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Scouting as an Educational Program

Discover how Scouting reinforces desired concepts and behaviors, and why it is a valuable partner in education. Research shows that Scouts are more likely to graduate from high school and college, assume leadership roles, and value education and the environment. Scouting also promotes parental interaction, builds family ties, develops non-academic competencies, and enhances community attachment.

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Scouting as an Educational Program

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  1. Scouting as an Educational Program

  2. Scouting Supports Academic Success • Scouting reinforces concepts and behaviors parents desire. • The goals of Scouting and the goals of education are the same - to help youth learn and grow so that they are productive, engaged members of the community.

  3. Scouting Is a Partner in Education • Men who were Scouts five or more years are more likely to: • Graduate from high school (98% vs. 83%) and, • Graduate from college (40% vs. 16%)

  4. Scouting Is a Partner in Education • Research into the Scouting program shows that: • Scouts with five or more years’ tenure are more likely than non-Scouts to: • Assume leadership roles in organizations • Put the needs of others before themselves • Make the most honest, not the easiest, decisions • Value education and the environment

  5. Scouting Is a Partner in Education • To reinforce the importance of parental interaction with children and building family ties • To provide alternate learning experiences that support learning taking place in home schooling

  6. Scouting Is a Partner in Education • To develop non-academic competencies and characteristics that support learning readiness • To enhance a young person’s attachment to their community and the feeling that they are valued by their community

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