How do the Scout meetings work?
They are on Monday nights and start at 7:00 pm and finish at 8:30 pm. The meetings are run by the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL). From a leadership point of view, the SPL is the highest ranking Scout in the troop. Through the help of his staff and other troop officers, he plans and carries out the meetings. Typically they begin with some quick announcements and are then followed by an instruction or presentation segment. Following this would be some sort of game or activity. More announcements may follow, along with some closing words from the Scoutmaster. The main idea is that the troop is run by the Scouts and not by the adults. The adult leaders are there to provide guidance and to encourage and develop the potential in each Scout.
