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	[rec.scouting.usa] Commonly asked questions (FAQ 4) Part 2
		Subject: 4.2.4 BSA -- Learning for Life/Exploring - Mission It is the mission of Learning for Life to serve others by helping to instill core values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices throughout their lives so they can achieve their full potential.
		Learning for Life/Exploring is designed to support schools and other youth-serving organizations in their efforts toward preparing youth to successfully handle the complexities of today's society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-worth.
		Subject: 4.2.3 BSA -- Boy Scouting - Mission It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to serve others by helping to instill values in young people, and in other ways to prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential.
	omicron.felk.cvut.cz /FAQ/articles/a2086.html

	Student Life Home Page
		The School’s Student Life staff, programs and services exist to help balance an intense educational experience with learning life’s basics: how to live on your own, sharing living space with others, attending to your wellness, exploring the benefits of campus life and addressing needs that accompany a new phase of your life.
		The North Carolina School of the Arts is a unique, and sometimes demanding journey: A community of artists dedicated to learning their craft and confronted with experiencing life in a new and different way.
	www.ncarts.edu /ncsaprod/studentlife

	Life Index: Catherine Dee Girls
		A friendly, commonsense approach for girls whoare learning and exploring the basics of life.—Gloria Steinem
		The Girls’ Guide to Life is like having a best girl friend for every activity you can think of, from figuring out eating disorders to starting a math club, from taking self-defense to learning why the media's images of girls are so far from real life.
		Take Charge of Your Personal Life, Your School Time, Your Social Scene, and Much More!
	www.deebest.com /LifeIndex.html (123 words)

	Michigan parents shocked to discover Boy Scout program counselor is homosexual activist
		Career Exploring was moved over to Learning for Life a few years ago when it was clear that Police and Fire Explorers were going to be tossed out of most cities and counties because of similar anti-discrimination laws.
		That BSA statement continued: "The (Learning for Life) program is designed as a community outreach effort, to be implemented at the discretion of local councils.
		"EXPLORING: Exploring is the career exploration program of the Boy Scouts of America available for young men and women age 14 (or who have completed the eighth grade) through age 20...The result is a program of activities that help young adults pursue their special interests and develop career goals.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/891435/posts (123 words)

	adult & community learning (ACL), adult education, community education, lifelong learning, continuing education
		Learning from Experience Trust - projects cover accrediting prior experiential learning (APEL), experience-based education with non-traditional students, informal learning, how groups learn from their experience, citizenship and learning, extent and nature of informal learning within family and home life, including project with disabled people
		It covers the whole range of learning opportunities, basic skills to postgraduate-level opportunities including information relevant to adults aged 19 and over,, including those considering returning to learning or employment, retired people, adults with special needs, or those who have recently arrived from overseas.
		Also keywords sections, exploring areas such as competency, dialogue, learning in the community, participation in learning, social pedagogy, FAQs, bulletin (recent statistics and reports on young people), and a section on animation, groupwork and association.
	www.support4learning.org.uk /education/adult.htm (123 words)

	Learning for Life - Exploring
		See a list of resources available to support the classroom-based Learning for Life and worksite-based Exploring programs.
		Learning for Life is a classroom-based program that provides an action-learning process with grade-specific lesson plans for grades K-12, plus a complete supplement for special-needs students.
		Exploring is a worksite-based program that gives youth an opportunity to visit community organizations and explore the dynamics of various careers.
	www.learning-for-life.org (123 words)

	Learning for Life - Exploring
		See a list of resources available to support the classroom-based Learning for Life and worksite-based Exploring programs.
		Learning for Life provides programs that are designed to support schools and other youth-serving organizations in their efforts toward preparing youth to successfully handle the complexities of today's society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-worth.
		Exploring is a worksite-based program that gives youth an opportunity to visit community organizations and explore the dynamics of various careers.
	www.learning-for-life.org (123 words)

