Honor Submission

Creating and Submitting a New AY Honor
Creating a new NAD AY Honor proposal is not an "easy Sunday afternoon" activity. It requires a significant amount of time and other resources and must be evaluated at many stages as to whether the proposal is valid for an audience that encompasses the entire North American Division (United States, Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Bermuda, Guam, North Mariana Islands, Palau, The Marshall Islands, Wake Island, and the Federated States of Micronesia).

In nearly 100 years of AY Honor development, about 600 honors have been approved. Thus, reaching that level of excellence is a special "honor." However, as is evidenced by an honor's comparative scarcity, not all fun activities, skills or lessons are "worthy" to become AY Honors.
At this moment, any new proposals will most likely NOT be approved and ready in time to be presented at the 2024 International Camporee in Gillette.

Approving honors is a process that involves many steps and much time; it is highly unlikely that a brand new honor being submitted today will be ready with requirements and patches for Gillette in such a short time.
I want to:

Submit a brand new honor proposalProvide an update to an existing honor

Summary of the steps for an honor submission
1. Develop the following to send to the NAD AY Honors Task Force for honor pre-approval:
  - Philosophy Statement
  - List of Objectives
  - Statement of Value
2. Meet virtually with the Task Force to pitch your idea. If the Task Force pre-approves the honor concept, then develop the following:
  - Requirements
  - Answer Key
  - Lesson Plan
  - Patch Design
3. Pilot the honor requirements with different clubs. Gather information, assess, evaluate, tweak, modify based on piloting results and recommendations.
4. Send all supporting documentation to the Task Force for final approval.
To begin the pre-approval process for your honor proposal, complete and submit the rest of this online form.
Contact Person*

First NameLast Name
E-mail*
example@example.com
Conference*
Age group of the contact person
Phone Number
Other contact information
Name of the Honor Proposal*
We want to maximize the time and energy expended on the actual development of an honor. Therefore, the pre-approval process is an essential step before creating a complete honor to be able to verify quality and the perceived need for an honor of the type proposed. The NAD AY Honors Task Force knows how much effort is invested in honor development and wants to be sure you don't waste any time!

Before working on writing requirements, designing a patch, or piloting with clubs, all honor proposals should be preceded by a:
- Philosophy Statement
- List of Objectives
- Statement of Value

List of Objectives

AY Honors give the participants the opportunity to investigate different ideas of knowledge and skills. In this list, state what the participants will know and be able to demonstrate by the time they have completed and earned the honor.
KNOW: What should the participants already know or be aware of before beginning your proposed honor?*
WANT: What do the participants want to learn about this topic?*
LEARN: What will the participants learn by the end of the process about this subject?*

Statement of Value

Essentially, this is where you answer the question of why your honor proposal should be approved! How is your proposal going to make a difference for Youth Ministry? Why do you feel this proposal is "valuable enough" to be included as an AY Honor? What makes it stand out from other possible honor topics?
The primary goal of the scope and sequence in AY honors is to:
- Create balance of theory and hands-on experiences.
- Determine teaching time-frames.
- Avoid repetition with pre-existing honor requirements.
- Promote different learning styles and modes.
- Consider a broad base of life experiences.
- Provide skills and experiences with a long-term value.
- Take into account urban, suburban, and rural locations, as well as a variety of cultural environments.
- Encourage environmentally-friendly ideals.
- Never promote violence.
How is this honor covering valuable territory not already addressed by other honors?*
What two honors is this proposal most similar to?*
For a complete list of AY Honors, visit: wiki.pathfindersonline.org/w/AY_Honors
How does this honor fill a learning void?*
How does this honor bring Adventist youth closer to Jesus and His church?*
How does this honor supply learning experiences for all learning styles?*
Physical/Kinesthetic, Visual, Verbal, Musical/Auditory, Logical/Mathematical, Social, Solitary
Additional comments on how this honor includes the scope and sequence mentioned above

Additional Information & Documentation (optional)

If you have any other information you'd like to provide or supporting documentation you would like to send, you can do so here.
Skill Level
Category
Can this honor be easily adapted to include the wide range of cultures and languages that make up the North American Division? Or can it only be completed or applied to a more niche population or local region?

