The Eagle Scout Project is a leadership project. The process is also a great real world exercise in Project Management. Think of it as an AP class capstone, a college level final paper or a major job deliverable. In all these cases, your goal is to get your project approved and documented so that others can support it. In some real world examples where your proposal would go before a committee that decides which projects go forward and which don't, you have the burden of not leaving anything out or anything to detract from your project or distract the reviewers. That means following the required format, making sure all answers and information is complete and correct, and paying particular attention at submission time. In all of these cases, you would want to do your best, most complete work, to have one or more people provide constructive feedback and criticism, and then really polish your submission before hitting send. Your Parents, Eagle Coach, Troop Committee Chair, Assistant Scoutmasters, and your Scoutmaster are available resources and we encourage you to use us and run your drafts by us so that by the time the District representative and Eagle Project Proposal committee see them, they are the best representation of your project. Keep in mind that everyone involved in helping you through your Eagle Project process are volunteers and are not being paid to help you complete your project. The District volunteers are reviewing dozens of projects each month. For ALL correspondence you have with Adults as you work toward Eagle, you must be mindful of the following:
The video linked below was recorded in November of 2020. It goes over the process of earning Eagle with specific details on how to begin the Eagle Project process. |