Bears, Bears, Bears!
Learning about animals is a traditional part of scouting that our scouts have enjoyed. While you can actually visit domesticated animals and track some wild animals, not all are safe for that type of...
Tagged: social distancing
2020 Scouting Options
Finding our way into scouting this fall is challenging. The pandemic means that many groups aren’t able to return to “normal” with meetings and activities. What are some reasonable ideas? The 17th Black Bears...
Map Skills and Zoom Calls for Timberwolves and Pathfinders
This is a set of ideas all around map skills to use while scouting during the 2020 Pandemic. Each zoom meeting idea is laid out below. The set is designed to progress from the...
Pathfinder Social Distancing Challenge- Naturalist Badge
This is a great time to have your pathfinders work on the Naturalist badge. You can see all the requirements below. Your pathfinders can tell you the answer to number 1, over the phone or...
What is that? A Zoomable Game for Pathfinders
Recently, my mother texted me this picture with the questions: “Is this Bear Poop? I found it in the yard.” So, we created a scout zoom meeting around this question, and asked the scouts...
Semaphore- A scouting skill designed to do from a distance
Now is the perfect time to actually use semaphore with your group. Scouts can social distance and send messages to each other! Semaphore a method of sending messages with 2 flags, where the flag...
Updates to the Child Protection Policy for Electronic Communications
In light of COVID-19, the BPSA-US Board of Directors has recently added a new section to the Youth Protection Guidelines to address distance scouting.
Social Distance Scouting with BPSA
As social distancing and the challenges of Covid-19 continue, your group may find they want to meet on-line. There are several ways to do this.