Schools and Scouting

Scouting Supports Academic Success

• Scouting reinforces concepts and behaviors parents desire.

• The goals of Scouting and the goals of education are the same - to help youth learn and grow so that they are productive, engaged members of the community.

Scouting Is a Partner in Education

– Men who were Scouts five or more years are more likely to:

• Graduate from high school (98% vs. 83%) and,• Graduate from college (40% vs. 16%)

Scouting Is a Partner in Education

• Research into the Scouting program shows that:– Scouts with five or more years’ tenure are

more likely than non-Scouts to:• Assume leadership roles in organizations• Put the needs of others before themselves• Make the most honest, not the easiest, decisions• Value education and the environment

Scouting Is a Partner in Education

• To reinforce the importance of parental interaction with children and building family ties

• To provide alternate learning experiences that support learning taking place in home schooling

Scouting Is a Partner in Education

• To develop non-academic competencies and characteristics that support learning readiness

• To enhance a young person’s attachment to their community and the feeling that they are valued by their community