[bsilvereagle]

I'm really surprised there was no mention of Venturing in this article. Venturing is the program created by the BSA specifically to have multi-gender troops and focus more on high adventure activities.

From the website:

> Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 years of age OR 13 years of age and have completed the eighth grade and under 21 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults.

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Venturing.aspx

[tlrobinson]

I assume that's what this is referring to: "While allowing girls to participate in some affiliated programs, it keeps them out of the core scouting curriculum that has built a reputation as the most rigorous youth development program in the nation."