	BSA Discrimination.org:Home -> Public Schools & BSA -> Learning for Life
		In addition to public schools (now that parts of Exploring are in LFL), LFL programs are operated in conjunction with law enforcement agencies, fire departments and other governmental organizations across the country.
		BSA moved those participating in Career-awareness Exploring units to LFL and those in high-adventure (or traditional) Exploring units into a new BSA program called Venturing.
		The BSA National Executive Board basically divided the current Exploring program into two groupings: 1) Career-awareness Exploring and 2) traditional high-adventure Exploring.
	www.bsa-discrimination.org /html/lfl.html (123 words)

	BSA speaks with Forked Tongue?
		The BSA owns two organizations: Learning for Life/Exploring and the BSA programs.
		The BSA and it's councils use every opportunity to emphasize those actions performed by individuals that are noteworthy and of a positive nature.
		The BSA does not have different standards for youth members and adult leaders in regards to being gay.
	www.scoutingforall.org /news/viewnews.cgi?newsid948067107,54024, (123 words)

	Learning for Life
		Another program offered for many years now is our Career Exploring Posts, which has continued to prove to be outstanding hands-on training, education, mentoring and leadership development for youth through area businesses, Fire Departments and Police Departments.
		Exploring Posts are open to co-ed youth, ages 14 (having graduated from 8th grade), up to age 20.
		New Exploring Post programs can be started by using almost any hobby or career interest.
	www.nwsc.org /lfl.shtml (123 words)

	Changes to the Venturing and Exploring Organizations
		By moving the Career Exploring programs from the traditional program to Learning for Life, a complete career educational package is now available to schools to meet their needs and the needs of their students.
		At the same time our traditional high adventure, religious, and outdoor Exploring program will be renamed "Venturing" and will continue to retain all of the elements of the traditional BSA program while enhanced with new advancement, leadership, and development opportunities.
		Create a new program division of the BSA call "Venturing" for high school age youth.
	www.lns.cornell.edu /~seb/explorers-change.html (123 words)

	MAC BSA - Venturing and Exploring FAQ for Leaders
		Learning for Life Exploring is separate from Venturing.
		If you have a frequently asked question (FAQ) that is not listed here, please contact Mountaineer Area Council or send e-mail to webmaster@macbsa.org and we'll find the answer for you.
		People are very confused by the changes in the Exploring and Venturing programs.
	www.macbsa.org /scouters/faq-venturing.html (123 words)

	Venturing Home Pages
		Career Awareness Exploring was moved out of traditional BSA into a program called Learning for Life.
		Note: The BSA Exploring Program was revamped in August, 1998, and some Explorer Posts (notably high adventure and hobby posts, as well as Sea Scouts) were moved into a new program called Venturing.
		Some of the career-oriented posts may change their emphasis to allow them to continue as high adventure or hobby crews, so we may make some mistakes in designating some posts as crews, and vice-versa.
	www.emf.net /~troop24/scouting/exploring.html (123 words)

	SCOUTER Forums: Reply to topic
		Does anyone know where I can obtain more of a History of Exploring BSA from the beginning to the 1998 start of Venturing and the transfer of Career Awareness Exploring and Vocational Exploring to Learning for Life.
		I usually contact Senior Scout Programs Overview but I would like to get something on Exploring in one volume.
		Does anyone know where I could get anything llike old manuals, books, patches or anything about the Exploring Division BSA, now Venturing.
	www.scouter.com /Forums/postings.asp?action=ReplyForm&threadID=57531&forumID=29 (123 words)

	WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio: Dispatch Media Group Explorer Post
		Exploring is part of the Learning for Life career education program.
		Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, service learning, character education, and leadership experience.
		This program allows students to earn local and national scholarships and recognition for the projects they complete at their posts.
	www.wbns10tv.com /Global/story.asp?S=2880793&nav=LUEdVo1P (378 words)

