beaver

The magazine for Beaver Scout Leaders

February/March 2011

Crafty calendarGet creative with your

yearly planner

Overnight success New rules

for nights away

HAVE GLOBE,

NO NEED TO TRAVELNO NEED TO TRAVEL

A scheme to help Beavers go global

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Great events for yourgroup to try

beating heart disease together

2011 is our 50th birthday, so why don’t you celebrate with us by taking part in one of these fun events?

For more information and to request an information leaflet, please:

visit bhf.org.uk/scoutingcall 01892 893 913or email [email protected]

Artie’s Olympics For 8 year olds and underA fab event that encourages children to get active and have fun through takingpart in a number of games and activities, which once they are familiar with, arecarried out in front of an audience of their friends and family.Goldmedal stickers, balloons, laurel crowns, posters, sponsorship formsandagreatorganiser’s guide are provided.

Ultimate Dodgeball For 7-16 year oldsA great way for children of different ages and abilities to have fun and get active.Just choose your teams, create a team identity and organise your own fun event.Three dodgeballs, teaching resources, posters, sponsorship formsandagreat organiser’sguide are provided.

Jump Rope For Heart For 5-13 year oldsApopular event that encourages children to learn skipping skills either individually,in pairs or in groups. Skipping is great fun and a superbway to get kids active.11 skipping ropes, activity cards, posters, sponsorship formsandagreat organiser’s guideare provided.

These fantastic events will:benefit your children, as they will learn how to improve their heart health through fun physicalactivities and how raising money can help other children and adultsbenefit your group, as you will retain 20% of the sponsorship money raised, to spend onwhatever you wantprovide your group with great resources to help it create a fun and successful eventbenefit the nation’s heart health, as the money you raise will help to prevent heart andcirculatory disease in the future, and save the lives of children and adults now.

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The nation’s heart charity has three fun activity-based fundraising events that yourgroup can take part in this spring or summer.

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Role changesPublished by:The Programme TeamThe Scout AssociationGilwell ParkChingfordLondonE4 7QWTel: 0845 300 1818

Contributions to:[email protected]

ADVERTISINGRichard [email protected]: 020 8962 1258

Contributors:Peter FordPatrick RookeJenny WinnEmma WoodMererid Morgan

Cover photo: Peter Howard

View all other section supplements online at www.scouts.org.uk/magazine

4 Here comes the nightChanges to Beaver Scout residential experiences

6 Mother’s prideA parent recounts her fi rst sleepover experience

9 Calling all ColoniesAn international links scheme to help Beavers go global

10 POP Join in the World Scout Jamboree

with this programme on a plate

12 Calendar girls and boys Make a fun calendar

14 Charity begins at Beavers Encourage your Colony to help

other people

Join-in-Jamboree activities February-March We hope you’ve been using your

Join-in-Jamboree resources sent free with the magazine last issue. To help you along,

we have some more great programme ideas on page 10.

Download the PDFs at www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011

ONGOING LEARNINGThe Young Leaders’ Scheme

scouts.org.uk/training

Jenny Winn introduces your latest issue of the Beaver supplement

The volunteer structure for the Programme Team changed on 1 January

and we are pleased to announce that Graeme Hamilton has been appointed

to the role of Deputy UK Commissioner for Programme. Graeme was

previously the UK Adviser for Cub Scouts and has been involved in Scouting

in Scotland for many years.

Karen Jameson has now stood down as UK Adviser for Beaver Scouts

after three years in the role. We would like to take this opportunity to thank

Karen for all her hard work and the time she spent on the Beaver Scout

Support Team previous to her appointment as UK Adviser. In particular, her

work on the changes to the rules for Beaver Scout residential experiences.

If you would like a member of the Programme Team to support Scouting,

or a particular event, in your area please contact [email protected].

Keep on goingA new Ongoing Learning module has been launched to give

section leaders an overview of the Young Leaders’ Scheme

and their role in supporting Young Leaders. The module will

also fulfil the five hours of ongoing learning that Wood Badge

holders are required to complete each year.

