New Venturing Awards and Recognition

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Prepared by Lizzie Schneider

Order of Awards

• Venturing Award• Discovery Award• Pathfinder Award• Summit Award

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Breakdown of each award

• Adventure• Leadership• Personal Growth• Service

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The first step: making a commitmentThe Venturing Award

• Award focus: Joining

• Requirements:– Participate in a crew activity– Interview with the crew president and Advisor– Complete Personal Safety Awareness training– State intention to join during an induction ceremony

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The next step: exploring boundariesThe Discovery Award

• Award focus: Participation

• Requirements include:– Two Tier II or Tier III adventures– Introduction to Leadership Skills Course (ILSC)– Goal Setting and Time Management Training– Crew Officer Orientation– One Personal Growth reflection– 24 Service Hours

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Moving on: expanding opportunitiesThe Pathfinder Award

• Award focus: Leadership

• Requirements include:– 2 more adventures! Lead one of them– Project Management Training– Serve in an officer position for at least 6 months or staff a

national leadership course; set and achieve performance goals– 2 more personal growth reflections– Ethical controversy and conflict resolution– 36 additional service hours– Plan one crew service project

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The final step: achieving your visionThe Summit Award

• Award focus: Mentoring

• Requirements include:– Mentoring Training– 3 additional adventures

• Mentor a youth in planning one, and provide feedback

– 6 more months of leadership positions– Lead ILSC– Create a personal code of conduct– Lead a service project

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What the Summit Award means

• A Venturer who earns the Summit Award has earned the equivalent of the Eagle Scout Rank or Quartermaster Award.

• They have learned and grown, but also given back to the program and are held accountable to continue to embody the program.

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Tying it all together

• The awards are all attainable if a crew is functioning.• It encourages participation in activities.• Each award has a different focus, but includes

aspects of Adventure, Leadership, Personal Growth, and Service.

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Existing Awards

• Some of the existing awards are staying. These include:– Ranger Award– Quest Award– Trust Award– Sea Scout rank system

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Outdoor Skills:The Ranger Award

• Complete all 8 of the Core Requirement sections

• Complete 4 of 18 electives– Backpacking, Cave Exploring, Cycling/Mountain Biking, Ecology,

Equestrian, First Aid, Fishing, Hunting, Life Saving, Mountaineering, Outdoor Living History, Physical Fitness, Plants & Wildlife, COPE, Scuba, Shooting Sports, Watercraft, Winter Sports

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Sports and adventures:The Quest Award

• Explore the world of fitness, training, and sports management

• Complete an American Red Cross Sport Safety Training Course

• Fitness for Life Program• Fitness assessments• Sports disciplines• 1 of 5 electives:

– History and heritage of sports, sports nutrition, drug-free sports, communications, history and heritage of the Disabled Sports movement

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Religion and beliefs:The TRUST Award

• Trending beliefs• Respecting the beliefs of others• Understanding other cultures• Serving the community• Transforming society

• Each of the 5 sections have individual requirements

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More information

• www.scouting.org/programupdates• Venturing Awards and Requirements handbook and

Advisor’s handbook• FAQ sheet released monthly• Direct questions to vp-administration@crventuring.org

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Questions?

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Discussion

• What awards can you, as a Venturer, work on now?• What requirements have you already completed?• Are you ready to get started?!

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