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Volunteering at Scouts is changing to help us reach more young people

Volunteering is changing to help us reach more young people

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Session 1

4 activities

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Your session goals
Membership
Membership 28%
Teamwork
Teamwork 16%

Session summary

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Session summary

This session is all about getting to know each other and learning about what it means to be a Beaver Scout.

Activities

Friend finding mission

5 mins

Get to know people better and make new friends in this fast-paced game.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1.c

Tell an interactive Scouts story

20 mins

Learn about the history of Scouts in this fast-paced circle game.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 2.e

Promise puppets

15 mins

Show you know what your Promise means, and why Investitures are important, by sharing a story in a shadow puppet theatre.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 2.a
  • Requirement 2.c

Play Game of Aim

10 mins

How good is your aim? Put it to the test with this fast-paced team game.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1

Preparation

Equipment

  • A copy of 'The story of Scouts'
  • Scissors
  • Sticky tape
  • Wooden skewers
  • Torch or phone
  • Cardboard box
  • Tracing paper
  • Soft balls

Resources

The story of Scouts

PDF - 87.5KB

Session notes

The focus of this session is getting to know each other and learning about what it means to be a Beaver Scout. Team games themed around Scouting facts and practices are a great way to do this.

Session summary

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