Venturing Recognition
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Recognition / Awards / Ranks
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Venturing Bronze Award
Venturing Gold Award
Venturing Silver Award
Venturing Ranger Award
Sea Scouting Quartermaster Award
Quest Award
TRUST Award
Venturing Leadership Award
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Awards
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Boy Scout Ranks
Earning your Eagle in a Crew
Eligibility remains the same
First Class Scout
Earned as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout
Requirements remain the same
Leadership position in the crew
Earning your Eagle in a Crew
• Scout rank must have board of review
• May be troop, team, or crew / ship
• 3-6 committee members
• No advisors, assistants, relatives
• Purposes
• Work has been learned and completed
• What kind of experience youth having?
• Encourage advancement to next rank
• Not an examination, 15 minutes max
• Eagle board follows council procedures
Bronze
There are five bronze awards open to Venturers
»Outdoor Bronze
»Sea Scout Bronze
»Sports Bronze
»Arts and Hobbies Bronze
»Religion and Community Bronze
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Ranger
• Eight core requirements
• Four of 18 elective requirements
• Demonstrate high degree of outdoor
proficiency
• Resource for Venturers and Scouts
• Venturers can work up to the requirements
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Life Skills
• First Aid is extremely useful for any person
to know
• Communication skills are important for
every job, and for working in group
situations
• Emergency preparedness is important, as
shown by the recent Hurricane Sandy
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Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/science/wildlife.htm
– A list of scholarships that are based around
wildlife, wildlife biology, and Outdoorsmanship
http://collegeprowler.com/scholarships/interest/outdoors/
– “college scholarships for outdoors”
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Quest
One elective
1. History / heritage sports
2. Sports nutrition
3. Drug-free sport
4. Communications
5. History / heritage of disabled sports
movement
Core requirements
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Sports Bronze Award
Sport Safety Training
Fitness for Life
Fitness assessment
Sport disciplines
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Life Skills
• Teenagers can be tempted to try drugs by
friends or other peers, the Sports Bronze
Award and Quest Award show them the
consequences of using drugs
• This can help anyone interest in a career
in sports or sports management
• Provides a supplement to taking part in
sports
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Scholarships
http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/education/sports-scholarships-nonathletes/
– Sports scholarships for non-athletes
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/
– Information about sports scholarships
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Trust Award
Tending Your Beliefs (first requirement)
– Religious Bronze
– Religious Emblem
Respecting Beliefs of Others
Understanding Other Cultures
Serving Your Community
– Significant service project
Transforming Our Society
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Life Skills
• Learn about religion and how it affects your life
• Pursue understanding and knowledge of other
cultures
• Resolving conflicts
• Religion in the context of the BSA
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Scholarships
http://www.scholarships4students.com/religious_scholarships.htm
https://www.mycollegeoptions.org/scholarship-search-by-religion.aspx
– Scholarships listed by religion
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Quartermaster Award
• For Sea Scouts
• See the Sea Scout
Manual, Ch. 3
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Life Skills
• Helps teach people about running a ship
• Especially for teens looking for a career in
the Navy or where they would be on a
ship/running on a ship
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Scholarships
http://www.boatus.com/colleges/scholarships.asp
– Marine and naval scholarships
http://www.scholarshipstats.com/sailing.html
– Colleges with strong sailing teams/programs
http://collegeprowler.com/scholarships/sports/sailing/
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Scholarships
http://www.financialaidfinder.com/student-scholarshipsearch/scholarships-hobbies-interests/scholarships-unusual-talentshobbies/
– Scholarships for unusual hobbies
http://www.ehow.com/info_12054759_scholarships-hobbies.html
– Scholarships for normal and abnormal hobbies
http://scholarships.worldstudioinc.com/
• Scholarships for artists
http://www.cas.unt.edu/advising/scholarships
– Scholarships for Arts & Sciences,
as well as general Arts
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Gold
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Any one Bronze Award
12 months tenure
Leadership role
Participate in a district (or higher) event
Personal growth in six experience areas
Lead two crew activity projects
Recite Venturing Oath
Three letters of recommendation
Crew review
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Gold – Crew Review
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Required for Gold and Silver Awards
Required for all Sea Scout ranks
Completion paperwork to Advisor / Skipper
Crew president (with Advisor) appoints review
committee of 4-6 Venturers and adults
• Review determines if person grew as a result of
the experience
• Advancement report to council office
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Life Skills
• Teaches Venturers to be better leaders
• Gets them involved in Scouting at a
greater level
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Scholarships
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/services/scholarships/leadership
-award
http://www.scholarships4school.com/leadershipscholarships.html
http://www.washington.edu/uaa/mge/apply/leadership/
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Silver Award
• At least one Bronze Award
• Gold Award
• Emergency Preparedness
– (First Aid, CPR, Safe Swim Defense)
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Demonstrate leadership
Including ILSC Course
Participate in Ethics in Action
Crew review
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Life Skills
• Leadership
• Ethics
• Involvement
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Scholarships
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarshipcoach/2011/07/28/6-college-scholarships-that-awardleadership
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Venturing Leadership Award
VENTURING LEADERSHIP AWARD
Presented by Councils, Regions and National
Council to Venturers who have made exceptional
contributions to Venturing
ADVISOR AWARD of MERIT
Recognizes Advisor / Skipper for outstanding
ability to work with youth. Nominated by crew
president and committee chairman
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• Recognition is not mandatory
–Scouts can choose to go after the
awards they want
• Activities done for awards in Venturing can
be used to earn other awards or
scholarships
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Other Awards
• Honor Medal
• Hornaday Award
• Heroism Medal
• Conservation
Good Turn
• Medal of Merit
• 50-Miler
Young American Award
For outstanding college students ages
19 through 25 who have achieved
excellence in the fields of art,
athletics, business, community
service, education, government,
humanities, literature, music, religion,
and science; and have given service to
their community, state, and/or
country.
High Adventure Bases
• Philmont
• Sea Base
• Northern Tier
Water Sports Badges
• Boardsailing
• Scuba
• BSA Lifeguard
• Snorkeling
• Kayaking
• Long Cruise
• Mile Swim
Other
• Quality Unit
• Interpreter Strip
• Historic Trails
• Jamboree
• Paul Bunyan
• Venturing Shooting
Sports
Non-Scouting Awards
• Congressional Gold Award
• Prudential Spirit of Community Award
• President’s Gold Award
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Questions, go here and the current Area 5 Venturing
Cabinet will help you in any way they can!