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Boy Scouts Of America
Scouting America is the largest scouting organization and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including nearly 200,000 female participants, it was renamed to Scouting America in 2025. Founded as the Boy Scouts of America in 1910, about 130 million Americans have participated in its programs, which are served by 465,000 adult volunteers. The organization became a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. In 2025, the organization changed its name to Scouting America. The stated mission of Scouting America is to "prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law." Youth are trained in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts Of America)
Cub Scouts is a Scouting America program available to coeducational children from kindergarten through fifth grade (or 5 to 10 years of age) and their families. Its membership is the largest of the five main Scouting America divisions (Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Exploring (Learning for Life), Exploring and Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America), Sea Scouting). Cub Scouts is part of the worldwide Scouting movement and aims to promote character development, citizenship training, personal fitness, and leadership. Cub Scouts are organized into local packs where they complete requirements to advance in rank as well as engage in pack events such as the Pinewood derby, Pinewood Derby. Origins As early as 1911, Ernest Thompson Seton had developed a prototype program he named ''Cub Scouts of America'' that was never implemented. James E. West (Scouting), James E. West felt that having BSA divisions for younger boys (those under 12; the "younger boy problem") would draw away boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
