Aug 31, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
When you’re planning a road trip, you likely have a checklist. Map? Check. Vehicle in good shape? Check. Snacks? Check. When you’re planning a road trip for your Scouting unit, you should add another checklist to review before you leave. Use the SAFE Transportation... 
Aug 30, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
This is the 38th in an occasional series where I share Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos. See the complete collection here and submit your own here. COVID-19 note: Photos were taken during different stages of the pandemic (or even before the pandemic began)...Aug 28, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Brett Hernandez Strong loves obstacle courses. He used to pretend he was competing on his favorite game show, Wipeout, while on the playground. Soon after he joined Cub Scouts as a Bear at his grandmother’s church, she introduced him to another TV show, Sasuke, a... 
Aug 28, 2021 | Scouting Magazine
(This story originally appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of Scouting magazine.) A few years ago, longtime Cub Scout training experts Matt Markham and Jessi King-Markham found that volunteers who willingly attended Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation to learn... 
Aug 26, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Gitanjali Rao isn’t just an award-winning inventor. And her accolades don’t stop with her landing the honor of TIME Kid of the Year in December 2020. She’s been recognized for her work to address issues like bullying, opioid addiction and contaminated drinking water....