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What is Beavers
Beaver Scouts are young people usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. Young people can join Beaver Scouts in the three months leading up to their sixth birthday. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between eight and eight years six months.
Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They usually meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.
Some Beaver Scout Colonies also organise Sleepovers. These are often the first time a young person spends a night away from home. They take place in suitable buildings, often Scout centres.
How do I join Beaver Scouts?
If you want to take part in the fun of Beaver Scouting, either as a Beaver Scout, or as an Adult Leader or helper, we will give you details of Beaver Scout Colonies near you if you contact our e-mail address.
For more information about Beaver Scouts, please contact the Scout Information Centre on 0845 300 1818 or e-mail info.centre@scout.org.uk
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The Beaver Scout Promise
The Beaver Scout Promise is:
I promise to do my bestTo be kind and helpful
And to love God.
The Beaver Scout Motto
The Beaver Scout Motto is:
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What are Cub Scouts
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There are loads of fun things that you can do as a Cub Scout. You will get a chance to try lots of different activities like swimming, music, exploring, computing and collecting. If you do them properly you will get a badge which you can wear on your uniform.
Cub Scouts also get to go on trips and days out, to places like the zoo, theme parks or a farm. Sometimes you will be able to go camping with the rest of your Pack. This will mean you sleeping in a tent and doing loads of outdoor activities.
For more information about Cub Scouts, please contact us at philp.andrews7@ntlworld.com or the Scout Information Centre on 0845 300 1818 or e-mail info.centre@scout.org.uk
How do I join Cub Scouts?
If you want to take part in the fun of Cub Scouting, either as a Cub Scout, or as an Adult Leader or helper, we will give you details of Cub Scout Packs near you if you contact us.
The Cub Scout Promise
The Cub Scout Promise is:
I promise that I will do my bestTo do my duty to God and to the Queen,To help other peopleAnd to keep the Cub Scout Law
The Cub Scout Law
The Cub Scout Law is:
Cub Scouts always do their bestThink of others before themselvesAnd do a good turn every day.
The Cub Scout Motto
The Cub Scout Motto is:
Be Prepared |
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What are Scouts
Scouts The Scout Section is for young people, boys and girls, usually aged between 10½ and 14 years. A young person can come in to the Troop at 10 and may stay until they are 15 years old. The Scout Troop is the third and final Section in the Scout Group.
Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges. Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes
Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to yachting.
The international aspect gives Scouting a special appeal and many Scouts now travel abroad during their time in the Section. In 1998 2,000 Scouts from the UK attended the World Jamboree in Chile. Even more attended the World Jamboree in Thailand in 2002/3. Perhaps if you joined now you could be part of the new Jamboree in England in 2007.
Scouting is about being with friends, as part of a team, participating fully in the adventure and opportunities of life.
The Balanced Programme The philosophy underpinning the programme is that every Scout should participate in a Balanced Programme over a period of time - usually one year.
In Scouting, "programme" has the widest possible interpretation. Programme is not just all the activities that Scouts can take part in. It includes almost anything from archery to youth hostelling. It is also how we do those activities, known as the method, and why we do them, known as the purpose.
This means that when Leaders plan an activity for their Scouts, they need to consider both how the activity will be done, why they are doing it and how it fits into the Balanced Programme.
The second word to consider is "balanced". The Programme is designed to help young people to grow and develop so at it's heart are six "personal development areas" (see below).
For Scouting to achieve its purpose, Scouts need to grow and develop in each of these areas, through a Balanced Programme that offers the widest variety of activities and methods.
The Scout Leaders, working with their Scouts, are responsible for planning and delivering a Balanced Programme.
Programme Zones Programme Zones split the whole programme into manageable areas. Each Zone represents a different development area in a young person's life. There are six Programme Zones in the Scout Section. They are:
Scoutcraft and Adventure
Global
Community
Fit for Life
Exploring Beliefs and Attitudes
Creative Expression
The Ten Methods These Zones are delivered using 10 methods, which give the programme variety and range. Sometimes one method will be more suitable than another. On occasions you may use a number of methods within the same activity. So you should give your Scouts opportunities to take part in:
Activities outdoors
Games
Design and creativity
Visits and visitors
Service
Technology and new skills
Team-builing activities
Activities with others
Themes
Prayer, worship and reflection
Ways of Working Good Scouting is taking place when the following can be seen in all that is taking place in the Programme.
Activity
Fun
Teamwork
Leadership and Responsibility
Relationships
Commitment
Personal Development
The Six personal development areas Scouting, like the other four Section is based around the six fundamental Personal Development Areas (PDAs) of Scouting. These are:
Body
Mind
Faith and Beliefs
Relationships
Community
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What are Explorer Scouts
Explorer Scouts are young people, usually aged between 14 and 18 years old. There is flexibility in the ages so that you can join Explorers from 13½ or not until your 15th birthday – depending on what is right for you…
There are many different ways of being an Explorer Scout. It might be that you are part of a unit that meets weekly and is partnered with several Scout Groups; or you might be part of a specialist activity Unit that meets less frequently but only takes part in certain activities (this could be water based activities, bands, gang shows, campsites – the list is almost endless).
We have three units in the District - based at Dulwich College, the 23rd Group HQ - plus one in the Bermondsey area which we manage. Not all the Units have formal meetings each week, because you will often be out and about at weekends or in the holidays doing activities. There will be times when you will be busy doing other things such as exams, and being an Explorer Scout will have to fit around these.
As an Explorer Scout you may decide that you want to help with a younger section, by becoming a young leader. This may be your main Scouting commitment, or you may do this as well as being a member of another Explorer Scout Unit. All Young Leaders are members of the district Young Leader Unit.
Explorer Scouting is organised at District level, lead by the District Explorer Scout Commissioner.
Being organised at District level means that as an Explorer Scout, you should be able to go to any activity being run by an ESU within your district! As an Explorer Scout, you will get the chance to work with other Explorer Scouts in your District, not just your Unit. By doing this, you will get the chance to do many more activities, not just the ones your Unit organises.
What do Explorer Scouts do?
Explorer Scouts take part in a balanced programme. What this basically means is that over a period of time, the activities that you do as an Explorer Scout cover a range of topics which are exciting and challenging, rather than only playing football every single week.
Explorer Scouting is all about taking part rather than reaching set levels and standards. Trying new things and stretching yourself are really important. Like all of the sections within Scouting you can gain badges and awards. These are all added extras and you should be able to easily gain these – if you want – by participating in a balanced programme.
The Balanced Programme
The idea behind a balanced programme is to ensure that over a set period of time (this could be a term, or six months for example) a variety of activities are put on for Explorer Scouts to take part in.
There are 8 different programme zones that Explorer Scouts should experience. These are:
Outdoors
Skills
Physical Recreation
Community Service
Environment
International
Relationships
Values
With the District being responsible for ensuring that there is a balanced programme on offer – individual units do not always have to offer a full range of activities. Instead, some of the programme zones are run by the district, or by an individual unit which actively invites other Explorer Scouts along.
There also needs to be a variety in the ways in which activities within the programme are carried out – to make it more exciting and different to anything else!
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