Last Friday’s meeting was special as for a change, the Leaders didn’t have to plan anything. Instead, as part of Ciaran’s preparation for the Scout World Jamboree, he bought something for the troop to do instead.
For those that don’t know, every 4 years Scouts and Explorers age 14 – 17 from around the world meet in one of the many countries for just over 1 an a half weeks. This is an experience of a lifetime and that experience extends well beyond the trip itself. Every Scout who would like to go has to first go on a selection camp (of which Ciaran successfully passed) and then has to raise not only the money for themselves but for Scouts from parts of the world that may not be able to afford to go on such a trip. That amount totals to about £4000 of which Ciaran has already raised all of it.
This will be the 24th World Scout Jamboree and is being held at Glen Jean, West Virginia in the United States of America. It will be on the theme of ‘Unlock a New World’ and you can read more about what’s in store for Ciaran and thousands of Scouts from across the world here:
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So how does this all relate with us here on a small scale at Chieftains? Well as I said part of the preparation requires Ciaran to get a feel for organisation and leadership skills so he decided that the Scouts tonight should make some good ol’ American Pancakes.
Each Patrol got a mixing bowl and set of instructions. It was then up to them as a team to come up and receive their ingredients as required. At the end of it all, we had some very satisfied Scouts…
On another food-related note, the District held their annual ‘Big Breakfast’ this weekend just gone. Contrary to the name its just not about how well you can dish up a plate of food off an altar fire, it’s about working as a team and organizing yourselves efficiently all without any input from the leaders.
We put a team of willing Scouts in to battle it out with the rest of the district. They didn’t hit a podium position but I was watching the entire time and I do have to say they put up a very fierce fight with their food smelling amazing and their overall team dynamic being very strong. A very well done to Izzy, Lyla, Will, and Billy for a great morning! I highly suggest you all take part again next year now you have a flavor of what its like. (No pun intended 😉 )
On a final note for this week, we also had the pleasure of investing the other half of our new Scouts into the troop. So on behalf of everyone at Chieftains, the warmest welcome to Benjamin and Solomon!
Next meeting, we will be considering the world in which we live in.
Until next week,
Ellis
