Scouting is a values-based program
with its own code of conduct. The Scout Oath and Law help instill
the values of good conduct, respect for others, and honesty.
Scouts learn skills that will last a lifetime, including basic
outdoor skills, first aid, citizenship skills, leadership skills,
and how to get along with others. For almost a century, Scouting
has instilled in young men the values and knowledge that they
will need to become leaders in their communities and country.
Mission Statement and Purpose
The mission of the Boy Scouts of
America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral
choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values
of the Scout Oath and Law.
Scout
Oath
On my honor I will do my best
to do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
to help other people at all times;
to keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is
- Trustworthy
- Loyal
- Helpful
- Friendly
- Courteous
- Kind
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- Obedient
- Cheerful
- Thrifty
- Brave
- Clean
- Reverent
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Scouting reached out to more than 4 million boys and young men
and women in 2003. Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing,
and Learning for Life's values-based programs helped guide
young people through their formative years in an atmosphere
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The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's
foremost youth program of character development and values-based
leadership
training.
In the future Scouting will continue to
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Offer young people responsible fun and adventure;
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Instill in young people lifetime values and develop
in them ethical character as expressed in the
Scout Oath and Law;
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Train young people in citizenship, service, and
leadership;
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Serve America's communities and families with
its quality, values-based progra
Resources
Boy
Scouts
B.S.A.
at a Glance Fact Sheet
In
Support of Values
Position
Statements
The Promise of Scouting
Purpose of the B.S.A.
The purpose of this corporation
shall be to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other
agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others,
to train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage,
self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods which are now
in common use by Boy Scouts.
—Federal Charter, sec. 3.
One of the goals of the Boy Scouts of America is to
provide, through chartered organizations, a program for boys, young
men, and young women designed to encourage them to be faithful in
their religious duties, build desirable qualities of character, train
and involve them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship,
and develop in them personal fitness.
Special emphasis will be placed in assisting the home,
religious groups, and schools in achieving success in the development
of abiding values in the lives of young people.
All programs will be directed toward helping to develop
the full potential of each member.
The purpose of the council is to guide and support
its districts for the achievement of the movement's purpose. (A successful
district meets Quality District requirements.) The end result of
effective district support is continued growth in membership, with
those members receiving a quality program.
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