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Venturing Programs
What Is Venturing?
Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young
men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years
of age.
Venturing's purpose is to
provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to
become responsible and caring adults.
Venturing is based on a
unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations
in their communities. Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew
by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people
in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities
that helps youth pursue their special interests, to grow, to develop leadership
skills, and to become good citizens.
Venturing crews can
specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.
 Citizenship
- Developing a better understanding
of America's social, economic, and governmental systems
- Encouraging a pride in our American
heritage
 Leadership
- Developing leadership skills
- Preparing to give leadership and
fulfill our responsibilities to American society and to the people of the
world
 Fitness
- Improving mental, emotional, and
physical fitness and an appreciation for sports
- Developing ethical decision-making
skills
 Social
- Instilling stable personal values
firmly based on religious concepts
- Developing skill in dealing with
all people and encouraging a sense of family and community responsibility
Outdoor
- Developing a degree of
self-reliance based on courage, initiative, and resourcefulness
- Understanding and appreciating the
wise use of resources and the protection of our environment
Service
- Encouraging the skill and desire to
help others
- Gaining a keen respect for the
basic rights of others
Goals
Young adults involved in Venturing will:
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Learn to
make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling the values in the
Venturing Oath and Code.
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Experience a program that is fun and full of challenge and adventure.
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Become a
skilled training and program resource for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and other
groups.
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Acquire
skills in the areas of high adventure, sports, arts and hobbies, youth
ministries, or Sea Scouting.
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Experience positive leadership from adult and youth leaders and be given
opportunities to take on leadership roles.
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Have a
chance to learn and grow in a supportive, caring, and fun environment.
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Methods
The aims of the Boy Scouts of America are to build character, develop
citizenship and foster personal fitness. The Venturing methods listed below have
been carefully designed to achieve the aims of the Boy Scouts of America and
meet the needs of young adults.
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Leadership.
All Venturers are given opportunities to learn and apply proven leadership
skills. A Venturing crew is led by elected crew officers. The Venturing
Leadership Skills Course is designed for all Venturers and helps teach in an
active way to effectively lead.
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Group
Activities.
Venturing activities are interdependent group experiences in which success is
dependent on the cooperation of all. Learning by "doing" in a group setting
provides opportunities for developing new skills.
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Adult
Association.
The youth officers lead the crew. The officers and activity chairs work
closely with adult Advisors and other adult leaders in a spirit of
partnership. The adults serve in a "shadow" leader capacity.
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Recognition.
Recognition comes through the Venturing advancement program and through the
acknowledgement of a youth's competence and ability by peers and adults.
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The
Ideals.
Venturers are expected to know and live by the Venturing Oath and Code. They
promise to be faithful in religious duties, treasure their American heritage,
to help others and to seek truth and fairness.
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High
Adventure.
Venturing's emphasis on high adventure helps provide; team-building
opportunities, new meaningful experiences, practical leadership application,
and life-long memories to young adults.
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Teaching Others.
All of the Venturing Awards require Venturers to teach what they have learned
to others. When they teach others often, Venturers are better able to retain
the skill or knowledge they taught, they gain confidence in their ability to
speak and relate to others and they acquire skills that can benefit them for
the rest of their lives as a hobby or occupation.
Ethics in Action
An important goal of Venturing is to help young adults be responsible and caring
persons, both now and in the future. Venturing uses "ethical controversies" to
help young adults develop the ability to make responsible choices that reflect
their concern for what is a risk and how it will affect others involved. Because
an ethical controversy is a problem-solving situation, leaders expect young
adults to employ empathy, invention, and selection when they think through their
position and work toward a solution of an ethical controversy.
Venturing Oath
As a Venturer,
I promise to do my duty to God
and help strengthen America,
to help others, and
to seek truth fairness
and adventure
in our world.
Venturing Code
As a Venturer, I believe that America's strength lies in our trust in God and in
the courage, strength and traditions of our people. I will, therefore be
faithful in my religious duties and will maintain a personal sense of honor in
my own life. I will treasure my American heritage and will do all I can to
preserve and enrich it. I will recognize the dignity and worth of all humanity
and will use fair play and goodwill in my daily life. I will acquire the
Venturing attitude that seeks truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers
of our changing world.
Another value of the Venturing program is its design for
encouraging youth to provide service to others. Most Venturers (56 percent)
participate in a service project in their community, such as cleaning up
property, organizing food and blood drives, and working with the elderly.
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