Advancement
Have your Scouts earned a Rank Advancement or Merit Badge? Be sure to Record and Recognize them!
Are your Scouts working on Advancement in your Troop? Have they completed their rank or merit badge requirement? Be sure to record their achievement and recognize their accomplishment today! Advancement is one of the methods that deliver on the Aims of Scouting. Advancement is about what Scouts are now able to learn and to do,…
Read MoreHave your New Cub Scouts earned their Bobcat Rank? Be sure to Record and Recognize them!
Learning the Cub Scout Bobcat requirements is the first step that new Cub Scouts must take to earn their rank badge. The Cub Scout Bobcat requirements are the first ones completed by all new Cub Scouts (except Lions) so that they can earn that Bobcat badge before working on anything else. The Bobcat requirements can be…
Read MoreNew to Scouting as a Webelos Scout? Yes, you can wear the Bobcat badge
Unlike other Cub Scout diamond-shaped rank badges, the Webelos badge is an oval, similar to Scouts BSA rank badges. Webelos also wear tan uniforms instead of the blue ones that younger Cubs wear. But all Cub Scouts must earn the Bobcat badge before earning any other rank. So, what if you’re new to Scouting and…
Read MoreAlpha Phi Omega Merit Badge University @ University of Minnesota
The MBU this Fall will be held on Saturday, November 16th at Folwell Hall from 8:00am-4:15pm on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus (more information in a confirmation email once you register). The day will be split into two sessions with a break for a provided lunch. The cost for the whole day is…
Read MoreDuke of Edinburgh Award Leader Training @ Univ of Scouting
An Internationally Recognized Achievement Founded in 1956 by HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is the world’s leading youth development award with over a million-youth participating in over 140 countries. It is now available to ALL youth aged 14 to 24. The Award is an exciting self-development program focusing on creating global…
Read MoreNew Scoutbook Training and Resources available for Den Leaders!
Scoutbook has recently released two new resources for Den Leaders! 1.) The Den Leader Experience in Scoutbook Guide – DenLeader_Scoutbook_ExperienceTour 2.) From the Scoutbook Users Advisory Council: We have had a lot of requests for a “sandbox area” where people who are not den leaders (such as Cubmasters, Committee Members, Commissioners, District Trainers) can see…
Read MoreDen Chief Training At October Roundtable!
The Lake Minnetonka District is hosting Den Chief Training at the October Roundtable, at the Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345. Training will start at 7pm and will be completed by 8:30pm. A den chief is a Scout assisting a Cub Scout den. But the story is far more important than those…
Read MoreEagle Preview Meeting – Ridgedale Library – Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019 7:00PM
NOTE: Meeting Location – Ridgedale Public Library Please join the Lake Minnetonka District Advancement Committee for our Eagle Scout Preview meeting on Tuesday, Oct 1 2019, beginning at 7:00PM at the Ridgedale Public Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305 (map). This meeting is designed to provide Life Scouts, their parents, and their adult leader…
Read MoreNEW ‘Webelos Experience in the Woods’
REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE! This brand new opportunity is for 4th and 5th graders to learn what Scouts BSA is all about, meet other Scouts from 6 districts, do things that Cub Scouts cannot, and have fun. The event is scheduled for Nov 1-3 at Stearns Scout Camp. Over the weekend, Webelos Scouts will form patrols…
Read MoreInternet Advancement 2.0 Now Available
For units not yet using Scoutbook, a new upgraded version of Internet Advancement has been released. The improvements make inputting advancement updates faster, allow leaders to search advancement history easily and give Scouters more control over printable reports including those that are used to make purchases at the Scout Shop. For answers to commonly asked…
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