China - Dragon Scout
Chile - Condor Scout
Canada - Queen's Venturer
Canada
(Scouts Canada)
Queen's Venturer
(Scouts Canada)
Queen's Venturer
Queen's Venturer |
A Scout in Canada can earn 4 advancement awards: Pioneer Scout, Voyageur Scout [the top half circle], Pathfinder Scout [the bottom half circle], and Chief Scout's Award.
A Venturer can earn 2 awards: Venturer Award and the Queen's Venturer Award.
A Venturer can earn 2 awards: Venturer Award and the Queen's Venturer Award.
Brunei - Sultan Scout
Brazil - Scout Of The Fatherland
Bangladesh - President's Scout
Australia - Queen's Guide
Austalia - Queen's Scout
Australia
(Scouts Australia)
A Venturer can earn 4 awards: Venturing Skills Award, The Venturer Award, Endeavour Award, and Queen's Scout Award.
(Scouts Australia)
Queen's Scout |
Queen's Scout
A Scout in Australia can earn a number of awards, starting with the Scoutcraft badge, then Pioneer(red)/ Explorer(blue)/Adventurer(green) target badges, followed by similar colored cords with additional requirements, and culminating in the Australian Scout Medallion.
A Venturer can earn 4 awards: Venturing Skills Award, The Venturer Award, Endeavour Award, and Queen's Scout Award.
Baden Powell - Chief Scout
Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Gilwell (1857-1941) was a decorated
soldier, talented artist, actor and free-thinker. Best known during his
military career for his spirited defense of the small South African
township of Mafeking during the Boer War, he was soon to be propelled to
extraordinary fame as the Founder of Scouting.
GROWING UP
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, known as B-P, was born at 6
Stanhope Street (now 11, Stanhope Terrace) Paddington, London on 22nd
February 1857. He was the sixth son and the eighth of ten children of
the Reverend Baden Powell, a Professor at Oxford University.
His father died when B-P was only three years old and the family were left none too well off.
His father died when B-P was only three years old and the family were left none too well off.
B-P was given his first lessons by his mother and later attended Rose
Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, where he gained a scholarship for
admittance to Charterhouse School. Charterhouse School was in London
when B-P first attended but whilst he was there it moved to Godalming in
Surrey, a factor which had great influence later in his life. He was
always eager to learn new skills and played the piano and the violin.
While at Charterhouse he began to exploit his interest in the arts of
scouting and woodcraft.
In the woods around the school B-P would hide from his masters as
well as catch and cook rabbits, being careful not to let tell-tale smoke
give his position away. The holidays were not wasted either. With his
brothers he was always in search of adventure. One holiday they made a
yachting expedition round the south coast of England. On another, they
traced the Thames to its source by canoe. Through all this Baden-Powell
was learning the arts and crafts which were to prove so useful to him
professionally.
Not known for his high marks at school, B-P nevertheless took an
examination for the Army and placed second among several hundred
applicants. He was commissioned straight into the 13th Hussars,
bypassing the officer training establishments. Later he became their
Honorary Colonel.
MILITARY LIFE
In 1876 he went to India as a young army officer and specialised in
scouting, map-making and reconnaissance. His success soon led to his
training other soldiers. B-P's methods were unorthodox for those days;
small units or patrols working together under one leader, with special
recognition for those who did well. For proficiency, B-P awarded his
trainees badges resembling the traditional design of the north compass
point. Today's universal Scout badge is very similar.
Later he was stationed in the Balkans, South Africa and Malta. He
returned to Africa to help defend Mafeking during its 217-day siege at
the start of the Boer war. It provided crucial tests for B-P's scouting
skills. The courage and resourcefulness shown by the boys in the corps
of messengers at Mafeking made a lasting impression on him. In turn, his
deeds made a lasting impression in England.
Returning home in 1903 he found that he had become a national hero.
He also found that the small handbook he had written for soldiers ("Aids
to Scouting") was being used by youth leaders and teachers all over the
country to teach observation and woodcraft.
He spoke at meetings and rallies and whilst at a Boys' Brigade
gathering he was asked by its Founder, Sir William Smith, to work out a
scheme for giving greater variety in the training of boys in good
citizenship.
BEGINNINGS OF THE MOVEMENT
B-P set to work rewriting "Aids to Scouting", this time for a younger
audience. In 1907 he held an experimental camp on Brownsea Island,
Poole, Dorset, to try out his ideas. He brought together 22 boys, some
from private schools and some from working class homes, and took them
camping under his leadership. The whole world now knows the results of
that camp.