For further information, speak to your training adviser or visit

the training area of the Information and Resources pages at

www.scouts.org.uk

Contents


4 Beavers February/March 2011

Here comes the night

Sleepovers and residential experiences can be a

Beaver Scout’s first taste of the Scouting adventure.

Jenny Winn reports on the recent rule changes to

help ensure it is the best possible night away


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resıdentıal experıences

Beaver Scouts love spending a night away with

their Colony and for some it may be their first

overnight stay away from home. We carried

out a review of the rules surrounding

residential experiences to ensure they were still relevant

for the age range and for the leaders running the

experience. The consultation with adults, mainly through

the Your Programme, Your Voice survey, highlighted that

some amendments needed to be made.

These have now been updated and included in the

2011 Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR). One of the

main changes is that the 24-hour rule has been

removed, so an experience can start at 9am on

Saturday and run until 4pm on Sunday (although it is

still limited to one night). This allows the leader more

flexibility when planning the programme.

Beaver Scouts can also now camp as a Colony. The

same restrictions for indoor residential experiences

apply to camping. Beavers can now join Group and

District camps for a night or camp as a Colony without

the need for their parents to be in attendance. Family

camps remain unchanged and are still an excellent

residential experience for both Beaver Scouts and

parents, and a good method of recruiting new leaders.

Why and where to goA night away is an opportunity for you and your

Beavers to get to know each other. Going away for a

night will develop a sense of independence in Beavers

as well as being a fun and exciting time away from

home with their friends. Beavers should now be offered

a residential experience at least once a year as a

minimum standard and POR has been updated to

reflect this.

You could go on a residential experience with the

Colony, the rest of the Group, another Colony or as a

District. Organising the event with another Colony, or

as part of a Group or District, is a way for leaders to

share their skills and workload as well as gain

experience and confidence. Participating in Group

camps or joining with the Cubs at their camp creates

links between the sections and can help with the

retention and transition of young people between the

Colony and Pack. It will help the Beavers understand

that they are part of a larger Group.

A local pack holiday/activity centre, whether staying

indoors or camping, is a good choice. There is often a

variety of activities for Beavers to do and it will help

when planning the Programme. You can get camping

facilities with indoor accommodation or make sure you

are close enough for Beavers to go home should the

weather change for the worst. Your Group’s meeting

place is another good venue to use, particularly for an

indoor residential experience.

A longer programmeWhether camping or holding an indoor residential

experience, the opportunities are there for a longer and

more adventurous programme than on a regular Colony

night. If you have a local activities team, try to get them

involved. You could also plan activities that will allow

the Beavers to gain an activity badge or challenge

award and every Beaver will get their Stage 1 Nights

Away Activity Badge. Make sure you include an

alternative wet weather or extreme hot weather

programme when planning your programme.

Who to contact for supportYour Group Scout Leader or other leaders who have

experience of running a residential experience will

provide support. The District Nights Away Adviser can

help with technical advice, your training adviser or local

training manager can assist with any training needs you

may have, or your sectional Assistant District or County

Commissioner will be able to provide tips and advice.

There are also many resources including the Nights Away book and factsheets that provide guidance for

residential experiences and visits abroad. Remember

that the leader of any residential experience will need a

Nights Away Permit.

Taking Beaver Scouts overseasBeaver Scouts will not normally take part in travel

abroad but there may be times when it is appropriate.

This activity is optional and the balanced programme

must be taken into consideration when planning such a

trip. Rules have also been introduced to allow leaders

who want to take their Beavers overseas to do so in a

safe environment and have been included in POR.

Whichever type of residential experience you choose,

it is essential that everyone has fun, enjoys themselves,

and leaves them with a positive experience.

Factsheet Guidelines for Beaver Scout Residential Experiences (FS155053), available

from www.scouts.org.uk

Policy, Organisation and Rules can be found at

www.scouts.org.uk/por

more info



It was the first time away for nearly all of them,

including my son, but they were really good. I

did think we were going to have people saying ‘I

want to go home’, but not at all. They were all

brilliant.

