VENTURING LEADER MANUAL

FOR

CREW YOUTH AND ADULTS

 

INTRODUCTION

·         Welcome to Venturing! 

·         What Is Venturing? 

·         Leadership Methods 

·         How a Crew Gets Started 

·         The Specific Goals of Venturing 

·         Venturing Advancement Program 

·         The Venturing Uniform 

·         Venturing Leadership Skills Course

·         Kodiak and Kodiak X 

·         Advisor Award of Merit 

 

LEADERSHIP IN THE CREW

·         Responsibilities of a Venturing Officer 

·         Position Descriptions for Each Youth

·         Officer 

·         Responsibilities of Crew Members 

·         Volunteer Leadership Position Descriptions of Adult Leaders 

 

YOUR FIRST 3 MONTHS AS AN OFFICER

·         The Program Capability Inventory Process  

·         Venturing Activity Interest Surveys 

·         Election of Officers 

·         Crew Officers’ Briefing 

·         Crew Officers’ Seminar 

·         Open House Countdown 

·         The Open House 

·         Critical Leadership Moments in Your First

·         Three Months 

·         Crew Code and Bylaws 

·         Regular Crew Meetings 

 

PLANNING YOUR CREWS PROGRAM

·         Qualities of a Good Program 

·         Learning the Steps in the Plaiming Process 

·         Planning an Individual Activity 

·         Developing a Dynamic Program

 

HOW TO SECTION

·         How to Earn Money 

·         How to Brainstorm 

·         How to Develop Service Projects

·         How to Plan Your Superactivity

·         How to Introduce a Speaker 

·         How to Lead a Discussion 

·         How to Teach a Skill

·         How to Use Parliamentary Procedure

·         How to Generate Publicity 

·         How to Conduct a Crew Parents’ Night

·         How to Recruit New Members 

·         How to Use Charts and Posters 

·         How to Make a Speech or Presentation

 

HOW TO BECOME A BETTER LEADER

·         The Desired Model of Leadership 

·         Venturing Leadership Skills Course 

·         Looking at Citizenship and Service 

·         Conditions Promoting Growth and Development 

·         Applying Leadership to Crew Experiences 

 

LEADERSHIP CHECKUP

 

ARTS. HOBBIES AND SPORTS PROGRAM IDEAS

·         Arts 

·         Sports 

·         Conservation 

·         Photography 

·         Theater and Media Arts 

·         Guide to Olympic Day for Youth

·         Olympic Lore 

 

OUTDOOR HIGH ADVENTURE PROGRAM IDEAS

·         Outdoor Code 

·         Getting Started 

·         Planning High-Adventure Superactivities 

·         Whitewater 

·         Rock Climbing 

·         Canoe Camping 

·         Rappelling 

·         Orienteering 

·         Backpacking 

·         Caving 

·         Cycling 

·         Camping 

·         Sailing 

·         Scuba Diving 

·         Conservation 

·         Shooting Sports  

·         Snow Skiing

·         BSA High-Adventure Bases

 

ETHICS

·         Instructions for Ethics Forum 

·         Instructions for Ethical Controversies 

·         The Adversary System 

·         Armtech Vendor 

·         Can Food and Water Be Denied? 

·         Censorship 

·         Competition 

·         Entrapment 

·         Equipment Donation 

·         Fast-Buck Freddy 

·         Interracial Friendship 

·         Marginal Chemical 

·         Moonlighting 

·         Paternalism 

·         A Perfect Bust 

·         Who Owns Your Knowledge? 

·         Jobs Versus Birds 

·         Capital Punishment 

·         NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) 

·         E-Mail Etiquette 

·         Loyalty to What? 

·         Jury Duty 

·         Animal Research 

·         Quotas 

·         Self-Defense 

·         Sharon Overheard 

·         Tainted Money 

·         The Morality of Wealth 

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

·         Cooperative Games 

·         Outdoor Active Games 

·         Sardines 

·         Blob Tag 

·         British Bulldog 

·         Caterpillar 

·         Eeny-Einy-Over 

·         Flying Dutchman 

·         Slaughter 

·         Toss the Bird 

·         RocklPaper/Scissors 

·         Walking Statues 

·         Indoor Games 

·         Positive Reinforcement 

·         Continuous Story 

·         If You Love Me, Won’t You Please, Please Smile? 

·         Princess Uggawugga 

·         Word Whiskers 

·         Botticelli 

·         Going to the Moon 

·         Ghost 

·         Hawaiian Hand Clap 

·         Peek-a-Who Name Game 

·         Wampum Name Game 

·         Initiative Games 

·         Trust Circle 

·         People Pendulum 

·         Group Juggling 

·         People Pass 

·         Everybody Up 

·         Hog Call 

·         Have You Done This? 

·         Questions 

·         Cookie Machine 

·         Radioactive Field I 

·         Radioactive Field II 

·         Blind Square 

·         Line Up 

·         Human Ladder

·         Blind Tent Pitch 

·         Knots 

·         Spiderweb 

·         All Aboard 

·         Quicksand 

·         Reversing Pyramid 

·         Gimme a Leg to Stand On 

·         Popsicle Push-Up 

·         The Great Egg Drop 

·         Traffic Jam 

·         Two by Four 

·         Diminishing Load 

·         Prouty’s Landing 

·         Violence Prevention Forum 

 

VENTURING SILVER AWARD

·         Introduction 

·         Background 

·         How to Earn the Silver Award 

·         Venturing Bronze Award Requirements 

·         Venturing Gold Award Requirements 

·         Appendix 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Venturing Oath

As a Venturer,

I promise to do my duty to God

and help strengthen America,

to help others, and

to seek truth, fairness,

and adventure in our world.

 

The Venturing Code

As a Venturer,

I believe that America’s strength lies in our trust in God

and in the courage, strength, and traditions of our people.

I will, therefore, be faithful in my religious duties and will

maintain a personal sense of honor in my own life.

I will treasure my American heritage and will do all I can

to preserve and enrich it. I will recognize the dignity and

worth of all humanity and will use fair play and goodwill

in my daily life. I will acquire the Venturing attitude that

seeks the truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers

of our changing world.

 

The Scout Law

A Scout is trustworthy,

loyal, helpful, friendly,

courteous, kind, obedient,

cheerful, thrifty, brave,

clean, and reverent.