Scouts With Disabilities and
Special Needs. Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has had fully participating
members with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Find out various accommodations
available, including alternate advancement requirements, braille handbooks, etc.
Introductory Program Overviews
Cub Scouting. A year-round family program designed for boys
who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age).
Boy Scouting. A program for boys 11 through 17 designed to
achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership
with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have
earned the Arrow Of Light Award or have completed the fifth grade.)
Venturing. A program for young men and women who are 14
(and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive
experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue
their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills. Also
included in the Venturing program are Sea Scout Ships.
Order of the Arrow. National Camping Honor Society dedicated to brotherhood
and service. In the Bronx, the Order of the Arrow is represented by Ranachqua #4 Lodge.
Scouting Around the World. The World Scouting Movement - it's organization, principles, and activities.
Awards And Advancement
Eagle Scouts. Information on the highest rank in Scouting.
Merit Badge Program. The origins and purpose
of the merit badge program, those required for Eagle, and a listing of all available badges.
The William T. Hornaday Award. An awards program for distinquished service to conservation, initiated in 1914 by Dr. William T. Hornaday, then director of the New York Zoological Park.
The William T. Hornaday Award. An awards program for distinquished service to conservation, initiated in 1914 by Dr. William T. Hornaday, then director of the New York Zoological Park.
