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outdoors. I think we miss a great
opportunity if we don't do Scouting
during the summer.
HOW DO YOU MAKE EFFECTIVE USE
OF ASSISTANT DEN LEADERS AND
DEN CHIEFS? Give them something
responsible to do. If they just come
and sit at the meetings, that's not fun.
I've had it both ways. Some of them
are more anxious to participate, and
others would rather just be the extra
set of hands. As much as an assistant is
willing to do, that's great.
WHAT ABOUT USING NON-LEADERS?
Especially in Webelos, the den leader
doesn't have to do it all. It's O.K. to
call in a specialist. I've taken kids to
the science teacher at the high school,
for example. He had them do mini-
experiments, and it was wonderful. I
could have pulled off some of that in
my kitchen, but it's a lot better to have
it in that setting. It was exciting for the
boys to be in a real science classroom.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS
WEEK-TO-WEEK? I think you're a
success if every boy who is able to
come is coming. If a boy has a game
or a practice or a doctor's appoint-
ment and can't come, that's how it
is. But you're a failure if the kids are
sitting at home instead of coming to
your meetings.
WHAT ABOUT SUCCESS IN THE LONG
RUN? When you see kids five or 10
years later, and they say hi to you
on the street or they show you their
own kid, that's a big deal to me. You
can see the long-term effects of what
you've done. I think that's cool. *
ADVANCEMENT FAQs
Tread Lightly
The World Conservation Award helps
Scouts learn to take care of Mother Earth.
TO BORROW FROM an old
country song, Scouts were
conservationists when conser-
vation wasn't cool.
One way they can show
off their green credentials
is by earning the World
Conservation Award. The
award, which comes in
Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and
Venturing versions, encour-
ages Scouts to think globally,
act locally, and tread lightly
on the earth.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR THE WORLD
CONSERVATION AWARD? The
requirements vary, so look for
them 2Xscouting.org.
Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts
must complete a specified
achievement, earn two elec-
tives from a list of three, and
complete a den or pack con-
servation project.
Webelos Scouts must earn
the Forester, Naturalist, and
Outdoorsman activity badges
and complete a den or pack
conservation project.
Boy Scouts must earn the
Environmental Science and
Citizenship in the World
merit badges, along with
either the Soil and Water
Conservation merit badge
or the Fish and Wildlife
Management merit badge.
Venturers must complete
the Ranger Award's Ecology
elective and complete certain
other requirements.
WHAT ABOUT TIGER CUBS
AND ADULT LEADERS? There's
no Tiger Cub or adult
version of the award.
CAN A SCOUT EARN MORE
THAN ONE VERSION OF THE
AWARD? A boy may earn the
award just once while he's a
Cub Scout or Webelos Scout.
However, he could later
earn the Boy Scout and/or
Venturing version.
WHAT DO SCOUTS WHO EARN
THE WORLD CONSERVATION
AWARD RECEIVE? A round
patch with a panda superim-
posed on a fleur-de-lis.
The color scheme varies
based on the program level.
The Cub Scout version (No.
00139) has a yellow back-
ground and blue border;
the Boy Scout version (No.
00140) has a tan back-
ground and border; and
the Venturing version (No.
00152) has a yellow back-
ground and green border.
WHERE IS THE WORLD
CONSERVATION AWARD
WORN? Considered tempo-
rary insignia, it's worn on the
right pocket of the uniform
shirt. It can also be sewn
onto a patch vest or blanket.
CAN A CUB SCOUT WHO
EARNED THE AWARD TRANS-
FER IT TO HIS BOY SCOUT
UNIFORM? No. Only the
Arrow of Light Award and
the youth religious emblem
can be transferred from the
Cub Scout shirt to the Boy
Scout shirt.
WHY IS THE AWARD CALLED
THE WORLD CONSERVATION
AWARD? The award's name
stems from its adoption by
many national Scouting asso-
ciations around the world.
Each Scouting association
sets its own requirements.
WHO APPROVES COMPLE-
TION OF THE AWARD? The
Cubmaster, Scoutmaster,
or Advisor certifies that all
requirements are complete.
He or she should sign the
relevant World Conservation
Award application and
forward it to the local Scout
council service center. *
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2010 * SCOUTING
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