One of the strengths of the Venturing
program is its ability to meet the interest of all Venturers.
Sometimes
Venturers like to investigate new, different areas, Variety in a
crew
always seems
to make it more fun to go to meetings and outings. Also
Venturers probably have many interests
or would like to have more.
Because of that desire, and to provide a pathway to many
different experiences, the Venturing Bronze Awards
Program is offered. Venturers can earn their
crew's specialty Bronze Award of all five Bronze Awards.
The five
different Venturing Bronze
Awards are Arts and Hobbies, Outdoor, Sea Scouting (Ordinary Award),
Sports, and Youth Ministries. All five Bronze Awards contain the
common
elements of experience,
learning and skill, and sharing your experiences and skills with
others. Earning at least one
Bronze Award is required for the Venturing G.O.L.D. Award. The
Bronze Award is designed
as the entry-level
award for a Venturer so that they can acquire
usable skills that will carry them along the trail to the Venturing
Silver Award.
Requirements
for the Bronze Awards:
For the
Arts and Hobbies, Sports, or Youth Ministries, a Venturer must complete
at least nine of
twelve requirements established for each of those
three areas. For Outdoor, Venturers must
complete at least four
requirements.
For Sea Scout, Sea Scouts must earn the Ordinary Rank. To earn a
specific Bronze Award such
as the Arts and Hobbies Bronze Award, all completed requirements must
be Arts and
Hobbies requirements.
Venturers can
earn their crew's specialty Bronze Award or all five Bronze Awards.
Arts and Hobbies
Award
Sports
Award
Religious
Life Award
Outdoor
Award
Sea
Scout Award
Procedures
for the Bronze Awards:
Bronze
candidates may have their crew Advisor or a specialty consultant
approve or sign off on the
completed requirement. Requirements for the Arts and Hobbies, Sports,
and Youth Ministries Bronze can
be found in the Silver Award Guide. The requirements of the
Outdoor Bronze Award can be found in
the Ranger Guidebook. There is no committee review for the
Venturing Bronze Award.
