planning Guides are posted on the web under the BSA Training site.

The guides are combined into one piece and can be found about halfway down the web page.  http://www.scouting.org/Training/Adult