	International Association for Religious Freedom
		Ying-Hau Chen, a member of the Examination Yuan from the Ministry of Education, called for the school environment to be strengthened to guide pupils in exploring the meaning of life, cherishing their own lives, having consideration for others, and having respect for the environment.
		This program includes learning from religious education in a multi-faith approach, education about death and life, character education, career education, and physiological health education.
		Religious education, which is an important aspect of life for many people, also has a role in such a 'Life Education' curriculum.
	www.iarf.net /REBooklet/RoCTaiwan.htm (378 words)

	Vocational Education Myths and Realities
		Learning society rhetoric, financial incentives, and employer and social pressures are resulting in a new form of compulsory learning, learning as a "life sentence," a new form of social control (Coffield 1997; Tight 1999).
		The concept of lifelong learning is surrounded by competing myths or visions that represent very different perspectives about the purposes and goals of education.
		Tight, M. "Mythologies of Adult/Continuing/Lifelong Education." In Final Frontier: Exploring Spaces in the Education of Adults.
	www.fape.org /idea/how_it_works/voced_myths_9.html (1942 words)

	Laurel Springs Home School: Kindergarten - High School Home Schooling Curriculum for Distance Learning
		All Laurel Springs textbooks are carefully chosen based on the quality of their academic content, their visual appeal, and their suitability for a wide range of learning styles.
		Laurel Springs School's Elective Courses give students an opportunity to engage in disciplines for exploring their own interests, while earning credit required for graduation.
		At Laurel Springs, students may receive elective credit for a wide range of life experiences, including research, tutorials, workshops, seminars, conferences, private classes, religious studies, community service, and courses taken at a local college.
	www.laurelsprings.com /highschool_students.asp (1132 words)

	A Short, Selective, and Provisional GA, Evolution, and Artificial Life Bibliography for di
		* Miller, G. F., & Todd, P. Exploring adaptive agency I: Theory and methods for simulating the evolution of learning.
		A Short, Selective, and Provisional GA, Evolution, and Artificial Life Bibliography for distribution at ICGA-4 1991 prepared by Geoffrey F. Miller (geoffrey@psych.stanford.edu) and Peter M. Todd (todd@psych.stanford.edu) References organized by topic; * = highly recommended and topical.
		Todd, P. M., & Miller, G. Exploring adaptive agency II: Simulating the evolution of associative learning.
	www.skepticfiles.org /evolut/biblioge.htm (1132 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence: Crawling
		The baby is at the beginning of one of the most intense periods of educational development of her life and needs to satisfy her natural curiosity and her enormous capacity to learn by exploring.
		However, this reflex disappears during the early weeks of life, and true crawling is not learned until the second six months, normally around the same time that an infant is able to sit up alone for extended periods of time.
		Crawling is the primary form of mobility achieved by infants before they learn to walk.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2602/is_0001/ai_2602000166/print (578 words)

	Publications
		Lucas, L., Gibbs, G., Hughes, S., Jones, O. & Wisker, G. (1997) A Study of the Effects of Course Design Features on Student Learning in Large Classes at Three Institutions: a comparative study, in Rust, C. & Gibbs, G. (eds.) Improving Student Learning Through Course Design, Oxford: Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development.
		Deem, R. & Lucas, L. (2006) Learning About Research: exploring the learning and teaching/research relationship amongst educational practitioners studying in higher education, Teaching in Higher Education, 11 (1)
		Gibbs, G & Lucas, L. (1997) Coursework Assessment, Class Size and Student Performance: 1984-94, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 211 (2).
	www.bris.ac.uk /education/people/academicStaff/edxll/publications (285 words)

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		The mission of St. Stephen Middle School is to provide a rich learning environment so that our students will succeed in school and in life.
		Stephen's Episcopal Church is a community of faith called to express God's love in our life together by exploring and fostering spiritual growth, nurturing families and individuals of all ages, addressing environmental and social concerns, and celebrating through liturgy, music, and the arts.
		The Mission of St. Paul's Community Development Corporation is to serve as an agent of hope, partnering with the community to improve the basic quality of life in Paterson as well as empowering its participants to become self-sufficient members of the community at large.
	www.volunteersolutions.org /org/dir-s-65.html (650 words)

