Royal Rangers Programs
Royal Rangers offers age-specific programs designed to mentor boys and young men into Christlike manhood. Each program features an advancement trail, skill-building merits, and Bible-centered curriculum.
Ranger Kids
Ranger Kids offers every boy from kindergarten through second grade adventure and fun! Through age-appropriate activities, boys learn about God, develop friendships, and begin their Royal Rangers journey.
Advancement Trail
The Ranger Kids Advancement Trail is based on the needs, interests, and characteristics of boys in kindergarten, first, and second grades. The trail represents a process for learning and growing through participation in fun activities, both with your group and at home.
The trail consists of fifteen advancement steps, organized into three sub-trails of five steps each — the Trail to the Elk, Trail to the Wolverine, and the Trail to the Cougar. The system is designed to be completed in three years, with one advancement step being completed each quarter and one annual award being earned each year.
Highlights
- Age-appropriate activities designed for boys in grades K–2
- Three sub-trails: Elk, Wolverine, and Cougar
- Fifteen advancement steps over three years
- Ranger Kids Gold Trail Award — the highest Ranger Kids award
- Fun activities with friends at weekly meetings
Discovery Rangers
Discovery Rangers is the Royal Rangers group for boys in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Discovery Rangers enjoy many great adventures as they make new friends, learn new skills, develop leadership, and grow into the young man God created them to be.
Advancement Trail
Discovery Rangers features an advancement trail that provides boys with a variety of opportunities to experience new things and have fun with their friends. Boys learn about topics such as First Aid, Rope Craft, Art, Fishing, or Model Rocketry.
Each Discovery Rangers group chooses the topics they will study from a list of more than fifty blue skill merit options, or over two hundred skill merits of all color categories.
Highlights
- Over 50 blue skill merit options to choose from
- 200+ total skill merits across all categories
- Weekly Bible lessons integrated into meetings
- Team building and personal development
- Hands-on skill-building in topics like First Aid and Rope Craft
Merit Types
Bible Merits
Earned by completing Bible lessons, typically one per weekly meeting.
Skill Merits
The fun activities Discovery Rangers can do and learn — taught at weekly meetings or completed at home.
Leadership Merits
Earned periodically through team building activities and personal development.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”Matthew 22:37–40 (NIV)
Adventure Rangers
Adventure Rangers is the Royal Rangers group for boys in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Adventure Rangers have many opportunities to learn and grow as they do fun things with their friends, develop new skills, practice leadership & teamwork, and grow into the young man God created them to be.
Advancement Trail
Adventure Rangers features an advancement trail that introduces boys to a variety of new skills and fun activities with their group. Boys learn about topics such as Archery, Canoeing, Photography, or Skateboarding.
Each Adventure Rangers group chooses the topics they will study from a list of more than seventy green skill merit options, or over two hundred skill merits of all color categories.
Highlights
- Over 70 green skill merit options
- 200+ total skill merits across all categories
- Activities like Archery, Canoeing, and Photography
- Leadership development and teamwork challenges
- Weekly Bible study and character building
Merit Types
Bible Merits
Earned by completing Bible lessons, typically one per weekly meeting.
Skill Merits
The fun activities Adventure Rangers can do and learn — taught at weekly meetings or completed at home.
Leadership Merits
Earned periodically through team building activities and personal development.
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law…do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.Joshua 1:7 (NIV)
Expedition Rangers
Expedition Rangers is the Royal Rangers group for boys in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Expedition Rangers participate in a variety of activities of common interest to teen guys as they make friends, learn valuable skills, learn leadership, and grow into the young man God created them to be.
Advancement Trail
Expedition Rangers features an advancement trail that provides boys with many opportunities to experience new things and have fun with their friends. Boys learn about topics such as Auto Mechanics, Fly Fishing, Rock Climbing, or Graphic Arts.
Each Expedition Rangers group chooses the topics they will study from a list of more than eighty silver skill merit options, or over two hundred skill merits of all color categories.
Highlights
- Over 80 silver skill merit options
- 200+ total skill merits across all categories
- Activities like Auto Mechanics, Rock Climbing, and Graphic Arts
- Spirit Challenges — group Bible study format
- Preparing young men for life and leadership
Merit Types
Skill Merits
The fun activities Expedition Rangers can do and learn — taught at weekly meetings or completed at home.
Leadership Merits
Earned periodically through team building activities and personal development.
Spirit Challenges
The Bible lessons completed as part of the weekly Expedition Rangers meeting.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Find an Outpost Near You
Royal Rangers outposts meet weekly at churches across Queens. Contact us to find the closest outpost and get your son started on his Royal Rangers journey.