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Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth looking to discover their future.

Whether you’re a local organization looking to strengthen the community or a young person wanting to uncover the possibilities of your future, Exploring is a great place to start.

Key Leadership

Vice President of Exploring:

Chase Hatfield

Exploring Executive:

Alex Patterson

(567) 208-5392 or alex.patterson@scouting.org

 

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    Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth looking to discover their future. Whether you're a local organization looking to strengthen the community or a young person wanting to uncover the possibilities of your future, Exploring is a great place to start. Learn more about our career-based Exploring program here!


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Why Exploring?

Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth looking to discover their future. Whether you’re a local organization looking to strengthen the community or a young person wanting to uncover the possibilities of your future, Exploring is a great place to start.

Posts for 14 - 20 yrs old
Clubs for 10 - 14 yrs old

Youth Benefits

Students & Parents

Exploring is a unique career exploration program for young men and women ages 10 - 20. The program provides students with an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of career fields and network with professionals already working in those fields. You get hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for you. You develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in your selected career fields, and you get to know other youth with your same interests and aspirations.

Exploring is the first step in identifying career possibilities while having fun in an exciting and informal environment.

Student Benefits:

  • Strong personal values and character development
  • Build self-worth and self-confidence
  • Leadership skills training and development
  • Social development
  • Unique career experiences, networking & internships
  • Personal growth
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Group collaboration and teamwork
  • Scholarships available only to Explorers
  • Add Exploring to your college, job and scholarship applications!

Most Exploring programs align with the school calendar and begin in the fall, while some also offer summer activities, annual conferences, internships and other events. Most meet once or twice a month throughout the year.

For the Youth Exploring Application, download a PDF by CLICKING HERE!


Learn more about our career-specific programs by clicking the company logos below. The following are our Posts and Clubs that are currently active and accepting new applicants:

Active Posts Now In Our Area

 

Marathon Information Technology Post

Defiance Police Department Club

 
Click here for more information!

Doty Dental Post

Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital Post

 

Lima Memorial Hospital Post

Bath Township Fire Department Post 

Hancock County Sheriff's Post

Fulton County Sheriff's Post

CentraComm Cyber Security Post

Auglaize County Sheriff's Post

Van Wert County Sheriff's Post

 

 

 

 

If you miss one of the above meetings, you can still sign-up and join at anytime during the year!

Contact Alex Patterson at (567) 208-5392 or Alex.Patterson@Scouting.org for more info!

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