Ynysgain is a centre owned by Girlguiding Cymru,

with three bunkhouses and several campsites, so the

Cubs and Scouts came away as well and camped on

site. The sleepover occurred during the summer, and

the centre was ideally situated for activities out in the

fresh air.

It’s near the beach, so we walked down to the

beach and went paddling, and had a picnic down

there as well.

As well as visiting the beach, the Beavers were kept

busy and excited with plenty of other activities. They

played lots of games, had a campfire and did various

craft activities, including making juggling balls out of

balloons and rice, and putting together a large collage

for their Global Challenge.

We also made a peace wreath to go on the wall at

our meeting place, with paper cut-outs of the

children’s hands in a circle all the way round and a

dove in the middle. We made it sitting outside in the

sun. My hands are on it as well.

One of the things that I found most satisfying from

my own perspective was how the longer period spent

with the Beavers helped me to become more familiar

with the various members of the Colony. I’m all in

favour of some of the recent changes to the rules

concerning sleepovers as you do get to know the

Beavers a bit better. I didn’t find the 24 hours long

enough, because by the time it’s time to go home

they’re starting to come out of themselves and enjoy it

more, and there’s always time for something else,

which is why I was really glad that the time’s been

extended now.

It’s amazing just how much of an effect that first

experience of a night away had on the Beavers. They

talk about it all the time. Some of them are in Cubs

now and they still talk about it if I ever see them. It’s

great because it’s the first time most of them have been

away. It’s been their first trial of anything like that.

Mother’s prideMererid Morgan is a leader with 1st Porthmadog Beaver Scouts. Here, she remembers her first experience of a sleepover; taking nine Beavers to Ynysgain, in North Wales.


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Mother’s prideAlison Chapman, Assistant Area Commissioner

(Beaver Scouts), gives her pointers for running an

exciting and hiccup-free sleepover.

1. Plan wellPay a visit to your venue and check all facilities in

advance. On the day of the sleepover be sure to

arrive earlier than the Beavers so you can double-

check the site and equipment and prepare yourself.

2. Take all the help you can getThe more people you can give jobs to, the better.

Definitely take a catering team.

3. Tactical refreshmentsKeep food simple, and provide lots of water/squash

during the day. Only give them small drinks in the

evening.

4. Be flexibleIt’s always good to have plenty of options. Plan

more activities than you need so that you can

change an activity if the weather turns on you, or if

you find that your Beavers are finishing up activities

quicker than you thought they would.

5. Tire them outStart the event as early as possible. This will give you

a chance to wear the Beavers out before bedtime.

This should provide a better night’s sleep for both

them and you.

6. Wind downUse some quieter activities in the evening to let the

Beavers unwind before they go to bed.

7. A moment of calmIt might be that it all gets a bit hectic for some, so

have a supply of puzzle books, comics or colouring

books for a quiet five minutes.

8. Safety firstThe venue you have chosen will probably have good

safety equipment installed, but it might need to be

adapted for a younger age group. Take nightlights,

electric socket covers and spare torches (not

forgetting the batteries) with you. Also check that

there are enough smoke alarms when you do your

pre-sleepover visit, and bring some extra ones if

you’re not happy with the number there.

9. Avoid mix-upsWellies are often the same approximate size and

colour, so it’s no surprise that Beavers sometimes

have trouble recognising theirs. Take pegs with

Beavers’ names written on them to fasten shoes,

boots or wellies together. It makes life less fraught.

10. Plan for the weatherOf course you will book the best weather possible,

but just in case it doesn’t turn up, always take spare

wellies and coats in Beaver sizes (if you have them).

Someone is bound to have forgotten theirs.

10 tips for a successful sleepover


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INTERNATIONAL LINKS SCHEME

Get in touch with the Beavers, Tigers, Joeys and others

around the world, with the International Links Scheme.

By Peter Ford

Calling all Colonies

T he International Links Scheme offers a

means of communicating with other Scouts

abroad and provides an ‘international

experience’ without necessarily having to

leave your own town. The traditional concept of writing

a letter has now given way to members all over the

world, from Australia to Malawi and Hong Kong to

Zimbabwe, requesting links with Scouts online.

