15 – Macro Navigation
Last week, we took the Scouts out into Tilehurst to work on some basic navigation skills. In true Chieftain fashion,we took Scouts from the Scout Hall to the traditional location: McDonalds.
Each patrol was split into a few teams. Each team was led by an experienced Scouts with some younger Scouts mixed in. Each group were assigned a few leaders to supervise them but they were by no means going to navigate for the Scouts.
Simi and I gave our group completely free reign on which way they went whereas some of the Leaders set specific points for their Scouts to follow.
Every group made it successfully to McDonalds which is fantatsic and I hope all the Scouts picked up some of the basics of navigation.
16 – Air Rifles and Athletics
This week at Scouts was the first part of our 2 part Air Rifle and Fitness evenings. We divided the entire troop in 2. Each group will get to do a different thing each week.
Upstairs we have Patrick running rifle shooting. Patrick has been running sessions like this for all of 79th for years. He brings in his own collection of rifles for the Scouts to use and they get some practice in the makeshift range he creates.
Downstairs, all the Scout leaders are running the second part of Fitness, with all the Scouts seeing if they have improved in the bleep test. They also got to plan a camp meal once they had the understanding of the eat well plate.
We had a lot of desire for Nutella and Bacon on camp. 🙂
As for the bleep test, everyone put in their best but Anya has held who crown with the highest scire once again. Well done!
Next week, same thing but everyone does the thing they didn’t do.
Have a wonderful rest of your week,
Ellis
