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Personal interaction can make the difference
with large groups. Leader Jeff Bedser (far
left) reads from the Boy Scout Handbook as
Stephen Perez soaks it in, and instructor Dan
Masse (left) draws a crowd as he teaches
Scouts how to lash two sticks together.
Once they have that down, the guys will try
it themselves. Back at Troop 66's campsite
(above), former Brownsea participants Connor
Munsch (left) and Will Davis chat in their
tent. Campers who return to Rodney Scout
Reservation year after year testify to the
program's success.
evening opportunity for Scouts to
work on the clothes-inflation require-
ment in Swimming merit badge.
That sort of focus makes sense to
Woodruff, who noted, "We look at
the Brownsea program as the future
of Scouting. It's where we build new
Scouts!'And to build those Scouts,
the program intentionally relies on
staffers who aren't much older than
the Scouts they're teaching. Troop
66 Scoutmaster Mark Lee said these
young staffers "recognize that 11-year-
old boys are still 11-year-old boys."
The program also relies on word-
of-mouth promotion from Scouts who
have been through the program. Like
Will Davis, a Troop 66 member who
completed Brownsea in 2007. "It's
a really great program for first-year
Scouts," he said. "It lights that fire of
Scouting that never really goes out." *
Eagle Scout MARK RAY, author o/The
Scoutmaster's Other Handbook, writes
regularly for Scouting and Eagle Scout
magazines.
Learn More Online
Find a detailed guide to running a first-year-camper
program at scouting.org/filestore/pdf/miller.pdf.
Written by Andrew J. Miller from the Atlanta Area
Council, the guide covers everything from daily
schedules to patrol organization to staff training.
TO DOS
► As soon as boys join your
troop, help them com-
plete the Boy Scout joining
requirements.
► During the spring, help boys
complete any Tenderfoot and
Second Class requirements
not covered at summer camp,
especially the 30-day fitness
requirement for Tenderfoot.
► At summer camp, send an
adult with your first-year
campers each day; review the
boys' progress each evening.
► After summer camp, record
all advancement in handbooks
and troop records; schedule
Tenderfoot (and possibly
Second Class) Scoutmaster
conferences and boards of
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