"Scouting for Boys" was published in 1908 in six fortnightly parts.
Sales of the book were tremendous. Boys formed themselves into Scout
Patrols to try out ideas. What had been intended as a training aid for
existing organisations became the handbook of a new and ultimately
worldwide Movement. B-P's great understanding of boys obviously touched
something fundamental in the youth of England and worldwide. "Scouting
for Boys" has since been translated into more than 35 languages.
Without fuss, without ceremony and completely spontaneously, boys
began to form Scout Troops all over the country. In September 1908
Baden-Powell had set up an office to deal with the large number of
enquiries which were pouring in.
Scouting spread quickly throughout the British Empire and to other
countries until it was established in practically all parts of the
world.
He retired from the army in 1910, at the age of 53, on the advice of
King Edward VII who suggested that he could now do more valuable service
for his country within the Scout Movement.
With all his enthusiasm and energy were now directed to the
development of Boy Scouting and Girl Guiding, he travelled to all parts
of the world, wherever he was most needed, to encourage growth and give
inspiration.
In 1912 he married Olave Soames who was his constant help and
companion in all this work. They had three children (Peter, Heather and
Betty). Lady Olave Baden-Powell was later known as World Chief Guide.
CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD
The first international Scout Jamboree took place at Olympia, London
in 1920. At its closing scene B-P was unanimously acclaimed as Chief
Scout of the World.
At the third World Jamboree, held in Arrowe Park, Birkenhead,
England, the Prince of Wales announced that B-P would be given Peerage
by H.M. the King. The news was received with great rejoicing. B-P took
the title of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell; Gilwell Park being the
international training centre he had created for Scout leaders.
B-P wrote no fewer than 32 books. He received honorary degrees from
at least six Universities. In addition, 28 foreign orders and
decorations and 19 foreign Scout awards were bestowed upon him.
In 1938, suffering from ill-health, B-P returned to Africa, which had
meant so much in his life, to live in semi-retirement at Nyeri, Kenya.
Even there he found it difficult to curb his energies, and he continued
to produce books and sketches.
On January 8th, 1941, at 83 years of age, B-P died. He was buried in a
simple grave at Nyeri within sight of Mount Kenya. On his head-stone
are the words "Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World" surmounted
by the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Badges. Lady Olave Baden-Powell carried
on his work, promoting Scouting and Girl Guiding around the world until
her death in 1977. She is buried alongside Lord Baden-Powell at Nyeri.
How To Make A Scout Scarf / Necker
- Sizing: Neckers are often made too small and occasionally too big. See below for proper sizing.
- Cloth Orientation: If the cloth is not oriented correctly to
the necker, the necker will be very difficult to role and will not hang
properly. A necker has one long side and two short sides. The long side
must be parallel to the warp or weft of the cloth. The two short sides
must be parallel to the bias. This
image shows how the threads in the cloth must be oriented:
- Cut a right-isosceles triangle of the main colour. Follow the sizing below and make sure the two short sides are parallel to the bias.
- Finish the long edge of the necker (without any trim). It the necker does not have trim, finish all the sides. (If the long edge is the finished edge of the bolt of cloth, no edging is needed.)
- Cut 10 cm (4″) wide strips of the trim colour.
- Fold the trim strips in half, press, open out, and fold the raw edges towards centre fold (similar to bias tape). The finished stripes on the edges should be 2.5 cm (1″) wide.
- Attach the trim to the two short sides of the triangles and finish the ends by turning inside, making a point. At the point where the two short sides meet, the two pieces of trim should meet at a seam 45° from each side, so that it is symmetrical.
- If there is a crest, sew it to the right angled point so that it is about 1 cm (½″) from the trim.
Proper Sizing
Neckers tend to be made too small. Sometimes, they are made too big. Please follow these standard sizes. These sizes are for the finished necker. When cutting, cut enough extra to allow for whatever edging you will be doing.The small size is for Beavers. The regular size fits most youth (except Beavers) and many adults. Larger Scouts and adults should wear the long size.
