Trapper Trails Council - Boy Scouts of America 589

Traditional scouting - in the bsa, scouting is considered to be one movement with three main programs. Cub scouting is the largest of the three programs, available to boys from first to fifth grade or 7 to 11 1/2 years. The program is designed to pursue the aims of character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Cub scouting is divided into age-based levels of tiger cubs, wolf cubs, bear cubs, and webelos Scouts. Boy scouting is the flagship program of the bsa for boys ages 10 to 18. It uses outdoor activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking to achieve the aims of character, citizenship, and personal fitness training. The order of the arrow is the Boy scouting national honor society for experienced campers, based on native american traditions and is dedicated to the ideal of cheerful service and brotherhood. Venturing is a program for young men and women 14 (and who 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. Learning for life is a program with a mission to develop and deliver engaging, research based academic, character, leadership and career forcused programs aligned to state and national standards that guide and enable all students to achieve their full potential. The vision is to provide engaging and relevant pre-k to 12 solutions that positively impact academic performance, social and emotional maturity, character development and career education for all students. Trapper Trails Council serves 42,930 youth consisting of 14 learning for life participants, 11,921 cub Scouts, 30,824 Boy Scouts, 163 venturers, and 8 more in other categories. The Trapper Trails Council operates 8 camps: 2 cub scout camps, 5 Boy scout camps and one high adventure camp.