Troop 959 Advancement Blog for Families

Welcome to the Scouts BSA Troop 959 Advancement Blog for Families! 
While advancement (earning ranks, merit badges, and awards) is just one piece of the Scouting program, our mutual goal is to encourage your Scout to advance in the program in ways that are FUN, REWARDING, and a natural outcome of their participation. We also want them to do this in a way that helps them all take more and more ownership of their own progress.

Scouts progress more steadily, stay involved longer, and see more benefits if their families are informed, engaged, and supportive. To help everyone out, we’re providing a series of four weekly blog posts to let you know small ways you can become more involved in your Scout’s experience, particularly through using Scoutbook and the Scouting app to facilitate that.

We would also love to have you become more involved in the troop! Let any Scouter (adult leader) know if you have questions or ideas to share, how you might like to contribute to the troop’s success, and what you find helpful or want to know more about. We’re here to help!
Below you will find all 5 installments of our Advancement Series. Please Read On!

Catherine Kaser T959 Advancement Chair rockyhillside@gmail.com

The…Patrol Leader will…find that the requirements are not something separate from Scouting. On the contrary, Scouting is the Requirements. When you go hiking and camping, the subjects contained in the requirements come up all the time. With plenty of Scouting work before them, your [Scouts] simply cannot help advancing.— William “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt, Handbook for Patrol Leaders

Part 1: Using Scoutbook to Support Your Scout

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Part 2: Why & How to Invite Your Scout to Join Scoutbook

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Part 3: Scoutbook Dos (and Just a Couple of Please Don’ts)

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Part 4: Using Logs to Record Activities

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Bonus! Videos & Activities for Your Scout

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