Scout History

Programme Ideas and Resource Pack

July 2011

Sarah Mills Department of Geography University of Leicester

Scout History Programme Ideas

Beliefs and Attitudes

The history of scouting can be fun, exciting and bring to life a

number of the programme zones and badges for Beaver Scouts.

Here’s some ideas to get you started...

Community

Fitness

Creative

Global

Outdoor and Adventure

Write a poem, prayer or reflection about Beavers. These could be read out as part

of a Founder’s Day service (22nd February).

Design a birthday card for scouting on Founders Day (Baden-Powell’s birthday on

the 22nd February).

Wordsearch on international scouting history (see worksheet)

Learn about scouting abroad (food, dance, song, uniform)

Visit another Scout Group in your District and hold a joint Beaver meeting - making

new friends, playing games, and having a night of exploration about scout history

(see worksheets)

Short hike around local area, learning about surroundings and local history. Can

you spot other Scout Groups? Sites of interest?

Have a go at basic tracking, like the first Scouts on Brownsea Island in 1907

(see Scouting for Boys p.42-43)

These suggestions may be most relevant around Founders Day (22nd February) or a Group Anniversary.

Don’t forget to check Programmes Online for other activities and try to keep a Balanced Programme.

Links to: Creative Challenge and Creative Activity Badge

Links to: Global Challenge

Links to: Promise Challenge and Faith Activity Badge

Links to: Friendship Challenge

Links to: Outdoor Challenge and Adventure Activity Badge

Links to: Fitness Challenge, Explore Activity Badge and Hikes Away Staged Activity Badge

Many of these activities can be used as part of the requirements for the Chief Scout’s Bronze Award

Beliefs and Attitudes

Community

Fitness

Creative

Global

Outdoor and Adventure

Read or act out a ‘Camp Fire Yarn’ from Scouting for Boys about scouting values.

Design a poster to celebrate a Group’s anniversary or exhibition

Make a collage of old badges or a camp blanket to display in your Scout Hut

Arrange a talk from someone who attended a Jamboree. Encourage them to bring

in badges and gifts they swapped from different countries to show the Cubs and

learn about world scouting.

Have a go at the exercises Baden-Powell describes in Scouting for Boys (p.209-10)

Try one or two items from the camp programme at Brownsea Island in 1907. For

example, firelighting or shelterbuilding. Run as pack night, or on camp.

Arrange a talk by an ex-scout who belonged to the Group. This could be someone

from the local community who you know attended the Group, or member of Scout

Fellowship.

Links to: Outdoor Challenge, Camper Activity Badge and Nights Away Staged Activity Badge

Links to: Creative Challenge and Artist Activity Badge

These suggestions may be most relevant around Founders Day (22nd February) or a Group Anniversary.

Don’t forget to check Programmes Online for other activities and try to keep a Balanced Programme.

Scout History Programme Ideas

The history of scouting can be fun, exciting and bring to life a

number of the programme zones and badges for Cub Scouts.

Here’s some ideas to get you started...

Links to: Global Challenge and World Faiths Activity Badge

Links to: Fitness Challenge

Links to: Promise Challenge and Entertainer Activity Badge

Links to: Community Challenge and Local Knowledge Activity Badge

Many of these activities can be used as part of the requirements for the Chief Scout’s Silver Award

Beliefs and Attitudes

Community

Fit for life

Creative expression

Global

Outdoor and Adventure

Hold a discussion or debate about the Scout Law and its messages. Each Patrol

could pick one law and reflect on its meaning today.

Have a go at making original patrol flags from the design in Scouting for Boys p.43

Try and make bread from Baden-Powell’s instructions in Scouting for Boys p.147-8

Research a short history of your Group. Create a visual, audio or video presenta-

tion and give a short talk about your discoveries at a Parents Night or Group Event.

Did your Group have a connection abroad in the past? Why not re-make or establish

a new link with a Troop abroad via the International Links Scheme

A weekend camp based on the programme from Brownsea Island in 1907. Scouts

could try and recreate the activities at their local campsite in a ’back to basics’ and

exciting themed camp.

Plan and complete a hike tracing the locations of Scout Groups and local campsites

that have been used by Scouts in your District in the past. You might find some-

where new to explore!

These suggestions may be most relevant around Founders Day (22nd February) or a Group Anniversary.

Don’t forget to check Programmes Online for other activities and try to keep a Balanced Programme.

Scout History Programme Ideas

The history of scouting can be fun, exciting and bring to life

a number of the programme zones and badges for Scouts.

Here’s some ideas to get you started...

Links to: Outdoor Challenge and Nights Away Staged Activity Badge

Links to: Fitness Challenge and Hikes Away Staged Activity Badge

Links to: Promise Challenge

Links to: Heritage Activity Badge, Public Relations Activity Badge and Photographer Badge

Links to: Global Challenge, Writer Activity Badge and World Faiths Activity Badge

Links to: Creative Challenge, Craft Activity Badge and Chef Activity Badge

Many of these activities can be used as part of the requirements for the Chief Scout’s Gold Award

Values and Relationships

Community Service

Physical Recreation

Skills

Global

Outdoor and Adventure

As a Unit, organise a Founders Day service for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Think

about interactive material you could include.

Try and make a tent or boat following the instructions in Scouting for Boys p.327-8

Design a webpage about your Unit and its own history

Explorer Belt expedition to an International Scout Centre or site linked to your Scout

Group’s history. For example, a project on the role of your Scout Group in wartime

could include an expedition to France.

Find out about the history of your Group/District and consider running a small exhibi-

tion on its contribution to scouting and the local community. This could be part of an

AGM or fun-day. You could use visual aids, social media and publicity material.

Try a new sport encouraged by Baden-Powell in Scouting for Boys. You might be

surprised that in 1907 this included Ju-jitsu!

Arrange a talk from someone who attended a Jamboree (past Explorer, Network

member or as part of the IST). Find out about future opportunities to be involved.

These suggestions may be most relevant around Founders Day (22nd February) or a Group Anniversary.

Don’t forget to check Programmes Online for other activities and try to keep a Balanced Programme.

Scout History Programme Ideas

The history of scouting can be fun, exciting and bring to life a

number of the programme zones and badges for Explorer Scouts.

Here’s some ideas to get you started...

Links to: Explorer Belt, International Partnership Award and Nights Away Staged Activity Badge

Links to: Creative Arts Activity Badge

Links to: Community Activity Badge and Public Relations Activity Badge

Links to: Physical Recreation Activity Badge

Links to: Faith Partnership Award

Links to: International Partnership Award

Many of these activities can be used as part of the requirements for the Chief Scout’s Diamond Award,

Chief Scout’s Platinum Award or Queen’s Scout Award.

Scout History Resources

B D E S D H F A Y N H U

J R S Y O Y O U T H E R

A A O T S N Z F Z X O D

M P C W U C U B S F C R

B A D E N P O W E L L M

O I R T I S B U S S K W

R H E S F C E G T P L E

E M E B O D A A D I D Y

E N U H R P V E H O N H

O E C A M P E D V G G G

E X R O B E R T P A H I

W R R H P I S L A N D P

Find these hidden words:

BADENPOWELL

BEAVERS

BROWNSEA

CAMP

CUBS

ISLAND

JAMBOREE

ROBERT

SCOUTING

UNIFORM

YOUTH

Wordsearch

Scout History Resources

Colouring Sheet