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| Once you have invested your new scouts, it is a good idea to spend the first few months of each scouting year reviewing the first star requirements. This allows new scouts to learn those skills, and gives more experienced scouts the opportunity to review, practice, and teach them (one of the requirements for the second star is re-demonstrating the first star skills). During this time, you can also have the kids start to form their pack/six identity through team building exercises, building lairs, and having them work together on projects. You can also intermix some proficiency badge work in so that more experienced scouts can be working on new skills alongside the newer scouts. | Once you have invested your new scouts, it is a good idea to spend the first few months of each scouting year reviewing the first star requirements. This allows new scouts to learn those skills, and gives more experienced scouts the opportunity to review, practice, and teach them (one of the requirements for the second star is re-demonstrating the first star skills). During this time, you can also have the kids start to form their pack/six identity through team building exercises, building lairs, and having them work together on projects. You can also intermix some proficiency badge work in so that more experienced scouts can be working on new skills alongside the newer scouts. | ||
| - | Giving the families a rundown of what will be covered at each meeting allows kids to catch up at home if they miss an activity at a scout meeting. By covering 1 - 2 first star skills at each meeting, you should be able to get regular attendees their first star after 3 - 4 months. | + | Giving the families a rundown of what will be covered at each meeting allows kids to catch up at home if they miss an activity at a scout meeting. By covering 1 - 2 first star skills at each meeting, you should be able to get regular attendees their first star after 3 - 4 months. From there, you can start working on second star skills, knife skills, and individual proficiency badges. |
| ===== Accessible and Neurodiverse Scouting ===== | ===== Accessible and Neurodiverse Scouting ===== | ||