Necker Size | Long Side | Two Short Sides |
---|---|---|
Small | 93 cm (36¾″) | 66 cm (26″) |
Regular | 106 cm (41¾″) | 75 cm (29½″) |
Long | 125 cm (49¼″) | 88 cm (34¾″) |
Fleur-De-Lis
The fleur-de-lis is the main element in the logo of most Scouting organizations, representing a major theme in Scouting: the outdoors and wilderness. The three petals or leaves represent the threefold Scout Promise (Duty to God and Country, Duty to Self, Duty to Others) in much the same way as the three leaves of the trefoil represent the threefold promise for the Guides. Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, explained
that the Scouts adopted the fleur-de-lis symbol from its use in the
compass rose because it "points in the right direction (and upwards)
turning neither to the right nor left, since these lead backward again."
The two small five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge. Together
their ten points represent the ten original Scout laws. The reef knot or square knot
represents the strength of World Scouting. The rope is for the unity of
Scouts throughout the world. The ring holding the petals together
represents the bond of brotherhood.
Tritiya Sopan Test
TRITIYA SOPAN
- Campcraft:
Demonstrate:
a) Whipping - other method than done in Pratham Sopan
b) Draw Hitch, Fireman's Chair Knot, Man Harness Knot
c) Eye Splice, Back Splice, Short Splice
d) Pitching, striking and packing a tent or improvise a shelter enough for 2 persons to sleep
e) Make a trestle and a rope ladder with the help of another scout. - Swimming:
a) Swim 50 mtrs
b) Know the safety rules of swimming
c) Know how to prevent, minimise and deal with cramps
OR
Earn one of the following Proficiency Badges:
i) Athlete ii) Camelman iii) Climber iv) Gymnast iii) Hiker iv) Games Leader
- Estimation:
a) Estimate any 2 given heights/depths not more than 30 mtrs.
b) Estimate weights not more than 2kgs
c) 2 different types of things in numbers (such as biscuits, coins, marbles etc.)
- First Aid:
a) Treat for shock, fainting, choking
b) Deal with simple fracture of arm, collar bone and jaw fracture
c) First aid for cases of Drowning and electric shock
d) Demonstrate mouth to mouth resuscitation
- Mapping
a) Map reading, knowledge of scale, conventional signs, contours and grid references. Be able to read a tourist map or survey of India map and follow a given route or lead a person.
b) Make a map by Triangulation, plane Table and Road Traverse methods.
- Pioneering:
a) Demonstrate the use of knife, axe and their safety rules.
b) Build 2 Patrol Pioneering projects and demonstrate their uses.
- Participate in an Overnight troop camp
- Undertake a hike with a Patrol on a Cycle for at least 30 kms
OR
Undertake a hike with a Patrol on a foot for at least 10 kms
Submit a report to the Scoutmaster within 10 days of the camp
- Cook in the open, meals enough for 4 persons.
- Plan and participate in a patrol expedition
- Participate in a night game
- Send and receive a message through Semaphore code containing at least 25 words
- Qualify for any two of the following proficiency badges, one from each group:
Group Ai) Civil defence ii) Community worker iii) Pioneer iv) World conservation
Group Bi) Citizen ii) Book binder iii) Naturalist iv) Pathfinder
- Complete any one of the following and prepare a log book
a) Talk on National integration to your Group
b) Talk on Troop Campfire or tell the story of a prophet
c) Discuss in your Patrol in council how scouting develops National Integration
d) Lead your patrol to a nearby place of historical/social/religious or industrial importance and discuss about what it
speaks for.
- Show the knowledge of scouting in India
- Serve as a Dwitiya sopan Scout for atleast 9 months.
Pratham Sopan Test
- Learn about your Patrol; it's Flag, yell and corner.
- Know the General Health rules and practice BP's 6 exercises or Suryanamaskars.
- Learn and practice Hand and Whistle signals.
- Learn woodcraft signs and follow a track.
- Whip the ends of the rope.
- Tie and show the uses of:-
a) Reef Knot
b) Sheet Bend
c) Clove hitch
d) Sheep Shank
e) Bowline
f) Fisherman Bend - Participate in Troop games
- Practice simple drill
- First Aid
a) Contents of the first aid box
Demonstrate use of Roller
b) Roller bandage
c) Triangular bandage
d) Collar Sling
e) Triangular suspension sling
f) Render first aid for cuts and scratches - Participate in 2 patrol outdoor meetings or a patrol day hike.
- Make a gadget or handicraft useful at home.
- Adopt for purpose of keeping clean a park or a water-point or a bus stop or any other public spot or a building for a week.
