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.
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
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.This Information and more can be found
here at the
Boy Scouts of America National Council page.