	200+ Cool Websites Something For Everyone
		You’ll enjoy exploring the mysteries of optics, mechanics, astronomy, life sciences, and many other scientific disciplines in this progressive learning environment.
		AgeNet.com is an online information and referral network designed to bridge the distance between aging parents and adult children by providing information about products and services that are important to enhancing the quality of life of older adults and their families.
		This collection of outtakes from the life and times of one of America’s greatest contemporary authors is a Vonnegut fan’s delight.
	www.userfriendlybooks.com /websites/200plus.htm (650 words)

	Character Education - Teaching Kids to Care
		Our purpose is to assist educators in exploring teaching and learning that often reaches beyond the goals, touching the hearts, minds, and lives of students in far-reaching ways that can transform a future of failure to a life of success.
		Character education is about celebrating what's right with young people while enabling them to develop knowledge and life skills for enhancing ethical and responsible behavior.
		Character education presents life with context, inviting students to listen, share, explore, and reflect.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /SchoolsOnline/charactered.html (577 words)

	Nat'l Academies Press: Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers
		Eager to Learn presents a comprehensive, coherent picture of early childhood learning, along with a clear path toward improving this important stage of life for all children.
		Eager to Learn is an invaluable and relevant resource for directing further studies, informing reflection on existing practice and exploring global perspectives of early years pedagogy."
		Key discoveries in how young children learn are reviewed in language accessible to parents as well as educators: findings about the interplay of biology and environment, variations in learning among individuals and children from different social and economic groups, and the importance of health, safety, nutrition and interpersonal warmth to early learning.
	www.nap.edu /catalog/9745.html (577 words)

	Goffstown Fire Explorers - Post 633, B.S.A.
		Town of Goffstown, NH Learning for Life/Fire Exploring
		If you would like your Exploring related link listed here, email the Webmaster.
		Goffstown Fire Explorers - Post 633, B.S.A. Links
	www.exploring.org /nh/posts/633/links.html (37 words)

	Carolina Summer Reading Program 2006: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
		The Carolina Summer Reading Program is designed to provide a common experience for incoming students, to enhance participation in the intellectual life of the campus through stimulating discussion and critical thinking around a current topic, and to encourage a sense of community between students, faculty and staff.
		The issues with which Gogol struggles, such as navigating cultural boundaries, exploring value systems, establishing independence, and searching for an authentic self, are foundational aspects of the college student experience.
		Powerful and engaging, The Namesake lends itself to exploring a wide range of discussion points, making it an excellent choice for Carolina's Summer Reading Program.
	www.unc.edu /srp (747 words)

	Education World ® Holidays Center: February
		Whether you're interested in learning more about the office of the presidency or in exploring the life of a particular president, these sites offer a variety of resources about the men -- from George Washington to George W. Bush -- who have held the highest office in the land.
		Valentine's Day means cinnamon hearts, conversation hearts, and paper hearts -- and a "hearty" collection of activities for children.
		Presidential libraries hold the papers and memorabilia of former U.S. presidents, making them available to the general public, and preserving them for future generations.
	www.education-world.com /holidays/archives/february.shtml (628 words)

	Exploring (Boy Scouts of America) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All the career-oriented posts were moved to Learning for Life, while the rest became the new Venturing (Boy Scouts of America) program.
		Currently, the program is a vocational program and part of the BSA's Learning for Life corporate, while the BSA's Venturing program is their traditional program for older youth.
		This term should not be confused with Explorer Scouts, the UK equivalent of Exploring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exploring_(BSA) (405 words)

	OCFA Fire Explorer Program
		Be a registered member of the Learning For Life (LFL) Exploring subsidiary.
		By participating in the Fire Exploring Program, the individual will gain personal confidence, learn to use various tools, develop mechanical skills and aptitude, and gain a greater awareness of personal and fire safety.
		Candidates for the position of Fire Explorer must be age 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) to age 21 and comply with the following conditions:
	www.ocfa.org /innerpage/explorer.htm (433 words)

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