Planning a Successful Venturing Super Activity: Tips and Guidelines

The Backbone of Venturing: Super Activities Presenter s Name(s)

A Super activity is: Program year highlight Major project or trip requiring extensive planning and preparation Tier III Adventure They will generate publicity and interest in your crew CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Things to Consider Important part of the program year: Unites the crew and gives a goal Can design Tier I and II activities to prepare for the superactivity It makes it easy to sell Venturing! Questions to consider: What are crew members interested in? What is affordable? How much time will it take to plan? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Brainstorming Can be: A challenging outdoor adventure A visit to a foreign country A service project Or just plain fun! Important Resource: Venturing handbook Venturing.org BSA National High Adventure bases have planning guides CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning Date Location Adult Leaders Equipment Food Lodging Budget CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Date When do the kids get out for the summer? Do any of them already have other commitments for part of the summer? When is the best time of the year for the activity we want to do? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Location Does this location allow us access to all the activities we want to do? What type of transportation will we need to get there/once we are there? Does this location fit within our budget? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Adult Leaders Do we have enough adult leadership for this trip? Do the adults need to get any training before going on this trip? ALL need Youth Protection May need Wilderness First Aid, CPR, LNT, etc. Can the adults get this week off of work? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Equipment What type of equipment do we need for the trip? Can we transport all of the equipment with us? Do they possibly have equipment there that we can rent? Do we need to buy new equipment? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Food How many meals will we need on the trip? Are there any allergies to watch out for? Are we cooking our own food, or eating out? Is the food cost budgeted in the trip? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Lodging Are we sleeping in tents, at a church, or in hotels? Do we have enough rooms/tents for everyone? Are we staying in one place for the whole trip? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Planning the Budget How much of a budget do we need? Are we doing any fundraising? Have we put in extra funds for misc. costs? Is this trip something that our members can afford? CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Post Event What went well What didn t go well How can the activity be improved next time Document, document, document Developing a trip presentation for new recruits is a good idea CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Closing Thoughts Super activities should not be thrown together at the last minute Crews (youth) need many months to properly plan a superactivity start in in the early fall or late summer for the following summer s trip Set clear goals, expectations, and deadlines Youth should play a major role in planning and implementing a superactivity CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

Further Information Venturing.org/connect.html Venturing Awards and Requirements handbook, Handbook for Venturers, and the Advisor s handbook <insert additional resources> CREATED BY CR VENTURING, 2016

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