Program Planning for September 2025
Things to Remember This Month:
- Sign Up for Fall Cub Scout Family Camping Weekends
- Advancement Resources for Leaders and Parents
- Knowledge is Good: Time for Training
- Plan Your Unit Popcorn Kick Off
September Council Events
Wood Badge
Fall Course
BSA’s premier leadership training course, providing training on modern leadership skills for all Scout leaders.
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BALOO Training
Date TBD
Basic adult leadership outdoor orientation for Cub Scout leaders.
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University of Scouting
Date TBD
Over 80 classes for leaders from any Scouting program, all taught by Scouters with experience and 'how to' skills.
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Personal Management Merit Badge Day
September 13
Learn how to prepare for life events, budget, and the value of money, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
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BASS Work Day
Date TBD
Earn service hours while maintaining Bert Adams Scout Camp’s beautiful environment!
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September is Training Season
Every Scout deserves a trained leader and every leader deserves the chance to be trained. The Atlanta Area Council offers a wide variety of training courses for all levels of leaders in all Scouting programs. You may attend training at the Council, District, or Unit level and many courses are available online. Join us for University of Scouting where over 60 classes will be offered to help you become a well trained leader. AtlantaBSA.org/Training
Youth Protection Training
Scouting America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. To maintain such an environment, the BSA developed numerous procedural and leadership selection policies and provides parents and leaders the online, video, and print resources for the Cub Scout, Scouts BSA and Venturing programs. Youth Protection Training (YPT) is required for all leaders to be registered with the BSA, and must be retaken every two years. Scouting.org/YouthProtection
Cub Leader Training
Brand new to Scouting and need a little help getting started? Join us for Cub Scout Leader Training. In this free session you will learn what to expect in Scouting and how to make the most out of the magic of Cub Scouts! atlantabsa.org/cub-leader-training
Doing Den Activities – a Guide for Parents and Leaders
Dens are definitely getting organized now, and parents may wonder? What’s a Den Meeting look like? How do I help? How do we create some order and structure? Well, see this page for a quick intro to Doing Den Activities (and meetings) and the attachments for a deeper dive into what your den can do! atlantabsa.org/den-activities
Advancement Resources for Leaders and Parents
Cub Scouting is full of Handbook Advancement and Adventures – 126 in all. The link below will take you to resource pages for all of those Adventures, and give you – and the parents in your Den – helpful information to be great leaders of your Scouts. That page includes links to an Atlanta District’s Cub Scout Advancement page that has, over 6 Rank pages, 126 Adventure resource pages (like this and this) with easier to use “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans (like this and this). scoutingatl.org/CubScoutAdvance and scoutingatl.org/den-activities
Cub Scouting Fun
You’re going to have plenty of opportunity for more detailed Advancement Adventure meetings, but you can ease into your Den and Pack year with fun*simple*easy activities that your parents can do with their Scouts. Then you’ll have more momentum for a full fun year. See atlantabsa.org/FunActivities
Scouts BSA Troops: Arrow of Light Dens Need Your Help!
Starting in the summer of 2024, “Bobcat” is not a joining “rank” badge you earn once – it is an Adventure that a Cub Scout earns every year – and every year is different. Especially for Fifth Grade Arrow of Light Scouts. One of the Arrow of Light Bobcat requirements is “With your patrol or with your parent/legal guardian visit a Scouts BSA Troop.” Be Prepared … see ScoutingATL.org/ScoutsBSARecruiting
Volunteer for Camping Volunteer Corps
Camping Volunteer Corps is a program for Scouts BSA Troops and Venturing Crews to provide service at Cub Family Camping Weekends throughout the year (like Spring Family Camping and Spooky-Ree). Scouts receive free camping and a patch. Plus, all hours count toward service requirements for ranks and school obligations! AtlantaBSA.org/VolunteerCamping