Just for Parents and New Leaders!

Congratulations on becoming the proud parent of a new Scout.  ScoutParents.org is a national initiative of the BSA. Our intent is to provide parents with information and tools to help them understand their importance in becoming more involved with their Scouts. In turn, we hope that Scouts will stay with the program longer and have a better experience wherever their Scouting trail may take them.  Please take the time to visit the site below.

Scoutparents.org 

                                     

New Cub Scout Parents and Leaders

      • For all of the background information you need about Cub Scouting, you will want to check out the Cub Scout Parent's Orientation Guide.
      • For New Leaders:  There are many resources on the internet and at in your District.  The following are few recommended to get you started.
      • Welcome New Den Leader - A printable orientation to help new Den Leaders get started.
      • The Den's First Month - A syllabus for New Den Leaders with week-by-week directions for meetings, beginning to end.
      • Monthly Program Helps - A monthly syllabus for all leaders with week-by-week directions for meetings, beginning to end, based on monthly themes.
      • Fast Start Training - The course introduces the aims and purposes of the Boy Scouts of America's foundational program, then zeroes in on the job. Subsections of the course will brief anyone new to the job of Tiger Cub Leader, Den Leader, Webelos Den Leader, or Cubmaster. We also cover the standard parts of the meeting and tell where additional resources can be found. This program typically takes no more than an hour to complete.
      • Youth Protection Training - All Cub Scout adult volunteers should take this course. It covers the BSA's Youth Protection policies, kinds of abuse, signs of abuse, how to respond to disclosure of abuse, and proper reporting procedures. It does so by taking you through situations that require choices and produce consequences.
      • Leader Specific Training - Click the previous link or check for your District's training dates and times near you.  This is a training specific to your role in Scouting.
      • This is Scouting - Click the previous link or check for your District's for training dates  and times near you.  A basic leader course that reviews Scouting's mission, aims, and methods as well as resources to help make you an informed volunteer. 
      • District Roundtables - Click the previous link for a schedule of Roundtables in your District.  Cub Scout Roundtable is a great opportunity for leaders to learn how to put on successful den meetings, pack meetings and organize pack functions.  There are break-out sessions for Den Leaders, Cubmasters and Committee Members, including Committee Chairs.  Whatever your role, there is something to help you at Roundtable.
      • University of Scouting - A day of advanced training and fellowship led by volunteers like yourself.  

 

New Boy Scout Parents and Leaders

    • For New Leaders: There are many resources on the internet and at in your District.  The following are few recommended to get you started.
    • Fast Start Training - This is the first step to take for any volunteer new to Boy Scouting. This course should be taken before beginning youth activities. You'll learn the aims and purposes of the Boy Scouts of America's core program, then zero in on the job. You'll cover the seven parts of the troop meeting, the troop committee, outdoor program, and other basic concepts of Scouting, all in one short online experience. It's the best way for someone new to the program to quickly grasp how troop Scouting works and where additional resources can be found.
    • Youth Protection Training - All Boy Scout adult volunteers should take this course. It covers the BSA's Youth Protection policies, kinds of abuse, signs of abuse, how to respond to disclosure of abuse, and proper reporting procedures. It does so by taking you through situations that require choices and produce consequences.
    • This is Scouting - Click the previous link or check for your District's for training dates  and times near you.  A basic leader course that reviews Scouting's mission, aims, and methods as well as resources to help make you an informed volunteer. 
    • Position Specific Training - Click the previous link or check for your District's training dates and times near you.  This is a training specific to your role in Scouting.
    • District Roundtables - Click the previous link for a schedule of Roundtables in your District.  Boy Scout Roundtable is a great opportunity for leaders to learn how to put on successful troop meetingsand troop outings.  Whatever your role, there is something to help you at Roundtable.
    • University of Scouting - A day of advanced training and fellowship led by volunteers like yourself.  

 

 New Venturing Parents and Leaders

    • For New Leaders: There are many resources on the internet and at in your District.  The following are few recommended to get you started.
    • Fast Start Training - An online training course to help orient New Venturing Leaders.  It's the best way for someone new to the program to quickly grasp how Venturing works and where additional resources can be found.
    • Youth Protection Training - All Boy Scout adult volunteers should take this course. It covers the BSA's Youth Protection policies, kinds of abuse, signs of abuse, how to respond to disclosure of abuse, and proper reporting procedures. It does so by taking you through situations that require choices and produce consequences.
    • This is Scouting - Click the previous link or check for your District's for training dates  and times near you.  A basic leader course that reviews Scouting's mission, aims, and methods as well as resources to help make you an informed volunteer. 
    • Venturing Crew Orientation - Venturing is a program where high-school age boys and girls take a lead role in organizing and running their own high adventure activities. This multimedia program, covers specific leadership skills in program planning, money-earning, and running effective committees. This presentation should be a first step in training effective crew leadership.
    • Venturer Leader Youth Protection Training - As a Venturing Advisor, you are an important figure in the lives of your crew members. They are likely to turn to you for advice and guidance, or to tell you about problems they face in their lives. They may come to you about their problems before they talk to their parents about them.
    • Powderhorn - The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program. It is based on the eight core and eighteen electives found in the Venturing Ranger program. It is intended to help adult leaders get out of the box in finding and using resources and in the way they lead their unit-level high adventure programs. No high adventure skills are taught in this course. Participants will not learn how to rock climb or shoot a skeet course, but will learn where to go to find those who can teach these skills to Boy Scouts and Venturers.