OR
Observe for at least a month , a breeding place of mosquitoes/flies and look at its cleanliness. - Participate in any 2 of the following:-
a) Undertake a nature study project
b) Discuss with your scoutmaster and render some service on any one of the points of scout law and submit a report.
c) Visit a Village panchayat/Block development office /Municipal office and learn about the services rendered by one such public organistion and submit a report to your Scoutmaster and submit a report within 10 days. - Maintain a diary of Daily good turn at home for at least a month.
Dwititya Sopan Test
DWITIYA SOPAN
- Tie and demonstrate the uses of:
a) Timber Hitch
b) Rolling Hitch
c) Marline spike hitch
d) Figure of eight hitch
e) Sheer Lashing
f) Square Lashing
g) Diagonal Lashing
h) Demonstrate the use of 4 camp tools - Fire:
Lay and light a wood fire in the open with not more than 2 match sticks and clean and light a kerosene/gas stove. - Cooking:
Cook in the open, two simple dishes enough for 2 persons and make tea/coffee for one patrol over wood fire or stove. - Compass:
a) Demonstrate practical use of compass and know the sixteen points.
b) Be able to find North by at least two constellations.
c) Have knowledge of paces, bearings and map sketches. - First Aid:
Demonstrate
a) St.John's sling
b) Improvised stretcher
c) Throw a lifeline for 10 mts.
d) Render First Aid for
i) Burns and scalds
ii) Sprains
iii) Stings and Bites
iv) Bleeding from the nose - Satisfy your Scoutmaster about your good behaviour at home and school is good.
- Estimate with the help of improvised apparatus, 2 distances/width of not more than 100 mts.
- Participate in a Troop Wide Game.
- Know and demonstrate Signaling by Morse Code by use of Flag/Disc/Buzzer or Semaphore by Flag.
- Qualify for one of the following proficiency badges:-
a) Cook b) Debator c) Friend to animals d) Gardner e) Handyman f) Cyclist g) Laundrer - Participate in Troop/Patrol sustained activity for a month in your community using Scouting skills
- Complete any 2 of the following:-
a) Collect information on our heritage and culture and prepare a log
b) Undertake a development project in your school with your patrol in consultation with the head of the institution.
c) Participate in a social service camp
d) Serve in a community fair or mela
e) Discuss with your parents and neighbours about a pollution problem in your locality and make a report of it. - Serve as a Pratham Sopan Scout for atleast nine months.
Pravesh Test
PRAVESH
- Have a brief information of the origin of scouting
- Scout Law
- Scout Promise
- Scout Motto, Sign, Salute and Left hand Shake
- Daily good Turn
- Know the parts of Scout Uniform and how to wear it
- Know the composition and significance of the National Flag, the Bharat Scout Flag and the World Scout Flag
- Sing correctly the National Anthem, BS&G Prayer Song and BS&G Flag Song.
- Attend at least 4 troop meetings
BP's Last Message
"Dear Scouts - If you have ever seen the play "Peter Pan" you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of good-bye.
Remember, it is the last time you will ever hear from me, so think it over.
I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have as happy a life too.
I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy, so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you are a man.
Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.
But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. "Be Prepared" in this way, to live happy and to die happy- stick to your Scout Promise always when you have ceased to be a boy - and God help you to do it.
Your friend,
Robert Baden-Powell"
Scouting's Profile
An Organisation For 21st Century
Volunteers In Scouting
This strategic priority is a focus for the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 2002 - 2005.
Reaching Out
The aim of this strategic priority is to support National Scout
Organisations (NSOs) in identifying and responding to the needs of young
people, adults and society where Scouting is not currently having an
impact. This should result in an increase in membership and increase
Scouting's impact in the world today.
Girls And Boys, Men And Women
Adolescents
This strategic priority aims at supporting National Scout
Organizations (NSOs) in responding effectively to the needs and
expectations of adolescents. This will result in an increase in
membership in this age-range and enhance Scouting's reputation as an
organization which helps young people in their transition to adulthood.
Youth Involvement
Stamps
The Stamps released for the Centenary of Scouting are posted at http://scoutingeverywhere.blogspot.in/p/stamps.html
please click here to see all the stamps in scouting.
Youth Involvement
Youth involvement is a process that ensures youth have a voice in the
decisions that affect their lives. It creates volunteer opportunities
for youth to be a part of the changes and decisions being made in their
communities.
