Who: Anyone 13 ½ through 20 years of age, who has completed 8th grade.
(Homeschoolers/Unschoolers whose children are the right age may determine that their teen is in whatever
grade they choose.)
What: Sea Scouting, a Division of Venturing, the co-ed program of the BSA for older youth
When and Where: Your Choice!
Why: for fun, service, friendship, the love of the outdoors and particularly the sea
We are recruiting new members who can't come to our meetings.
Yep, you read that right.... We know that there are a lot of teens who would love to sail, hike, take in a little Shakespeare, geocache, learn to shoot, beta test video games, climb and do all the other things we do.... but just don't have another hour to squeeze out of their weeks.
We want to make Venturing possible for everyone.... Here's how it will work:
You register as a member of the Ship ($15/year with some scholarships available), and come to ONE of our regular meetings, whenever you choose. We'll welcome you officially with a traditional ceremony, and that's all you have to do. After that, we'll keep you informed about all our activities, and you join the rest of us for activities of your choice at any time. There is no minimum number of activities you have to participate in, and
nothing you'll be excluded from trying. We're betting you'll want to join the rest of us often.
The activities we're talking about now include:
sailing
shooting sports
climbing and COPE
weekend in Gatlinburg
a trip to New Orleans (to crew sailboats in a regatta)
sailing on Tampa Bay
some conservation activities (like Adopt-a-Stream monitoring)
“ham” radio training
Closer to home, we've been known to do movies, pizza nights, pick-up Ultimate... Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts who are already in another troop/crew are welcome to join Sea Scouts too!
It gets even better:
If 2 or more people in a single organization are interested, we'll help you organize a “Crew” or “watch” (like a “patrol” in traditional Scouting)
And if 5 or more people in a single organization want, we'll help you spin off a new Ship or Crew.
Parents
and other adults: This is an opportunity to access all the opportunities of Venturing, including trained leaders for an array of activities, liability insurance, and inexpensive/free activity sites, without having an extra weekly meeting. Please contact one of us to talk more about this....
Contact person: email: lindaguitar at
Website: http://seascoutship22.webs.
~ Please feel free to submit any activities that homeschoolers might enjoy. To do so, you can email Ahermitt@gmail.com with headline Homeschool Gwinnett. ~ For most recently added activities, go here.
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