Ages 8-16 · Book 4, Discernment · 4,299 places
Scouts and Youth Clubs
Volunteer-led and mixed-age, written so tonight's leader can read it tonight.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Two Wolves Within — “Choose what you feed within.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Audit one real day of inputs, honestly, adults included
- Session 2
Read the story and name the choice point inside it
- Session 3
Learn the one check: who made this, and what do they want
- Session 4
Apply the check to something they actually watch
- Session 5
Set the family or class rule they helped write
Questions leaders ask
Is scouts and youth clubs in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is discernment — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 8-16. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
What does a your area program need to run this?
A room, an adult, and thirty minutes. No kit, no screen, no prep beyond reading the page before the children arrive.
Can we run it as a drop-in rather than a series?
Yes. Each session stands alone, and the arc is stronger if they come back, but nothing breaks if a child only ever comes once.
The rules that make it work
This takes no side on any platform
No app is named as good or bad. That is what makes it usable in a public school, and it is also what makes it still true in three years.
Teach the question, not the rule
Rules expire when the technology changes. "Who made this and what do they want from me" works on something that has not been invented yet.
The child writes the rule
A limit imposed from above is complied with until it can be evaded. A limit a child helped write is one they can explain to a friend.
Adults do the inventory too
A grown-up listing their own real day, honestly, in front of the children, is the moment the session stops being a telling-off.
Self-talk is an input
The harshest voice most children hear is their own, and it is on the list with everything else because it works the same way.
Nobody is shamed for their list
The first honest inventory is always ugly. A room that reacts to that is a room that will only ever see edited lists afterwards.
Scouts and Clubs by metro area
Northeast
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- Scouts and Clubs — Philadelphia, PA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Providence, RI
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- Scouts and Clubs — Buffalo, NY
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- Scouts and Clubs — Bridgeport, CT
- Scouts and Clubs — Albany, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Worcester, MA
- Scouts and Clubs — Allentown, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Poughkeepsie metro area, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Syracuse, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Harrisburg, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — New Haven, CT
- Scouts and Clubs — Portland, ME
- Scouts and Clubs — Scranton, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Lancaster, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — York, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Springfield, MA
- Scouts and Clubs — Waterbury, CT
- Scouts and Clubs — Reading, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Manchester, NH
- Scouts and Clubs — Trenton, NJ
- Scouts and Clubs — Atlantic City, NJ
- Scouts and Clubs — Utica, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Norwich, CT
- Scouts and Clubs — Erie, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Binghamton, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Barnstable, MA
- Scouts and Clubs — Burlington, VT
- Scouts and Clubs — Kingston, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Amherst, MA
- Scouts and Clubs — Chambersburg, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Bangor, ME
- Scouts and Clubs — State College, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Vineland, NJ
- Scouts and Clubs — Lebanon, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Johnstown, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Pittsfield, MA
- Scouts and Clubs — Glens Falls, NY
- Scouts and Clubs — Altoona, PA
- Scouts and Clubs — Lewiston, ME
- Scouts and Clubs — Williamsport, PA
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Midwest
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- Scouts and Clubs — Davenport, IA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Rockford, IL
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- Scouts and Clubs — South Bend, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Sioux Falls, SD
- Scouts and Clubs — Duluth, MN
- Scouts and Clubs — Cedar Rapids, IA
- Scouts and Clubs — Evansville, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Fargo, ND
- Scouts and Clubs — Kalamazoo, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Appleton, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Champaign, IL
- Scouts and Clubs — Topeka, KS
- Scouts and Clubs — Rochester, MN
- Scouts and Clubs — Lafayette, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Columbia, MO
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- Scouts and Clubs — Elkhart, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Springfield, IL
- Scouts and Clubs — St. Cloud, MN
- Scouts and Clubs — Racine, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Saginaw, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Iowa City, IA
- Scouts and Clubs — Muskegon, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Eau Claire, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Oshkosh, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Bloomington, IL
- Scouts and Clubs — La Crosse, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Terre Haute, IN
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- Scouts and Clubs — Kenosha, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Janesville, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Bloomington, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Jackson, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Traverse City, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Rapid City, SD
- Scouts and Clubs — Monroe, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Jefferson City, MO
- Scouts and Clubs — Niles, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Sioux City, IA
- Scouts and Clubs — Bismarck, ND
- Scouts and Clubs — Wausau, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Manhattan, KS
- Scouts and Clubs — Springfield, OH
- Scouts and Clubs — Battle Creek, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Ames, IA
- Scouts and Clubs — Mansfield, OH
- Scouts and Clubs — Lawrence, KS
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- Scouts and Clubs — Sheboygan, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Muncie, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Sandusky, OH
- Scouts and Clubs — Michigan City, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Kankakee, IL
- Scouts and Clubs — Grand Forks, ND
- Scouts and Clubs — Mankato, MN
- Scouts and Clubs — Fond du Lac, WI
- Scouts and Clubs — Bay City, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Lima, OH
- Scouts and Clubs — Dubuque, IA
- Scouts and Clubs — Decatur, IL
- Scouts and Clubs — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Scouts and Clubs — Columbus, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Kokomo, IN
- Scouts and Clubs — Midland, MI
- Scouts and Clubs — Grand Island, NE
- Scouts and Clubs — Minot, ND
South
- Scouts and Clubs — Dallas, TX
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- Scouts and Clubs — Atlanta, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Washington, DC
- Scouts and Clubs — Miami, FL
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- Scouts and Clubs — Charlotte, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Baltimore, MD
- Scouts and Clubs — San Antonio, TX
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- Scouts and Clubs — Nashville, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Virginia Beach, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Jacksonville, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Raleigh, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Oklahoma City, OK
- Scouts and Clubs — Louisville, KY
- Scouts and Clubs — Richmond, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Memphis, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Birmingham, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Tulsa, OK
- Scouts and Clubs — Greenville, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — New Orleans, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Knoxville, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Sarasota metro area, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — McAllen, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Charleston, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — Baton Rouge, LA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Cape Coral, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Lakeland, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Greensboro, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Little Rock, AR
- Scouts and Clubs — Deltona, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Winston-Salem, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Palm Bay, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Augusta, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Durham, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Fayetteville, AR
- Scouts and Clubs — Jackson, MS
