Choosing an Eagle Project in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) (SMD23)

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when your Scouts choose an

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the most important advice you should convey to them is that the project will be easier and more satisfying for them if it is something they are passionate about there are many options when

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an eagle project, but nothing does more painful than something the child is not interested in doing. Completing an eagle project is not about checking the right boxes and finishing the program, but about using everything you have learned and channeling it into something that benefits the community like In life, the best results come from harnessing the enthusiasm for something in what you believe when I meet with my Scouts to select a project.

I always start by guiding them towards something they like, if they are hikers I guide them towards a project to improve the trails or something that benefits the community if education is their passion there are many different options to lead and inform young and old through construction of informational kiosks or the development of materials with local educational resources community gardens public spaces that introduce ways for people to come together and enjoy nature or even learn about their community in all directions, I have lent

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, at the end of the day it is Your project and my advice only goes so far, but of the projects I have been associated with, the most successful are those that start from passion, passion, however you can.

It will only take you so far as a leader; It is your responsibility to inform them of obstacles along the way. As a general rule, local community-oriented projects are easier to complete, not because of the project itself but because of the overhead costs associated with school systems and municipalities in general. For any project, I tell kids to meet with the representative of the organization and get a sense of how receptive they are, whatever organization they are, if it's difficult to talk to them on the phone or get them to meet with you, then you have two.

Options: Choose a different organization or two, include that communication time in your plan. As a rule of thumb, I tell

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to plan the project for nine months, from soup to nuts. You may need a month or two to formulate the project and figure it out. about what you think you want to do two to three months to get it approved by your own unit committee and your local unit, after that you need at least a month to handle fundraising and develop your project plan and then another month or two to organize and maintain your project, after which you will have at least a month to collect all the information, photo data and write it down to submit your project.

Can you go faster? For sure yes. I have been told about projects that can be organized, submitted and completed. In less than two months, most Scouters will do everything they can to help you reach Eagle, but don't let that Scout plan projects long before his 18th birthday under the best of circumstances. I've seen Scout slip paperwork under the door of Tips for Beating the Deadline Don't let them be that Scout who strives to finish well before 18. Having Eagles as part of your active troop is a great way to show the kids that they can do it too, but this is what works for us. you like to leave the rest and as we say on the wooden badges, feedback is a gift, leave yours below in the comments with every hope that we can learn together.

I'm Scoutmaster Dave and this was

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