"As an American, I will do my best to:
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation minded."
~ Outdoor Code
Scouting America, the Spirit of Adventure Council, and Troop 1 have many resources available to help Scouts and their families get the most out of the Scouting experience. Below is a short list of helpful sites, portals, and other resources.
Click the links below to view:
Scouting America resources
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Scouting America website: https://www.scouting.org/
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An introduction to Scouting: https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/
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Be a Scout unit finder: https://beascout.scouting.org/
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My Scouting portal: https://my.scouting.org/
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Scout Oath and Law: https://www.scouting.org/about/faq/question10/
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The patrol method: https://troopleader.scouting.org/general-troop-information/troop-structure/the-patrol/
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Advancement requirements: https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/
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Merit badges: https://www.scouting.org/skills/merit-badges/all
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Scoutbook (record keeping tool for parents and leaders): https://scoutbook.scouting.org/
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ScoutShop: https://www.scoutshop.org/
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Scouting Magazine blog: https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org
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Scouting forms: https://www.scouting.org/resources/forms
Resources for troop leaders
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General training resources: https://www.scouting.org/training,
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Position-specific trainings: https://training.scouting.org/programs/2
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Resource hub for troop leaders: https://troopleader.scouting.org/
Spirit of Adventure (SoA) Council resources
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SoA website: https://www.scoutingboston.org/
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NEBC Online: https://experiencebasecamp.org/pages/online-workshops
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SoA/Great Blue Hills district calendar: https://www.scoutspirit.org/ecwd_calendar/calendar/
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Pennacook Lodge (Order of the Arrow): http://oapennacook.org/
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New England Base Camp (NEBC) / Camp Sayre: https://www.newenglandbasecamp.org/
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T.L. Storer Scout Reservation: https://tlstorer.org/
Troop 1 resources
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Troop 1 Google Group (login required)
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Troop 1 Google Drive (PLC, committee, and scoutmaters only)