About Us

  • The Unofficial Francis Scott Key District Webpage and ScoutCastFSK exists to promote the FSK District and the National Capital Area Council. Below and to the right you’ll see the map of the unofficial home of the FSK District and the building where all Eagle Scout Boards of Review are held.

Francis Scott Key District is part of the Mountain West field service area in the National Capital Area Council. It serves scouting families in Frederick County, MD.

District Roundtable
2nd Tuesday of the month (except July)

7:15 PM: – Walkersville Carnival Grounds, 79 W. Frederick St., Walkersville, MD.  September’s Roundtable is a Picnic at the Watershed (see Calendar for details)

 
COVID 19 NOTE:
During the Covid 19 pandemic, the District has been holding all Roundtables and District meetings via Zoom. See the newsletter or contact the District Chair or Commissioner for more details.

The Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.

The BSA’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking. In order to further these outdoor activities, the BSA has four high-adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia).

The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for children in grades K-5, Scouts BSA for youth ages 11 to 17 and Venturing and Sea Scouting for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) to 20.

The BSA operates traditional Scouting by chartering local organizations, such as churches, clubs, civic associations, or educational organization, to implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Units are led entirely by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization, who are supported by local councils using both paid professional Scouters and volunteers.