Youth Involvement in Decision-Making is the first strategic priority
in the Strategy for Scouting and it identifies three areas of work for
young people to be fully involved in decision-making in the Movement.
These areas are:
(1) Youth Involvement in the Unit;
(2) Youth
Involvement institutionally; and
(3) Youth Involvement in civil society
Reaching Out
The Scout Movement aims to improve the quality of life of young
people by working in areas such as: people with disabilities, children
in especially difficult circumstances and children at risk.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement support National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in identifying and responding to the needs of young people, adults and society where Scouting is not currently having an impact.A
The World Organization of the Scout Movement support National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in identifying and responding to the needs of young people, adults and society where Scouting is not currently having an impact.A
Spiritual Development
God is not some narrow-minded personage, as some people would seem to
imagine, but a vast Spirit of Love that overlooks the minor differences
of form and creed and denomination and which blesses every man who
really tries to do his best, according to his lights, in His service.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell
Peace Education
Scouting has always been a peaceful and pacifying movement. Scouts
around all over the world are actively working with the aim of creating a
better world.
Peace cannot be secured entirely by commercial interests, military
alliances, general disarmement or mutual treaties, unless the spirit for
peace is there in the minds and will of the people. And this is a
matter of education.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell
Rover Scout
Environment
Throughout
the past 100 years of Scouting, young people around the world have been
exploring, learning about and caring for the outdoors and our
environment. The way in which Scouts contribute to tackling
environmental issues have evolved with the times, and remains a
fundamental part of the Scout programme.
Health And Hygiene
he following are basic tips for health and hygiene at camp.
Anti-Bacterial
Anti-Bacterial
- Anti-bacterial cleaners are types of disinfectant and can kill germs. They often come in spray form.
- Anti-bacterial cleaners won't work if you don't use them properly, so always follow the instructions.
- Always clean surfaces first with detergent to remove any grease or dirt, then apply disinfectant to kill any remaining germs.
- Use separate cloths or sponges for separate tasks; where practicable use disposable cloths.
- If using them more than once, wash in hot water and soap then place in a suitable disinfectant, rinse thoroughly and allow to dry. Do not soak overnight as disinfectant solutions weaken and may allow bacteria to grow.
- Keep serving bowls covered to protect them from dust, insects and pets.
Bugs
- 'Bugs' and 'germs' are the common name for the harmful organisms - such as bacteria and viruses - that cause food poisoning. Because we can only see them through a microscope they are also called microbes or micro-organisms.
- They can get into our food at any point in the food chain - from the time when an animal or food is in the field to the moment food is put on to the table to eat. If they are allowed to survive and multiply they can cause illness when that food is eaten.
- Food poisoning bacteria multiply fast but to do so need moisture, food, warmth and time. They multiply best between 5 and 63°C. One germ can multiply to more than 4 million in just 8 hours in the right conditions.
- Food poisoning microbes can be dangerous and can kill - though this is rare. They are very hard to detect since they do not usually affect the taste, appearance or smell of food.
Cans
- Before opening cans wipe over the tops to remove any dust - and don't forget to clean the can opener.
- Never put open cans in the fridge - transfer contents into a storage container or covered bowl and remember to use within two days.
- Don't use food from rusty or damaged cans.
Chopping Boards
- Wash and dry knives and chopping boards thoroughly after every use and especially between chopping raw meat, fish and poultry and chopping cooked and ready-to-eat foods.
- Ideally use separate chopping boards for raw and cooked foods.
Cling Film
- Cover dishes and other open containers with foil or film before storing them in the fridge. Don't re-use foil or film to wrap other foods
Cool Bags
- Use an insulated bag or cool box to keep chilled and frozen foods cool when shopping and buy these foods last.
- Use enough ice packs to keep cool bags really cool.
- When having a barbecue or picnic keep meats, salads and other perishable foods cool in the fridge or in a cool bag until just before you are ready to cook/eat them.
- Ideally use separate cool bags for raw meats and cooked/ready-to-eat foods.
- Cool bags can only keep food cool for a limited period so cook sooner rather than later.
Washing Hands
Don’t forget to wash hands:
a) before handling food – any food
b) before handling meat after veg
c) before handling veg after meat
d) before eating or sampling food during cooking
e) after eating or sampling food during cooking
f) before cooking
g) after cooking
Finally, EVERYONE to wash their hands before they sit down to eat.