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Schools and Scouting

Schools and Scouting. 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.

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Schools and Scouting

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  1. Schools and Scouting

  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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