October Roundtable Agenda

The October Boy Scout Roundtable meeting is coming up on Tuesday October 13th, 7:30-8:30pm at the East Granby Congregational Church. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  • 7:30pm Combined opening (Cub and Boy Scout leaders)
  • 7:35pm Separate to Boy Scout session
  • 7:40pm Gather and brief opening – Chuck Hoadley
  • 7:45pm Boy Scout interest topic – Leadership Within the Community
    • led by Rob Hazzard (15 minutes)
  • 8:00pm Program feature – Financial Management
    • led by Ken Coman (15 minutes)
  • 8:15pm Introduction to Advancement Changes for 2016
    • led by Jackie McColgan (15 minutes)
  • 8:29pm Commissioner’s minute and closing – Chuck Hoadley
  • 8:30pm Crackerbarrel/Fellowship

The program feature for the month is Financial Management. However, this feature is found in Volume III, which is not yet released!! We will draft a program feature together during part of our meeting. So, please look at the template attached below for Troop program and main event planning, and come with ideas for how you might be able to incorporate ideas or elements of Financial Management into a troop monthly program and main event. Ideas could include supporting advancement requirements, and merit badges like Family Life or Personal management. What kinds of outings can you think of? Places to visit? Could you tie this into fundraising activities?

Troop Meeting Plan and Main Event Template

Leadership Within the Community

September Roundtable Recap

At the September Boy Scout roundtable, we discussed ideas for integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) into our troop programs. The outline for our discussion came from the 2015-2016 Roundtable Planning Guide and is attached below for convenience. We also introduced the NOVA and SUPERNOVA awards which interested boys may pursue.

The program feature of the month was Science–a good follow on to the interest topic of STEM! We shared ideas for activities and outings that relate to science. Some examples were the marshmallow challenge (build a free standing tower out of marshmallows and toothpicks or spaghetti), tour a science museum, camp near a big city like New York or Washington D.C. and tour one or more of the fantastic science/technology museums there. In our area, engineers are “a dime a dozen” (I thought I was worth more 😉 ), so look to the families in your troop to see what resources may be available to you through them or their employers. Use the Troop Resource Survey (aka Family Talent Survey in Cub Scouts) to learn what these resources are within your troop families.

Feel free to add any other thoughts and ideas from our September roundtable meeting in the comments section. And remember to bring a friend!

Integrating STEM into Troop Programs

Science Program Feature