After a chaotic first few weeks at Scouts, whether it be Pirates or the AGM running concurrent to our meeting, we finally were able to have a standard Scout meeting.
With such a large influx of new Scouts we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to give the Scouts a taste of 2 fundamentals of Scouting: The Promise and Pioneering.
Now the older Scouts have already done this multiple times over, therefore we set them with an advanced pioneering project to get up in the evening which was then able to be used by one of the Beaver Sections that were having a sleepover that evening.
Upstairs in the Venture Den, Orla and I discussed with the newer Scouts some of the fundamentals of the Promise. The Scout Promise is the thing that every Scout has to state when getting invested. There are multiple forms of the promise but the most common one is below:
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and to the queen, to help others people and to keep the Scout Law.
The wider promise topic also covers these laws. We discussed with the Scouts what certain parts meant and what laws were most important to them.
Out in the back hall, Bosun and Emily were teaching the new Scouts some of the basic knots and lashings that a Scout may need to know. These can include the reef knot, clove hitch and square lashing. These usually make the basis for all structures that we do in pioneering.
By the time the activities above were finished, Skip, Neil and the older Scouts were finished with their project: The Slippery Pole.
The Slippery Pole has one rule: knock the other Scout off with a pillow. The Beavers has a few goes before the Scouts had a crack at it. We left it up for the Beavers to use into the night.
Tomorrow, we will be having a Bonfire. We would like to speak to all the parents at 9pm to discuss next years summer camp. Please join us at this time if you can.
There will also be an opportunity to fulfil the volunteering aspect of your World Challenge bulb planting. Please see below:
See you tommrrow!
Ellis
