THE SCOUTING FAMILY OF OPPORTUNITIES

IN ADDITIONTO BOY SCOUTING, the BSA has developed programs for young people of different ages and interests:

• Cub Scouting, started in 1930, offers exciting activities for younger boys. Tiger Cubs BSA is for first-grade boys and their parents or guardians. Boys in the second and third grade (or ages 8 and 9) are Cub Scouts. Fourth and fifth graders (or boys who are 10) can join a Webelos den that prepares them to be members of a Boy Scout troop

• Varsity Scouting, which began in 1978, allows older boys to add to their Scout experience by forming teams that take part in sports events and challenging outdoor adventures.

• Venturing is a program for young men and women ages 14 through 20. Venturing traces its origins to Sea Scouting, begun in 1912 as a branch of the BSA for older boys. Eventually it became Senior Scouting. then Exploring, and in 1998. Venturing was created. Venturing crews often choose an area of special interest such as sailing, mountaineering, youth ministry, sports, the outdoors, or arts/hobbies.