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Trail to First Class - AoL Den Activities

We are inviting Arrow of Light (AoL) Dens to attend Advance-O-Rama to provide them with a glimpse of what the next step in their Scouting adventure might look like.

Experience:

AoL Dens will have the opportunity to participate in the following stations in the Trail to 1st Class area

Format:

Instructors (including Star, Life or Eagle Scouts) will guide Dens through each station.

Timing:

AoL Dens start attending after the lunch break. Anticipate each station taking an hour. As each Den completes a station, it will move on to the next one.

Stations:

First Aid: The Scout requirements listed below correlate to AOL Personal Safety and Awareness.

o   Tenderfoot requirements:

  • 4a – Show first aid for the following:
  •       Simple cuts and scrapes
  •       Blisters on the hand and foot
  •       Minor burns or scalds
  •       Bites or stings of insects or ticks
  •       Venomous snakebite
  •       Nosebleed
  •       Frostbite and sunburn
  •       Choking
  • 4c – Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries
  • 4d – Assembly a personal first aid kit.  Will not assemble a kit, but will discuss what goes into one and demonstrate the use of the items.

o   2nd Class requirements:

  • 6a – Demonstrate first aid for the following:
  •       Shock
  •       Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail and fishhook
  • 6b – Show what to do for “hurry” cases of stopped breathing, stroke, severe bleeding and ingested poisoning.

o   1st Class requirements:

  • 7a – Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle, and for injuries on the head, upper arm and collarbone.
  • 7c – Tell the five common signals of a heart attack.  Explain the steps in CPR.
  •       Knots & Lashings:

o   Scout requirement:

  • 4a – Square knot, two half-hitches, taut-line hitch.
  • 4b – Whipping and Fusing of manilla and nylon rope.  They will take their finished samples home with them.

o   2nd Class requirement:

  • 2f – Sheet bend knot

o   1st Class requirement:

  • 3b – Clove hitch knot
  • 3c – Tying a Square, shear and diagonal lashing (builds a camp gadget).
  •       Flag Etiquette:

o   Tenderfoot requirement:

  • 7a – Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, fold and care for the U.S flag.
  •       Rules and Slogans: The Scout requirements listed below correlate to AOL Bobcat.

o   Scout requirement:

  • 1a – Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout Motto and Scout slogan.  In your own words explain their meaning.
  • 1c – Demonstrate the Scout sign, salute and handshake.  Explain when they should be used.
  • 1d – Describe the First Class Scout badge and tell what each part stands for. Explain the significance of the First Class Scout badge.
  • 1e – Repeat from memory the Outdoor Code. In your own words, explain what the Outdoor Code means to you.  Understand the principles of Leave No Trace and how they should be practiced.
  •       Environment: The Scout requirement below correlates with AOL’s Elective: Into the Wild or Into the Woods.

o   2nd Class requirement:

  • 4 – Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (such as birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, or mollusks) found in your local area of camping location.  You may show evidence of tracks, signs or photographs you have taken.

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