And Gold Trail Award

You can receive these item once you have completed and received the Elk, Wolverine & the Cougar Patches. This is a new program that was just started in 2007.

There are 48 Achievement Awards. You may work on these at home and in your Ranger Kid's meetings. Each series of patches are a different color and has a different meaning. The patch colors are mixed through out each Advancement Trail. 

• Patches with Blue edges show you what a Royal Ranger Kid should be, learning to be the Best Christian you can be.
• Patches with Black edges teach about things around us, history, people, and how to help others.
• Patches with Silver edges teach about things we do. Ranger Kids do a lot and are always learning more ways.
• Patches with Gold edges teach important things about Church, going to church and helping out help earn awards.
• Patches with Green edges tell us about the outdoors, games, and taking care of God's world.
• Patches with Red edges show how to help others, and learn to be one of God's helpers.

In each Advancement trail, there are Achievement badges you can earn. First off, there are four categories to complete for each Achievement badge. They are:

Physical: You do some physical labor or activity promoting an event or learning more about it.

Spiritual: You learn a spiritual lesson. This may happen through prayer, reading, or memorizing a Scripture passage, or going to church.

Mental: You do a mental activity. You can tell about something you did, show how to do something, or discuss something.

Social: You take part with others your age or with adults in developing social skills, such as speaking in front of a group or working on a project with others.

Now let's move on to the actual fun part, taking a look at all the badges.

Let's start with the "Trail to the Elk" for the Kindergarten Grade.  

Ram:

  Craft Help the Commander Strong Body What's on TV

Caribou:

  Clean Body Family History Firefighter Home Helper

Buffalo:

  Games Noah's Ark Outing Rangers about Town

Antelope:

  Church Helper Church History Joyful Noise Sunday School

Next there's the "Trail to the Wolverine's" for the First Grader.

Beaver:

  Community Helper Government Help a Neighbor Safety

Fox:

  Defender of the Word Flag Doer of the Word Sporting Event

Coyote:

  Going Places Keeper of the Law Money Helper Patrol Helper

Badger:

  Cooking Day Camp Old West Taking Care of God's World

And last of all "Trail to the Cougar" for the Second Grade.

Lynx:

  Arts Buddy Barrel History Light for the Lost

Cheetah:

  Be a Friend God is Working In the Air Map

Panther:

  Puppet School Telling Others about Jesus Working Togethe

Tiger:

  Adventure on Wheels Nature Sports Tying Knots

The newest Award is "God & Country Award Program".  Here's a little bit about it:

God and Me
The God and Country program offers another award that Royal Rangers can earn besides those in Ranger Kids. The first step in the God and Country program is the God and Me Award. The boy learns the story of his life and Jesus' life. He learns how God puts the two stories together. When the God and Me Student Workbook has been completed, the boy will receive a medal.

The first step in the God and Country Award Program is the God and Me Award. It is promoted by such groups as the Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Campfire organizations, and it teaches and encourages the boy's understanding of how we are made, why and what your relationship with God should be. Awards are earned by successful completion of assignments in the God and Me Student Workbook. The workbook contains three sections of work, each with a project for the boys to complete.

Eligibility Guidelines
Children in grades 1, 2 & 3 are eligible to participate in God and Me. Each participant must have his own copy of the Student Workbook.

1. God Created Me
The student will study the creation story and learn that God was pleased with all creation. They will acknowledge God as Creator and give praise to God.

2. Jesus is God's Gift to Me
The student will learn of God's love through Jesus. As they tell parallel stories of their own birth and the birth of Jesus, they will proclaim that Jesus was born to be their Savior.

3. I Can Talk with God
The student will learn how important prayer was to Jesus and that God wants them to pray. They will learn four parts of prayer to help them share their thoughts with God. Children will be required to memorize the Lord's Prayer.

4. Because God Cares for Me
As the student learns to lean on God as their Good Shepherd, they will be challenged to reach out and be “good shepherds” to those around them.

Here are some pictures of your patches placed on your Ranger Kids Vest.

For complete information on placement of all the patches on the Vest and Shirts, refer to Chapter 4 or pages 67 - 79 in your Ranger Kids Handbook.

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