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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Leadership – Knowing and Acting
Last week we examined a couple of leadership models to introduce a central leadership concept: While we can become capable of doing great things early in life, we should never stop working on our leadership skills by building trust, developing … Continue reading
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Tagged be know do, Boy Scout, Leadership, Patrol Leader, Scout Leader, Senior Patrol Leader
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Cub Scout Pack 113 Organizational Meeting – 9/18/2012
We’ve had several families ask about whether we’d offer faith-based Cub Scouts for ages 7-10 as an extension of our current Boy Scout Troop in Hackensack (which is tailored for boys ages 11 thru 17). We will be hosting an … Continue reading
Leadership – A Progressive Journey
Our character starts to form during childhood. Ideally, we learn to obey our parents without question or delay, and we learn to work and play well with other children. Later, we increase our associations with adults and steadily accept responsibility … Continue reading
The Four Percent: 100 Years of Eagle Scouts
A new e-book has been released by Michael S. Malone called Four Percent – The Story of Uncommon Youth in a Century of American Life. This book provides an very good review of Eagle Scout history. The author has been … Continue reading
Troop Meeting Recap (8/13/2012)
Last night, the troop accomplished a lot for a mid-summer meeting. We even had a visiting father and son participate in our meeting! During our opening ceremony, our SPL challenged the patrols to give off-the-cuff responses to questions asked about … Continue reading
Leadership – Character Provides a Solid Foundation
Background: In our past two discussions about leadership, we asked the question “what does a leader look like and how would you describe him or her?” We got a long list of people we identify as leaders and we got … Continue reading
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Tagged be know do, Devotional, Leadership, scout oath and law, scoutmaster minute
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What is STEM and what are the NOVA / SUPERNOVA Awards?
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These are vital fields of study that help our economy grow and function smoothly. Unfortunately, the USA hasn’t been doing a consistely good job of promoting STEM studies, teachers skilled … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts of America, Boyscout, Eagle Scout, NOVA, Scout, STEM, STEM fields, SUPERNOVA
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No Meeting This Week! (8/6/2012)
Reminder to troop families and visitors — we will NOT be meeting this week due to a combination of factors – vacation bible school in the evenings (using our primary and secondary meeting spaces) and the need for a short break. … Continue reading
National Eagle Scout Day (August 1)
Today is National Eagle Scout Day. Arthur Eldred became the first Eagle scout 100 years ago in August, 1912. To celebrate this anniversary, the National Council of BSA determined that we’d honor Eagles on the first day of August. There are a number … Continue reading
Leadership – What Is It? (Part 2)
Last week, I asked our scouts (and their parents) five questions: Name five people that you consider to be leaders. List some reasons why you picked these five people. List attributes/qualities/characteristics that you see in these people (or any other … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts of America, Leadership, Scout, troop leadership
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