Advancement

First Year Program

Second Class – Fitness

The Scouts should review pages 94-98 in advance of the meeting.

7c.   Participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your family, and explain the dangers of substance addictions. Report to your Scoutmaster or other adult leader in your troop about which parts of the Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to what you learned. (See pages 94-98)

Scouting at Home Reminder: Please be working on either

    • Physical Fitness (2nd Class – Physical Fitness #7a-c)
      • After completing Tenderfoot requirement 6c, be physically active at least 30 minutes each day for five days a week for four weeks. Keep track of your activities. (See pages 76-77 and 79-81)
  • Plan to make a purchase, earn money, compare costs, make the purchase (2nd Class – Citizenship #8c, 8d)
    • 8c.   With your parents or guardian, decide on an amount of money that you would like to earn, based on the cost of a specific item you would like to purchase. Develop a written plan to earn the amount agreed upon and follow that plan; it is acceptable to make changes to your plan along the way. Discuss any changes made to your original plan and whether you met your goal. (See pages 14-15)
    • 8d.   At a minimum of three locations, compare the cost of the item for which you are saving to determine the best place to purchase it. After completing Second Class requirement 8c, decide if you will use the amount that you earned as originally intended, save all or part of it, or use it for another purpose. (See pages 14-15)

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