We all feel uplifted when we experience an impressive ceremony. Through the years, creative ceremonies have perpetuated Scouting’s unique fascination, attraction, and timeless mystique.
Ceremonies: What and Why?
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Planning
Preparation
Staging
Group Dynamics
During a Troop Meeting
OPENING CEREMONIES
Standard Flag Ceremony
Pledge of Allegiance w/Meanings
Pledge of Allegiance – Two Lines
Pledge of Allegiance – Spotlight
Scout Oath – 3 Candle Opening 1
Scout Oath – 3 Candle Opening 2
Scout Law – Single Points
Scout Law – Newest & Oldest Scout
Scout Law – Twelve Scouts
Outdoor Code – Unison
Outdoor Code – 4 Candle Opening
Outdoor Code w/Explanations
CLOSING CEREMONIES
Retiring the Colors
Scout Law and Prayer
Counting Off w/Law or Oath
Class A Clap
Scout Benediction
Scout Benediction w/Gestures
Troop Circle – Scout Benediction
Troop Circle – Repetition
Counting Off – Scout Benediction
Taps
INVESTITURE CEREMONIES
RECOGNITION CEREMONIES
– Sample Presentation
– Providing Additional Information
– Visual Aids
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES
– Senior Patrol Leader Installation
– Patrol Leader Installation
NEW MEMBER JOINING CEREMONIES
– Joining Ceremony 1
– Joining Ceremony 2
Troop Courts of Honor
Sample Agenda
Special Presentation: Law & Oath
Visual Aids
Advancement Presentations
RECOGNITION CEREMONIES
– Simple Presentations
– Lighting Candles
– Spotlight Rank Ceremony
Eagle Courts of Honor
Sample Agenda
Eagle Charges
SCRIPTED CEREMONIES
– Trail of the Eagle
– Voice of the Eagle
– Eagle Scout Obligations
– Eagle Pledge Script
– Challenge Ceremony
– The Four Winds
– History of the Eagle and Man
Campfire Ceremonies
TROOP CAMPFIRE GUIDELINES
LIGHTING THE FIRE
– Torch Lighting
– Magic Fire Lighting
– Flaming Arrow
– Enhancing the Lighting of the Fire
– Gifts from the Scout Oath
OPENINGS
– Poetic Opening 1
– Poetic Opening 2
– Poetic Opening 3
– Words to Set the Mood 1
– Words to Set the Mood 2
– Opening Applause
CLOSINGS
– Thorns and Roses
– Closing Wish
– Troop Circle – Scout Benediction
– Taps
– Scout Vespers
AOL Crossover
The Bridge
What’s Presented
Outdoor Ceremonies
Simple Bridge Crossing Ceremony
Simple Pack Meeting Crossover
Rudyard Kipling Crossover