As well as exchanging emails ‘penpals’ can now talk

to each other on Skype, share photos and videos using

any number of online tools (including Group websites,

MSN and YouTube), and link up with each other in

October during Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA), Jamboree-

on-the-Internet (JOTI), the world’s largest international

Scouting event. There’s still room for snail mail too...

badge swaps, anyone?

Why make an international link? Scouting has always promoted international peace,

understanding and co-operation through encouraging

contact between young people from various countries

and cultures. These connections help young people

develop a broader awareness of the global community,

seeing what they have in common and what the

differences are between themselves and Scouting

friends globally.

When you participate in the International Links

Scheme your Beavers will:

• Have an opportunity to make new friends.

• Get an aid to complete the Challenge Badge and

International Group Award.

• Build a relationship that can last a lifetime.

• Swap photos, programme ideas and camp

experiences.

And don’t forget that leaders can also exchange ideas

with, and gain support from, an international

counterpart with similar interests and goals.

How do you find a link? If you are interested in trying to organise a link, please

contact Peter Ford, the International Links Co-ordinator

at [email protected] or register online at

www.scouts.org.uk/intlinks. The scheme can be used

by individual youth members and leaders, as well as

Group links between sections.

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POPThis issue’s theme corresponds with the

themes in the Beaver Scout Join-in-Jamboree

resource, which are Hello Sweden and Our

World. Compiled by Patrick Rooke


Programmes on a plate


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Hello/Halla! 5 mins Global Explain to your Beaver Scouts that a huge event with Scouts all over the world is taking place next year in Sweden. Begin by saying hello in both English and Swedish. Ask your Beavers to form a circle and shout the letters H-E-L-L-O, stepping forwards to make a smaller circle. Then step back out again to make a larger circle, shouting the letters H-A-L-L-A, which is hello in Swedish.

Swedish flag 15 mins Global You will need yellow and light blue felt pens. Visit Programmes Online and search for ’Swedish flag’. Print out an outline of the flag on an A4 sheet of paper and ask your Beaver Scouts to colour it in. They can then wave their flags together in honour of the World Scout Jamboree host country this year.

Race around Europe 15 mins GlobalFitness

There are 18 countries hosting Home Hospitality for Scouts after the Jamboree. They are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.

Pick four or five of these countries, write their names on large pieces of paper or card and place them in different locations around your meeting place. Call out one country and have your Beaver Scouts run to that country. The last Beaver Scout to get there is out. Call out the rest of the countries in a mixed order until you are left with the winner of the race around Europe.

Finger painting 20 mins GlobalCreative

You will need water-based paints, paper, a change of T-shirt and hand wash. Part of the Jamboree experience is being at one with your natural surroundings. To tie in with the ‘Our World’ theme in Join-in-Jamboree, let your Beaver Scouts create their own finger painting of something to do with the natural world. Suggest a tree, a flower, the sea, mountains or the sky.

Goodbye/Hejda! 5 mins n/a Bring your Beaver Scouts together in a circle. As a group, shout the letters G-O-O-D-B-Y-E, stepping forwards in the circle. Then, stepping backwards into a wider circle again, shout the letters H-E-J-D-A, which is goodbye in Swedish.

Activity TimeZoneInstructions

Faith and awareness events April/May 2011

April 20113 Mothering Sunday (Christian)

4 Ugadi (Hindu)

13 Vaisakhi (Sikh)

14 Birthday of Guru Nanak

(Nanakshahi calendar, Sikh)

17 Palm Sunday (Christian)

18 Theravada New Year (Buddhist)

18 Fast of the Firstborn (Jewish)

19 Passover (Jewish)

21 First Day of Ridwan (Baha’i)

21 Maundy Thursday (Christian)

22 Good Friday (Christian)

23 St George’s Day (Christian)

24 Easter Day (Christian)

May 20111 Yom Hashoah (Jewish)

8 World Red Cross Day

9 World Fair Trade day

9 Yom Ha’atzmaut (Jewish)

15 Start of Christian Aid week

17 Wesak or Buddha Day

(Buddhist)

23 Anniversary of the declaration

of the Bab (Baha’i)

29 Anniversary of the ascension of

Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)

29 Birthday of Guru Amar Das

(Nanakshahi calendar, Sikh)



Plan the rest of 2011 using this fun calendar

Calendar girls and boys

Colour your calendar.

