How to Start an Earth Scouts Troop
An alternative to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts is a group for children called the Earth Scouts. The Earth Scouts live by a set of principles which include aspiring to live in peace, respecting human rights and environmental responsibility. Follow these steps to start an Earth Scouts troop where every child of every race, spiritual belief, gender, appearance, economic class, political view, sexual orientation or physical ability is accepted.
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Understand the Earth Scouts. The group's mission is to spread the message of the Earth Charter, a document that focuses on a reverence for nature, economic fairness, universal human rights and peace. Earth Scouts accepts three- to 15-year-olds, holds troop meetings, issues badges and takes part in activities that benefit the earth community and its members.
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Read the Earth Charter and the Facilitator's Guide on the Earth Scouts website. Learn the requirements to start and lead a troop. Earth Scouts leaders should sign the Facilitator's Promise and mail it to the address on the website.
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Find troop members. Gather children between the ages of three and 15 who are interested in having fun and pursuing the goals of the Earth Scouts. Advertise around your community. The ideal troop size is five to 15 members.
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Conduct a meeting for interested parents and children. Describe the Earth Charter and what the Earth Scouts stand for. Also decide where, when and how often the troop will meet.
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Register your group as an official Earth Scouts community member. You will then get permission to use the Earth Scouts logos and badge art. You will also become connected to the Earth Scouts newsletters and list serves.
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Hold your first troop meeting. Present a program and help the children start working towards earning Earth Scout badges.
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