The following items were discussed at the meeting
Requirement 3 –
We discussed the various scouting entities and the demographic they each serve. As of December, 2010 there are over 2.7 million Scouts, spread across these units.
Cubs – introduced in 1930, it’s the biggest segment of scouting – starts at age 7, goes to age 10
BSA – ages 10-18, started in 1911
Explorers – started in 1935, coed in 1971, design changed over time from land based Sea Scouts to career exploration, split in 1998 to form Venturing
Venturing – started in 1998, also coed, goes to age 21, focus is on outdoor skills and similar development to BSA programs
Others - Sea Scouts, started 1912 now part of Venturing, Air Scouts, started in 1942, rolled into Explorers in 1947, Varsity Scouts, with a sporting theme, introduced in 1984, Rover Scouts, started in 1933, ended in 1941.
We also began work on Requirement 5, which involves the history of the local unit. According to our Troop History, Troop 2 is the oldest continuously chartered Scout Troop in Old Colony Council, and one of the oldest in the United States. A synopsis of the Troop 2 history is available on our website at http://www.weymouthheightsclub.org/id4.html
To set the stage for this review we handled old scout uniforms from the 1940’s through the 1970’s, sashes from these eras, and headgear.
Homework – as a reminder, homework has been assigned both last week and this week.
In order to complete this badge this homework must be passed in to Mr. Chase for review and recording.
Ongoing assignments
• Some scouts did not turn in their work for Requirement 4b last night – as a reminder, scouts must review the website for the National Scouting Museum, and prepare a paragraph about why this museum is important to Scouting. I also encourage the scouts to write to the address provided, asking for more details to help them work on this badge and specifically this requirement. For more details on this homework, please check the previous BLOG entry.
• Scouts should be assembling their collections of Scout related materials, which will be due at the meeting on March 7
New work due 2/28
• All Scouts must review the Troop 2 History information on the website (address above) and record 4 facts about the Troop for discussion on 2/28
• Several interviews are incorporated in this badge. If a member of your family was in Scouting, please ask them to discuss their experiences with your son. We will be drafting a set of questions to use for interviewing at the meeting on 2/28. All Scouts should be considering the questions they would ask someone who has been a Scout, including their recollections of Scouting in their era, etc.
