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The one-week youth leadership training program of Boy Scouts of America expands onteam-building and ethical decision-making skills learned in National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and was created for young men and women aged 14 through 20. [11] [12] As of 2018, the program is based at two of the four Boy Scout High Adventure bases: [13]
Members of the Boy Scouts of America who earned a religious emblem through another youth agency such as the Girl Scouts of the USA, Camp Fire USA or a Sunday school group may wear the emblem on their BSA uniform. They may also wear the square knot insignia without a device. [13]
In 1993, the BSA adapted the Pine Tree program's syllabus for national use. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] A team of volunteers revised the Junior Leader Training Conference , expanded each of the Scoutcraft activities to include learning objectives, added details of the games and contests, a list of materials and summary information.
Scouts BSA (known as Boy Scouts until 2019) is the flagship program and membership level of Scouting America for coeducational young people between the ages of typically 11 and 17. It provides youth training in character , citizenship , personal fitness , and leadership, and aims to develop the skills necessary to become successful adults.
The award is characterized by Biblical symbolism from the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible, primarily John 8:36 referring to a Christian's Freedom. [30] The award is achieved when the Trailman has completed all necessary levels of Trail Life. The Trailman, to show that he has received the Freedom Award, is given a Freedom Topper.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) celebrates Scout Sunday and Scout Sabbath in February, [47] while the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) celebrates similar holidays, known as Girl Scout Sabbath, Girl Scout Shabbat, and Girl Scout Sunday, in March. [48] In general, religion in scouting was seen as ecumenical. [49]
Powder Horn was a skills resource course for Venturing and Scouts BSA leaders and youth (age 14 and up) of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Powder Horn is also described as a "hands-on resource management course" designed to give Scouting leaders "the contacts and tools necessary to conduct an awesome high-adventure program" in their Scouting unit. [1]
The USSSP was the idea of Chris Marsey who brought together one of the largest repositories of Scouting Clip-Art to the world Scouting community in 1996. [1] Soon thereafter, Dave Tracewell and Gary Hendra added their large electronic clip-art collections to the collection.