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Exploring (Learning for Life)

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For the similarly named UK scouting organisation, see Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association).
For other uses, see Explorer (disambiguation).
Exploring
OwnerLearning for Life
HeadquartersIrving, Texas
CountryUnited States
Founded1949
Membership
  • 37,678 youth (2025)[1]
National DirectorTim Anderson
Website
www.exploring.org
 Scouting portal

Exploring is an interactive, worksite-based career education program of Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. Participants in the program are called Explorers and previously Explorer Scouts. The program serves youth in 6th-8th grades (Exploring clubs), and young men and women who are 14 through 20 years old (Exploring posts). Exploring units (clubs or posts), are sponsored by local businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and usually focus on a single career field, but can also introduce youth to a variety of career fields within a single unit.

Prior to 1998, the Exploring program was the main BSA program for older youth and included posts with an emphasis on outdoor activities, which are now part of the Venturing program.[2]

Programs

References

  1. ^ "Scouting America Delivers 2025 Report to the Nation, Highlighting Achievements & Vision". Scouting America Foundation. April 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "20 facts about Venturing for the program's 20th birthday". 9 February 2018.
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