ExploringCast

It's that time of year to update your post or clubs Partner Renewal Agreement and whether you’re new to the Exploring or you just want to make sure you haven’t left anything out, join us as Circle Ten Council exploring executive Kelly Puckett helps us to make this process go smoothly for both the advisor and the council.

The Exploring Open House is your chance to invite youths to take the first step in discovering their future. Senior Director of Exploring, Tim Anderson, takes us step-by-step through the process - from writing and sending the invitations to getting those who attend to sign-up. We had some fun during this discussion; hope you do as well.

Guest speakers, hands-on activities, field trips -the list of all the things your Explorer club or post should be doing seems endless. However, getting everyone together to plan the Exploring year makes everything that much easier. But how do you get everyone gathered to put together an Exploring program calendar, and who is “everyone”? Click the Download button to find out as Ruthe Holmberg of the Lincoln Heritage council explains program planning for clubs and Tiffanie Rupperight, of the Black Swamp Area Council discusses program planning for posts.

The Exploring program career interest survey helps pair high school students with the Explorer post that best serves their career interests to benefit both the student and your program’s recruitment efforts. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, it is once you know where to start and how to retrieve and use the survey data. Senior Exploring executive Richard Churn has become quite the expert at using this survey making it a win-win for both his council and the local high schools and he shares with us how you, too, can become an expert.

Venturing is alive and well, but how much do you know about the other BSA teen program? Exploring is the program designed to help teenage youth explore different career opportunities. How? Join us as Mike Dutton, Explorer Post Advisor in Manchester, New Hampshire, provides examples of activities, achievements and explains where to go for resources to make your post the best it can be.

Welcome to the premiere episode of ExploringCast! Exploring has been a part of the BSA for a long time but maybe you’re not sure of everything this program has to offer. Perhaps you’re already knee-deep into the Exploring program, but are looking for ways to make it a better experience for you and the members of your post or club. Whatever the reason, we’re here for you. We’ll begin our journey with Chad Srader, the Exploring field director with the Sam Houston Area Council in Houston, Texas as he leads us in our freshman class of Exploring 101.