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Scouts are on Friday night from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
When you become a Belair Scout you're accepting a challenge to plunge into action. You could find yourself hiking through forests, learning to deal with emergencies, talking to other scouts around the world, sending coded messages, canoeing down a river, camping out bush, biking along the coast.
Scouting gives you the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of exciting activities. It also gives you the greatest opportunity of all - the opportunity to develop real friendships by sharing the experiences of learning, growing and exploring the world with others.
Action at a Jamboree!
It’s the ultimate adventure for a Scout, 12 days of non-stop fun and adventure. Oh, and learning how to survive without parents, along with 13,000 other scouts from across Australia and overseas. Jamborees are held every three years, the last one being Get in the Game in 2007 at Elmore (the dustiest place in Australia!).
The next Jamboree will be AJ2010 at Sydney, NSW. We hope that we can see you there!
Action you create
Your Scout Leaders are there to help you and give you direction but you are involved in planning your activities and making decisions with the other members of your Scout Troop. YOU are the people who decide what you want to do! Activities which Belair Scouts have recently done include:
· Canoeing at Goolwa, Roonka & Glenelg
· Youth Team Challenge at Woodhouse
· Laser Skirmish
· Built a catapult
· Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt
· Blackwood Xmas Parade
· ANZAC Vigil
Action to lead
As you learn and gain experience you'll discover not only more about the world around you and the adventures you can have, but more about working together and becoming a leader too. Under the guidance of your Scout Leader you can move up through the ranks to accept the challenge and adventures of leadership.
Action in a Patrol
As a Scout you will become a member of a Scout Patrol. You work as a team, helping each other, depending on each other and each having a say in decision making. Your Patrol will have from four to eight members, and be led by a Patrol Leader and Assistant Patrol Leader. The Patrol Leader organises your meetings and takes part in Troop Council meetings with other Patrol Leaders.
Action in a Troop
Several Scout Patrols make up a Scout Troop. The Troop usually meets in a Scout Hall and is guided by a Scout Leader. Broad program planning, Troop management and routine business is handled by the Troop Council, which is made up of all Patrol Leaders and the Scout Leader.
The Action of Achieving
Scouts can earn achievement badges on three different levels:
The Pioneer Badge
The Explorer Badge
The Adventurer Badge
To achieve these badges you can follow your choice of interesting hobbies, sports and activities, including:
· Weekend camping
· Model aircraft
· Yachting
· Swimming & lifesaving
· Conservation
· Canoeing
· First aid
· Art
· Hiking
· Building with timber
· Bike hikes
· Sport & fitness
The Proficiency Badges
These offer you the chance to pursue your hobbies and master new skills in 31 areas such as abseiling, art, and multi media. It's a great feeling each time you win a new badge because it shows yourself and others that you're capable of achieving your goals.
Act NOW...
Contact Belair Scouts now. We'd like to see you answer our challenge by becoming a Scout today!
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