Alan & Brenda Leonard

on 9/2/02 22:15, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> We're fine with girl scouts because it is an inclusive group, and the
> policies against homophobia and religious discrimination are clearly
> spelled-out. My daughter, at least, wouldn't have participated otherwise.
> This isn't true of boy scouts, though...

Does anybody do boy scouts?

DH went through scouting up thru Eagle, and really wants our son involved in
it. I not only have problems about their inclusivity, but also that it
looks a heckuva lot like school these days. It used to be that cubs were
grades 2-4, webaloes 5, and boy scouts 6-12. Now (at least here...), the
cub scouts meet together once a month, but for weekly meetings, it's tigers
in 1st grade, wolves in 2nd grade, bears in 3rd grade, etc. Being not
overly fond of the school model, that doesn't thrill me. Part of the appeal
of scouting when I was a girl scout was having the older girls help me do
stuff and looking forward to when *I* was one of the older girls. Mixed age
stuff.

I'm just hesitant to jump into a commitment, I guess.

brenda

KT

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>
>We're fine with girl scouts because it is an inclusive group, and the
>> policies against homophobia and religious discrimination are clearly
>> spelled-out. My daughter, at least, wouldn't have participated otherwise.
>> This isn't true of boy scouts, though...
>
>
>Does anybody do boy scouts?
>

Camp Fire! Camp Fire! Camp Fire! Camp Fire! all together now! Camp Fire!

It's more like Girl Scouts in the diversity department, except it's MORE
diverse, allowing boys and all. ;)

Not near as rigid as Boy Scouts. Camp Fire kids get to design their own
vests, instead of sewing on the emblems in the exact same space as
everyone else. And everything else is flexible, too.

Tuck

[email protected]

In a message dated 9/3/02 8:02:36 AM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<<
Camp Fire! Camp Fire! Camp Fire! Camp Fire! all together now! Camp Fire!

It's more like Girl Scouts in the diversity department, except it's MORE
diverse, allowing boys and all. ;) >>

And 4-H!!! Don't forget 4-H. There are boys and girls together, the ages are
only split into three groups 3-8y.o./8-13 y.o. and 14 and up.
Any topic can be covered under the 4-H guidelines....from Marine
biology,knitting and cooking to sports, animal husbandry and more!! Any
interests the kids have can be used to earn 4-H awards and use their free
materials. Plus, if you keep a good record of their projects, it can earn
great scholarships should they be college bound.
My kids have done community service projects, hatched chicks and studied
turtles at the beach, all under the 4-H group.

Ren

KT

>
>
>Camp Fire! Camp Fire! Camp Fire! Camp Fire! all together now! Camp Fire!
>
> It's more like Girl Scouts in the diversity department, except it's MORE
> diverse, allowing boys and all. [;)] >>
>
>And 4-H!!!
>

There's a homeschooled girl in my Camp Fire club who does Camp Fire, 4-H
AND Girl Scouts. Tae Kwon Do, too! Her mother won't say she's
unschooling, and documents all that stuff as education. But she never
buys curricula, that's for sure. No time!

Tuck


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