President Obama with various Scouters Scouting Programs
The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America—incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916—is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.
Cub Scouts - is a year-round family- and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for boys in the first through fifth grade (or who are 7-11 years old). Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.
Boy Scouting - A year-round program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have earned the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old.)
Venturing and Explorers - A year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills.
Scouting Activities
Camping has long been a tradition of Scouting’s history. It has survived because of its importance to the Scouting program. It adds a dimension to a youth's Scouting experience not easily found in other settings. It helps to build character, responsibility to both others and self, and confidence.
The Stonewall Jackson Area Council owns and operates Camp Shenandoah. It is open to Scouters from anywhere on a year-round basis. It is over 454 acres of pure outdoors.