Venturing Crew 2020
Boy Scouts of
Spring,
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Venturing Crew 2020 is one of the oldest Venturing units
in the Polaris District and Sam Houston Area Council, originally chartered in
1999. The Crew is located in the
Northwest area of The Crew’s began with a core of young women who had
been in the Girl Scout program.
Their adult leadership encouraged formation of a Crew in the Venturing
program. It started with 9 young
women 18 years old and a handful of young men all 14 years old. The results were outstanding! The Crew does everything, from a ‘social’ to a
‘high adventure’ group, to interesting in-between points. As the Activities page says, we have
done everything from “…parties, dinner and a movie, rock
climbing, games … activities that help the community … activities
challenging to individuals and the Crew, such as COPE courses and extended high-adventure
based trekking activities around Read more about Venturing, and if you or a friend of yours
is interested … contact
us. We can at least talk to
you about the fun we have, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll have some time
to spend with us. Want to see
more about what you can do with us in Venturing? Then view the video Hangin'
Out: Venturing Youth Recruiting.
It’s a short, 3-minute QuickTime® Video [8.4 MB streaming] that was done by the Boy Scouts of
America for recruiting. And Yes,
we do all these things too! So what is this
Venturing program? 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, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. What Youth Want Research has revealed
these major points: ·
High school students have many vocational and avocational
interests. ·
Teenagers want a broader experience that provides practical
“hands-on” experience and is tailored to their cultural
backgrounds. ·
Teenagers want to belong to a group that provides a secure,
supportive place from which to address the youth development issues that
affect them. These issues include experimentation, moving from dependence to
interdependence, social relationships, psychological changes and sexual maturity,
and a re-evaluation of values. Goals Young adults involved
in Venturing will ·
Learn to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling
the values in the Venturing Oath and Code ·
Experience a program that is fun and full of challenge and adventure ·
Become a skilled training and program resource for Cub Scouts
and Boy Scouts and other groups ·
Acquire skills in the areas of high adventure, sports, arts and
hobbies, religious life, or Sea Scouting ·
Experience positive leadership from adult and youth leaders and
be given opportunities to take on leadership roles ·
• Have a chance to learn and grow in a supportive, caring,
and fun environment Methods The methods of
Venturing have been carefully chosen to meet the needs of young adults. 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. 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. 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. Recognition. Recognition comes through the Venturing
advancement program and through the acknowledgement of a youth’s
competence and ability by peers and adults. 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. High Adventure. Venturing’s emphasis on high adventure
helps provide team-building opportunities, new meaningful experiences,
practical leadership application, and lifelong memories to young adults. 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. Similarities
and Differences between Boy Scouting and Venturing (PDF) Ethics in Action An important goal of
Venturing is to help young adults be responsible and caring people, 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. Crew Activities What a Venturing crew
does is limited only by the imagination and involvement of the adult and
youth leaders and members of the crew — sail the Caribbean, produce a
play, climb a mountain, teach disabled people to swim, or attend the
Olympics. All these adventures and more are being done today by Venturing
crews and ships. All that is needed are concerned adults who are willing to
share a little bit of themselves with today’s youth —
tomorrow’s leaders. Advancement Awards A variety of awards are
available to Venturers who accomplish specific advancement achievements.
These awards include: ·
Venturing Bronze Awards Venturing Ranger Award ·
Venturing ·
Venturing Silver Award Venturing Quest Award Recognition Awards.
Those awards that are designed to provide recognition for youth and adults
include: ·
Venturing Leadership Award ·
Venturing Advisor Award of Merit Venturing advancement or recognition available
in the program (PDF) Map of the meeting location for Venturing Crew 2020. Spring,
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