ANNUAL SCOUTING PROGRAM

MONTH /
    ACTIVITY
 
THEME
 
ADVENTURE
 
SKILL SET
 
LEADERSHIP
 
SEPTEMBER
 
Safety
 
BIKE HIKE
WISCONSIN
 
Bike safety
Map reading
Hydration
 
Group
Resources
 
OCTOBER
 
Camping
 
CANOEING
AYER’S LANDING
 
Safety afloat
Physical fitness
Canoe skills
Stretching
 
Group
Resources
 
NOVEMBER
 
Cooking
 
PIONEERING
WHITE PINES SP
 
Orienteering
Compass
Open fire cooking
Burns, cuts
 
Communicating
 
DECEMBER
 
Service
 
EXPLORING
CHICAGO
 
CPR
Community service
Awards ceremony
 
Group
Characteristics
 
JANUARY
 
Fitness
 
ROCK CLIMB

BLOOMINGTON
 
Ropes and harness
Knots
Head/neck injuries
Frostbite
 
Planning
 
FEBRUARY
 
First Aid
 
WINTER CAMP
NORTHERN WIS.
 
Cold weather camping
Ice fishing
Hypothermia
Layer dressing
 
Group
Control
 
MARCH
 
FamilyLife
 
KAHLIHARI
WISCONSIN DELLS
 
Safe swim defense
Knife and ax
Personal management
Family Life
 
Effective
Teaching
 
APRIL
 
Citizenship
 
CAVING
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY
 
Conservation
Soil and water
Fractures
Immobilized victims
 
Group
Representation
 
MAY
 
Leadership
 
CAMPOREE
HOOVER CANOE CASE
 
Survival skills
Animal tracks
Forestry
Awards Ceremony
 
Evaluation
 
JUNE
 
Aquatics
 
DUNE CANOEING
WARREN DUNES, MI
 
Gas grill cooking
Safety
Snake/insect bites
Poison plants
 
Shared
Leadership
 
JULY
 
Navigating
 
HIKE-BIKE-COOK
MILLENIUM PARK
 
City Navigating
Bike repair
CPR review
 
Counseling
 
AUGUST
 
Pioneering
 
CAMP CAYUGA
ELCHO, WIS
 
Lifetime
Friendship, Skill and
Leadership Building
 
Example
Setting

CAMPING

Whether its your first night away from home in a tent or your 50th trip, every campout is a new experience, a new life skill mastered, an exciting thing to talk about at school on Monday.

  • Tent set-up
  • Campfire building
  • Backpacking
  • Leave No Trace Camping
  • Cooking
  • Winter camping
  • Snow caves
  • Wilderness survival
  • Knife and ax
  • Knots and Lashings
  • Pioneering
  • Map and Compass/GPS

AQUATICS

From taking those very first swim strokes to qualifying for Advance Life Guard status and a summer job, we can take you from point A to point Z under qualified adult supervision.

  • Basic swimming
  • Intermediate swim
  • Advanced swimming
  • Lifesaving
  • Canoeing
  • Rowing
  • Kayaking
  • Small boat sailing
  • Motor boating

FITNESS

Sure, Playstation, X-Box and Wii games are great, and we play them too, but the truth is given the chance to get outdoors we always do. It is what we do best- and we love it.

  • Biking
  • Climbing
  • Hiking
  • Running
  • Rafting
  • Snorkeling
  • Baseball
  • Diving
  • Skiing
  • Mountaineering

CONSERVATION

Global awareness starts in our own backyards. Our program provides exciting opportunities to interact with nature in both urban and wilderness settings.

  • Recycling center
  • Home energy savings
  • Tree and lawn care
  • Animal identification
  • Soil,energy and water conservation projects
  • Chicago River clean and green outings
  • Tree identification
  • No Trace Camping

COMPETITION

Young men love to compete, whether on the playing field or using their minds. Each week as we learn new skills we out them and ourselves to the test with fun games and competitions.

  • Learning relay races
  • Advancement from Tenderfoot to Eagle
  • District Camporees
  • National Jamborees
  • First Aid Meets
  • Dodgeball
  • Basketball
  • Kickball

FIRST AID

Being prepared for the unexpected has always set Scouting apart from most other youth programming, and nothing is more important than knowing that simple first aid skill or advanced life saving technique when the situation requires immediate action.

  • CPR
  • Simple cuts
  • Blisters
  • Accidental poisoning
  • Minor and major burn treatment
  • Broken bone care
  • Frostbite and sunburn
  • Hydration, heatstroke
  • Puncture wounds
  • Heart attack aid
  • Safe evacuation and transport of injured