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Chartered by Arrow Heights Baptist Church
What Is Venturing?
Program
Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of
America for young men and women who are 14 (and have
completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age.
Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help
young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible
and caring adults.
Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between
youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities.
Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by
matching their people and program resources to the interests of
young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue
their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.
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.
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
truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers of our changing world.
Goals
Young adults involved in Venturing will:
Methods
The methods of Venturing have been carefully chosen to meet the needs of young adults.
Leadership
All Venturers are given opportunities to learn and apply proven leadership skills. A Venturing crew is led by elected
crew officers. The Venturing Leadership Skills Course is designed for all Venturers and helps teach in an active way to
effectively lead.
Group Activities
Venturing activities are interdependent group experiences in which success is dependent on the cooperation of all.
Learning by doing in a group setting provides opportunities for developing new skills.
Adult Association
The youth officers lead the crew. The officers and activity chairs work closely with adult Advisors and other adult
leaders in a spirit of partnership. The adults serve in a "shadow" leader capacity.
Recognition
Recognition comes through the Venturing advancement program and through the acknowledgement of a youth's
competence and ability by peers and adults.
The Ideals
Venturers are expected to know and live by the Venturing Oath and Code. They promise to be faithful in religious
duties, treasure their American heritage, to help others, and to seek truth and fairness.
High Adventure
Venturing's emphasis on high adventure helps provide team-building opportunities, new meaningful experiences,
practical leadership application, and lifelong memories to young adults.
Teaching Others
All of the Venturing awards require Venturers to teach what they have learned to others. When they teach others often,
Venturers are better able to retain the skill or knowledge they taught, they gain confidence in their ability to speak and
relate to others, and they acquire skills that can benefit them for the rest of their lives as a hobby or occupation.
Ethics in Action
An important goal of Venturing is to help young adults be responsible and caring people, both now and in the future.
Venturing uses "ethical controversies" to help young adults develop the ability to make responsible choices that reflect
their concern for what is a risk and how it will affect others involved. Because an ethical controversy is a problem-
solving situation, leaders expect young adults to employ empathy, invention, and selection when they think through
their position and work toward a solution of an ethical controversy.
Crew Activities
What a Venturing crew does is limited only by the imagination and involvement of the adult and youth leaders and
members of the crew — sail the Caribbean, climb a mountain, teach disabled people to swim, or attend the Olympics.
All these adventures and more are being done today by Venturing crews and ships across the country. All that is
needed are concerned adults who are willing to share a little bit of themselves with today's youth — tomorrow's leaders.
Advancement Awards
A variety of awards are available to Venturers who accomplish specific advancement achievements. These awards
include:
Recognition Awards
Those awards that are designed to provide recognition for youth and adults include:
Program
Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of
America for young men and women who are 14 (and have
completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age.
Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help
young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible
and caring adults.
Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between
youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities.
Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by
matching their people and program resources to the interests of
young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue
their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.
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.
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
truth in all things and adventure on the frontiers of our changing world.
Goals
Young adults involved in Venturing will:
- Learn to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling the values in the Venturing Oath and Code
- Experience a program that is fun and full of challenge and adventure
- Become a skilled training and program resource for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and other groups
- Acquire skills in the areas of high adventure, sports, arts and hobbies, religious life, or Sea Scouting
- Experience positive leadership from adult and youth leaders and be given opportunities to take on leadership
roles - Have a chance to learn and grow in a supportive, caring, and fun environment
Methods
The methods of Venturing have been carefully chosen to meet the needs of young adults.
Leadership
All Venturers are given opportunities to learn and apply proven leadership skills. A Venturing crew is led by elected
crew officers. The Venturing Leadership Skills Course is designed for all Venturers and helps teach in an active way to
effectively lead.
Group Activities
Venturing activities are interdependent group experiences in which success is dependent on the cooperation of all.
Learning by doing in a group setting provides opportunities for developing new skills.
Adult Association
The youth officers lead the crew. The officers and activity chairs work closely with adult Advisors and other adult
leaders in a spirit of partnership. The adults serve in a "shadow" leader capacity.
Recognition
Recognition comes through the Venturing advancement program and through the acknowledgement of a youth's
competence and ability by peers and adults.
The Ideals
Venturers are expected to know and live by the Venturing Oath and Code. They promise to be faithful in religious
duties, treasure their American heritage, to help others, and to seek truth and fairness.
High Adventure
Venturing's emphasis on high adventure helps provide team-building opportunities, new meaningful experiences,
practical leadership application, and lifelong memories to young adults.
Teaching Others
All of the Venturing awards require Venturers to teach what they have learned to others. When they teach others often,
Venturers are better able to retain the skill or knowledge they taught, they gain confidence in their ability to speak and
relate to others, and they acquire skills that can benefit them for the rest of their lives as a hobby or occupation.
Ethics in Action
An important goal of Venturing is to help young adults be responsible and caring people, both now and in the future.
Venturing uses "ethical controversies" to help young adults develop the ability to make responsible choices that reflect
their concern for what is a risk and how it will affect others involved. Because an ethical controversy is a problem-
solving situation, leaders expect young adults to employ empathy, invention, and selection when they think through
their position and work toward a solution of an ethical controversy.
Crew Activities
What a Venturing crew does is limited only by the imagination and involvement of the adult and youth leaders and
members of the crew — sail the Caribbean, climb a mountain, teach disabled people to swim, or attend the Olympics.
All these adventures and more are being done today by Venturing crews and ships across the country. All that is
needed are concerned adults who are willing to share a little bit of themselves with today's youth — tomorrow's leaders.
Advancement Awards
A variety of awards are available to Venturers who accomplish specific advancement achievements. These awards
include:
- Venturing Bronze Awards
- Venturing Ranger Award
- Venturing Gold Award
- Sea Scouting Quartermaster Award
- Venturing Silver Award
- Venturing Quest Award
Recognition Awards
Those awards that are designed to provide recognition for youth and adults include:
- Venturing Leadership Award
- Venturing Advisor Award of Merit