- Scouts and Clubs — Chattanooga, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Huntsville, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Pensacola, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Lexington, KY
- Scouts and Clubs — Killeen, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Wilmington, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Corpus Christi, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Ocala, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Savannah, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Brownsville, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Gulfport, MS
- Scouts and Clubs — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — Lafayette, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Asheville, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Naples, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Mobile, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Spartanburg, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — Beaumont, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Tallahassee, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Fayetteville, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Montgomery, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Shreveport, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Hickory, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Lubbock, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Huntington, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Gainesville, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Clarksville, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Columbus, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Roanoke, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Hagerstown, MD
- Scouts and Clubs — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Kingsport, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Waco, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Longview, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — College Station, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Laredo, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Slidell, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Amarillo, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Lynchburg, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Daphne, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Tyler, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Lake Charles, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — Macon, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Fort Smith, AR
- Scouts and Clubs — Panama City, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Charlottesville, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Gainesville, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Athens, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Monroe, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Punta Gorda, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Jacksonville, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Johnson City, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Lexington Park, MD
- Scouts and Clubs — Warner Robins, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Auburn, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Florence, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — Charleston, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Houma, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Bowling Green, KY
- Scouts and Clubs — Dover, DE
- Scouts and Clubs — Midland, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Burlington, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Abilene, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Jackson, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Greenville, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Blacksburg, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Odessa, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Homosassa Springs, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Decatur, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Hattiesburg, MS
- Scouts and Clubs — The Villages metro area, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Florence, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Dothan, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Sherman, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Valdosta, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Winchester, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Wichita Falls, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Rocky Mount, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Alexandria, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Dalton, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Texarkana, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Albany, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Morgantown, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Hammond, LA
- Scouts and Clubs — Harrisonburg, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Jonesboro, AR
- Scouts and Clubs — Wheeling, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Cleveland, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Salisbury, MD
- Scouts and Clubs — Staunton, VA
- Scouts and Clubs — Morristown, TN
- Scouts and Clubs — Elizabethtown, KY
- Scouts and Clubs — Lawton, OK
- Scouts and Clubs — Goldsboro, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — San Angelo, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Brunswick, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Anniston, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Owensboro, KY
- Scouts and Clubs — Steubenville, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Sebring, FL
- Scouts and Clubs — Pinehurst, NC
- Scouts and Clubs — Beckley, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Sumter, SC
- Scouts and Clubs — Gadsden, AL
- Scouts and Clubs — Paducah, KY
- Scouts and Clubs — Rome, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Victoria, TX
- Scouts and Clubs — Hot Springs, AR
- Scouts and Clubs — Hinesville, GA
- Scouts and Clubs — Parkersburg, WV
- Scouts and Clubs — Enid, OK
- Scouts and Clubs — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- Scouts and Clubs — Los Angeles, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Phoenix, AZ
- Scouts and Clubs — Riverside, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — San Francisco, CA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Honolulu, HI
- Scouts and Clubs — Bakersfield, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Albuquerque, NM
- Scouts and Clubs — Boise, ID
- Scouts and Clubs — Oxnard, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Stockton, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Colorado Springs, CO
- Scouts and Clubs — Provo, UT
- Scouts and Clubs — Ogden, UT
- Scouts and Clubs — Spokane, WA
- Scouts and Clubs — Reno, NV
- Scouts and Clubs — Modesto, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Santa Rosa, CA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Vallejo, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Salem, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — Santa Maria, CA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Anchorage, AK
- Scouts and Clubs — Eugene, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — Greeley, CO
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- Scouts and Clubs — Boulder, CO
- Scouts and Clubs — Kennewick, WA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Merced, CA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Bend, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — Yakima, WA
- Scouts and Clubs — Santa Cruz, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Prescott metro area, AZ
- Scouts and Clubs — Bellingham, WA
- Scouts and Clubs — Las Cruces, NM
- Scouts and Clubs — Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Scouts and Clubs — Yuma, AZ
- Scouts and Clubs — Medford, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — St. George, UT
- Scouts and Clubs — Chico, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Billings, MT
- Scouts and Clubs — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Scouts and Clubs — Yuba City, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Redding, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — El Centro, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Idaho Falls, ID
- Scouts and Clubs — Pueblo, CO
- Scouts and Clubs — Grand Junction, CO
- Scouts and Clubs — Logan, UT
- Scouts and Clubs — Maui, HI
- Scouts and Clubs — Santa Fe, NM
- Scouts and Clubs — Hanford, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Flagstaff, AZ
- Scouts and Clubs — Mount Vernon, WA
- Scouts and Clubs — Napa, CA
- Scouts and Clubs — Albany, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — Bozeman, MT
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- Scouts and Clubs — Wenatchee, WA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Twin Falls, ID
- Scouts and Clubs — Farmington, NM
- Scouts and Clubs — Longview, WA
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- Scouts and Clubs — Corvallis, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — Helena, MT
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- Scouts and Clubs — Pocatello, ID
- Scouts and Clubs — Grants Pass, OR
- Scouts and Clubs — Great Falls, MT
- Scouts and Clubs — Casper, WY
- Scouts and Clubs — Lewiston, ID
- Scouts and Clubs — Walla Walla, WA
- Scouts and Clubs — Carson City, NV
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