Easily adapted to other languages and various culturesBetter suited for a local region
Supporting Fundamental Beliefs
The Fundamental Beliefs can be found here: adventist.org/beliefs
Upload any supporting documents

This can include any written requirements, patch design concepts, letters, etc. A rough draft of requirements sometimes helps to understand the direction an author wants to go; however, at this stage in the approval process, these are NOT required.
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Honor Token Shapes

Since 1996, it has been NAD policy that only NAD/GC approved honors use the oval token shape. All club, conference, and union honor tokens are to be a diamond shape of the same width and height of the standard oval. Background colors should match the NAD/GC standard for the category. Please refer to page 10 of the Uniform Policy PDF.

Division and GC token size and style.
Club, Conference and Union token size and style.
Other comments
Add anything else you'd like to say!
I understand that should this honor submission be approved, it becomes the sole property of the North American Division and can be changed, modified, reworked, and adjusted by the Task Force without my consent, in order for it to be adapted for the wide range of youth that the NAD represents.*

I understand and agree
Signature*

Clear
Once your honor proposal has been submitted, a representative on the Honors Committee will reach out using the email you provided.

The NAD AY Honors Task Force meets several times throughout the year and reviews all submitted honor proposals. The next steps will be provided once contact has been established.

Thank you for your involvement and leadership in supporting new AY Honor development, and for taking the time to continue to serve Adventist Youth!

Update Requirements of an AY Honor
Sometimes some honors can become outdated and certain requirements might no longer be relevant for today's ever-changing world. For example, think of any honor that uses technology and how quickly tech can change!

You can propose amendments, changes and updates to existing requirements by submitting this completed form.
Contact Person*

First NameLast Name
E-mail*
example@example.com
Conference*
Phone Number
Other contact information
Name of the honor proposed for updating*
Are you recommending a complete rewrite of this honor?*

YesNo

Complete rewrite
If you are recommending a complete rewrite of an honor, meaning that most of the requirements should be replaced, prepare the updated requirements as a separate document and upload that saved file here.
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Reason for the complete rewrite*
Why should this honor be completely updated?

Requirements that need updating

Update the following requirement:
Requirement number
Text of the original requirement
Copy and paste the original requirement here
Update to the requirement
Include here what you'd like the requirement to say instead (or that it should be deleted)
Reason for the change
Why should this requirement be updated with your suggestion?

Update the following requirement:
Requirement number
Text of the original requirement
Copy and paste the original requirement here
Update to the requirement
Include here what you'd like the requirement to say instead (or that it should be deleted)
Reason for the change
Why should this requirement be updated with your suggestion?

Update the following requirement:
Requirement number
Text of the original requirement
Copy and paste the original requirement here
Update to the requirement
Include here what you'd like the requirement to say instead (or that it should be deleted)
Reason for the change
Why should this requirement be updated with your suggestion?

Update the following requirement:
Requirement number
Text of the original requirement
Copy and paste the original requirement here
Update to the requirement
Include here what you'd like the requirement to say instead (or that it should be deleted)
Reason for the change
Why should this requirement be updated with your suggestion?

Update the following requirement:
Requirement number
Text of the original requirement
Copy and paste the original requirement here
Update to the requirement
Include here what you'd like the requirement to say instead (or that it should be deleted)
Reason for the change
Why should this requirement be updated with your suggestion?

If you believe more than five requirements need to be updated, consider rewriting the honor instead and creating a more complete and updated document.

You can click on the Back button and choose "Yes" on the last question to recommend a complete rewrite.
Add the following requirement(s)
Include here requirements you think should be added to the honor and where it should be placed among the existing requirements.
Additional comments
Anything else you'd like to add or mention!
Should be Empty:

Creating and Submitting a New AY Honor

Philosophy Statement

List of Objectives

Statement of Value

Additional Information & Documentation (optional)

Update Requirements of an AY Honor

Complete rewrite

Requirements that need updating