Go onto www.scouts.org.uk/pol and download

the calendar template.

Produce a copy of this sheet for each child. If

possible produce the sheets on thin card. Cut

out the shape ready for use, younger Beavers

will need help with cutting out the squares.

Place the day disk on top of the month disk.

Step 1

Step 2 Step 3

you will need• colour pencils• glue• glitter• 1 paper fastener.

Month

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Place the cover disk on top of the day disk.

STEP 4

Use the paper fastener to secure the pieces.

Turn the handles to show the correct date.

STEP 5

STEP 6

Fun facts to share

• The ancient Egyptians first divided a year

into 365 days over 6,000 years ago.

• In the average year there are 8,760

hours, 525,600 minutes and

31,536,000 seconds.

• A leap year happens every four years.

During a leap year there is an extra day

in February.

• A calendar can be used to mark and

help remember important dates. For

example birthdays, holidays, or a visit

to the dentist.

For more ideas and activity packs that

come pre-cut and creased, complete with

all the required accessories, go to

www.clever-craft.com. You’ll be amazed

what you can do. To receive a free sample

pack, become a member on the website.

Clever Craft was set up by Andrew

Harrold & Craig Bond, both Beaver Scout

Leaders with 7th Sefton East (Melling).

Questions to ask

• How many months are in a year?

• How many weeks are in a year?

• How many days are there in a year?

• How many days are there in a leap year?

• How many days are there in February?

come pre-cut and creased, complete with

all the required accessories, go to

www.clever-craft.com. You’ll be amazed

what you can do. To receive a free sample

pack, become a member on the website.

Clever Craft was set up by Andrew

Harrold & Craig Bond, both Beaver Scout

Leaders with 7th Sefton East (Melling).

MAKE AND DO

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D o your Beaver Scouts know that The Scout

Association is a charity? Explain that

charities raise money to help many causes

such as people who are very ill or animals

who need a home and that Scouting helps young

people develop into good citizens.

Ask the Beavers to name some charities, listing them

on a flipchart under people, places and animals. Each

Lodge should select a different charity from the list and

find out what they can about it, collecting pictures,

logos and other information. At the next meeting the

Lodges make a poster about their charity and present it

to the rest of the Colony, explaining what their chosen

charity does.

Local supportIf you have a local charity such as a hospice, animal

rescue centre or an appeal for an ill individual, invite a

representative to come to a meeting and talk about the

work of their charity. Try to arrange a visit to the

charity’s office or centre in return. This could count

towards the Friendship Challenge.


Encourage your Beaver Scouts to help

other people, says Emma Wood

Charity begins at Beavers


Small green scavenger hunt

you will need• matchboxes (one per team).

• Split your section into small teams

• Give each team a matchbox.

• Players are given 10-15 minutes to find as many

different objects to fit inside the box.

Game: Animal magic

you will need• cards with the picture and name of four

different animals on (enough for one card per player).

• Each Beaver Scout is given a card at random

and, on the word ‘go’, must make the noise of

the animal on their card.

• Beaver Scouts have to get into groups of four

different animals, without talking or showing

their card.

• Which four players are the first to get together?

• Collect the cards, deal them out and repeat

three or four times.

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Animal charitiesPrint out line drawings on A3 paper of different animals

(you can find many to choose from on the internet).

Beaver Scouts bring copper and silver coins from home

to the meeting and use the coins to try and cover every

picture. Each picture they cover represents an animal

saved, with the money going to an animal charity.

charity

Save the ChildrenProvide some information for the Beaver Scouts from

www.savethechildren.org.uk/scouts.

Ask your Colony to imagine that a group of Indian

Scouts who don’t speak English very well visit. Can your

section think of any universally recognised games that

they could play together (for example tag or football)?

