Skills & Awards
Venturing Award
Award Focus: Joining
The first step in any journey is the courage to begin. At this level, the new crew member makes a commitment to join and move forward into the experience of Venturing.
Pathfinder Award
Award Focus: Participation
The adventure of participating with the crew unfolds, and each Venturer begins to discover his or her interests and talents. As the Discovery Award recipients develop new skills and competencies, their eyes are opened, and the world expands for them.
Discovery Award
Award Focus: Leadership
The Venturer's capabilities and skills expand, and with them come increased responsibility for defining their own way forward in life, service to others, and formal planning and leadership of the crew toward its goals.
Summit Award
Award Focus: Mentoring
The highest award of Venturing, the Summit Award, goes to those Venturers who have matured in their personal direction, skills, and life competencies, and who have accepted the responsibility to mentor others and serve their communities in a lasting way.
Ranger Award
The Ranger Award is the highest outdoor award in scouting. It exemplifies a challenging high-level outdoor/high-adventure skills advancement program. A Ranger is identified as an elite outdoorsman who is skilled at a variety of outdoor activities, trained in outdoor safety, and ready to lead or assist others.