Scouting provides programs that build character, foster mental and physical fitness and teach citizenship. Whether it’s an adventure in the outdoors or learning about careers through hands-on experiences, Scouting is about spending quality time with peers, family, and other caring adults.
Cub Scouting (ages 7—10)
Boy Scouting (ages 11-17)
Venturing (ages 14-20)
Exploring (ages 14-20)
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Scouting relies on dedicated volunteers to promote its mission of preparing young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Through the dedication of these many volunteers, the Boy Scouts of America remains the foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training in America.
Leader Resources
Journey to Excellence
Scouting is about fun with your friends and your family and learning to live in the outdoors and working together. It’s about camping, hiking, and becoming a leader. Scouting is also about experiencing a career or business first hand.
Tougher than A Boy Scout? Boys' Life Magazine 2013 National Jamboree
Thinking about becoming a Scout? Scouting promises you the great outdoors and instills character, fosters mental and physical fitness and teaches citizenship.
Be a Scout
The North Star District serves the counties of Platte and Clay in Missouri, plus the Lawson and Excelsior Springs School District boundaries that are in Ray County; and includes the following communities; Camden Point, Dearborn, Edgerton, Excelsior Springs, Farley, Gladstone, Holt, North Kansas City, Kearney, Lawson, Liberty, Parkville, Platte City, Smithville, Weatherby Lake, and Weston, Missouri. The Heart of America Council and North Star District are dedicated to supporting the Scouting volunteers in the local Scout units as they provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America to the youth in this area.
Roundtable is part of the Boy Scouts continuous training program. It is a monthly meeting designed to educate Scouters on upcoming District and Council events, offer programming tips, answer questions and provide fellowship with other Scouters. It is very important that every unit have a representative at Roundtable each month.
Roundtable is held the first Thursday of every month (except July) at 7 p.m. at the Kansas City Police Academy, 6885 NE Pleasant Valley Road Kansas City, MO 64119. click for map
The Polaris is a monthly newsletter created just for North Star District! To view the latest editions, click here!
Check out all the district events, trainings and meetings: North Star 2012-2013 Calendar