Ask them to create a book of games with simple

instructions. They can use some of your Colony’s

favourite games, or attempt to write the rules of a

well-known game like football or rugby.



Game: Charity pairs

you will need• a set of made up cards.

• A quarter of the cards have the word ‘charity’

on them; a quarter have the words ‘Not a

charity’; a quarter have the name and logo of a

charity and the last quarter have the name and

logo of a commercial company.

• The cards are dealt out at random, and

Beaver Scouts have to find a partner by

correctly matching a charity’s logo with the

word ‘charity’, and a company with the words

‘not a charity’.

• Pairs sit down – who can find a pair quickly

and correctly?

• Collect the cards and repeat two or three times.

Age UKThis charity is the merged Age Concern and Help the

Aged charities. Make links and contacts with local older

people at day centres and care homes. Beaver Scouts

can make cakes for them, plant bulbs in the grounds of

their home. For information visit www.ageuk.org.uk

International Partnership AwardYour Colony may choose a charity that does overseas

work and could fundraise for this with other sections in

your Group. This could work towards the International

Partnership Award. As a Group, organise an indoor

table sale. Charge families in the Group £10 for the

table, on which they can sell unwanted items from their

homes, keeping the money they take. You donate the

table fees to your chosen charity. Charge 50p a person

to come in and buy. You can sell teas, coffees and

homemade cakes to the buyers and sellers. Invite

everyone from the Group and contact the local papers

well ahead of the event to ensure a good attendance

from your community.

ShelterBoxShelterBox is an international

disaster relief charity that delivers

emergency shelter, warmth and

dignity to people affected by

disaster worldwide. An official

partner of The Scout Association, it

has an area dedicated to Scouts on its website, with

lots of activity ideas. By taking part you’ll find out all

about the world of humanitarian aid and how

ShelterBox helps people around world when disaster

strikes. www.youngshelterbox.org


Healthy Eating for the next season

Put a healthy spring in your

step when Spring arrives

T he Healthy Eating Activity Badge is a great

way to give Beaver Scouts some healthy

eating tips. Already one of the most popular

badges for Beavers, it combines fun ways of

encouraging healthy eating with practical skills, such as:

• Creating their own colourful fruit salad

• Making healthy tasty snacks

• Experimenting with healthy fillings for delicious

sandwiches

• Learning how to balance different types of food for a

healthy diet

Group leaders find the Healthy Eating pack both

practical and easy to use. The downloadable Eat In

Colour resource leaflet gives tips which Beavers can

share with their family. The Eat In Colour colour wheel

is one of the resources available online at

www.eatincolour.com. Beavers can see how many tasty

fruit and vegetables are the same colour and find some

they may not have heard of, which they could find the

next time they visit the supermarket.

To take part in the Eat In Colour Healthy Eating

Activity Badge visit www.scouts.org.uk/healthyeating

and download your information pack.

You will also find the handy downloadable Eat In Colour

pack to help prepare your Healthy Eating session in the

Beavers online resources area of www.eatincolour.com


The sponsor of the badge, Pets at Home,

runs workshops across the country to help

Beavers and Cubs gain their badge and learn

more about handling animals.

Lizzie Roussou from Pets at Home highlights the

importance of the workshops: ‘They help to teach

children from a very young age the responsibility of

looking after an animal. We tailor them to all ages but

they have to be fun and interactive.’

Find your nearest workshopThere are over 270 Pets at Home stores in the UK. From

specialist pet food to toys and training aids, they are

packed with everything you need to keep a pet happy

and healthy. Find your nearest store and sign up for a

free workshop at www.petsathome.com/storelocator

Workbooks can also be downloaded from www.scouts.org.uk/petsathome and contain everything Beavers need to gain the badge.

Free workbooks

Pets at home The Animal Friend Activity Badge is designed to help

young people gain confidence in handling animals

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Unlike most policies, if your trip is cancelled due to any circumstances outside your control, we will still cover you. Plus you will be covered for all recognised Scouting activities.

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