Troop Program Features (Volume I, No. 33111; Volume III, No. 33112); issues of Boys’ Life and Scouting magazines; program feature supplements from Scouting magazine; the Scoutmaster Handbook, No.Make your life easier with next- gen troop program features. The new design for the Science program feature (above) and the old design. Update, June 3: As several people have pointed out, these aren’t just for troops. Teams, crews, ships, and posts can find great use out of them. In Scouting, one size doesn’t fit all. So suggesting a month- by- month troop planning calendar on a national level, as in the past, just doesn’t work. For example, take the Fishing program feature. A troop in Texas could make that work in March, but a troop in Wisconsin would find that timing a little less, well, comfortable. Enter the next generation of troop program plans, sure to make your life easier. I have a preview of two from the upcoming generation that I’ve been authorized to share with you. There will be 4. 8 in all, delivered in three volumes of 1. But the best part is that. Troop Program Features Volume II; Troop Program Features Volume III; Scouting Forms from the National Council; less. Selection is key as youth leaders plan the upcoming year. There’s also customization within the program features themselves. Science Shooting Special Cooking Sports Tracking Wilderness Survival Wildlife Management Winter Camping Troop program FeaTures VoLume II Troop program FeaTures VoLume II Environment 15First Aid 25Fishing 35Forestry. TROOP PROGRAM FEATURES A GUIDE TO TROOP PROGRAM PLANNING VOLUME I Aquatics Athletics Backpacking Boating/Canoeing Business. TROOP PROGRAM FEATURES VOLUME II Environment.15 First Aid. Troop program FeaTures VoLume II Environment.15 First Aid.25 Fishing.35 Forestry. You don’t expect every skier to go down the same run, so why expect a 1. First Class Scout to complete the same troop programming as a 1. Eagle Scout? That’s why meeting plans, like ski runs, come in three flavors: green, blue, and black. Skills marked with green circles are essential, those with blue squares are challenging, and the ones with black diamonds are the most advanced. Another change is the way the program features are divided by volume. Nobody creates a troop calendar alphabetically, but past program features volumes were organized that way. This time they’re mixed up, deliberately combining outdoors, careers, and hobbies to make each volume more diverse. Vol. 1 comes out this fall, Vol. Vol. 3 is released in first or second quarter 2. The hope is that each of the 4. Stay tuned for more details about distribution once I learn more. Curious what one of these program features will look like? Well, gone are the black- and- white pages with illustrations that were charming but not always informative. The new versions are broken into chunks with information that’s clearly presented and easy to use right away. It’s perfect for the Scouter who doesn’t have time to sift through pages and pages of information and just wants a clear, proven, effective plan for meetings and activities. Take a look at the First Aid program feature, and the Science program feature (links open PDFs in a new window) to see what I mean. And big thanks to Scouting pros Don Shepard and Diane Leicht for this exciting preview. What are the program areas? Here’s the? Do you use the existing program features? How will you use these new plans? Leave some thoughts below.
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