The Scout Association of Belize

Youth Leaders Receive Training

The National Program Commission of The Scout Association conducted a Course for young leaders ages 12 through 16.  The three day Course was held from January 22 - 24, 2010 at Camp Oakley, the national training and camping grounds of the Association near Burrell Boom Village. 

The Course was designed to give firsthand experience to the young leaders in the area of the Scout Unit training program using the Symbolic Framework and putting it into practice, how the Patrol System operates, the Scout Method, the Law and Promise, the Scout Unit and the Educational Objectives and Educational Activities.

The Symbolic Framework for the event was “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN”.  This theme gave the participants a unique opportunity to learn the importance of planning with responsibility and working as a team.  It also highlighted the concept of good versus bad gangs.

More Scouts Better Citizens of Tomorrow.

The morning was cool but you could still sense heat building among the members of the newly founded Scout Unit in the City of Belmopan as they gathered for the official installation of the 28th Cayo Belmopan Garden City Scout Unit.

It was just around 9:30 a.m. that the parents and invited guests started arriving at the Garden City School.  Shortly after the Scout Headquarters crew also arrived.

With some delay but nevertheless with the same vigor and excitement that the Master of Ceremony announced the beginning of the official ceremony that would see the investiture of 15 new members as Scouts, adding to the over two thousand Scouts already in existence in over seventy active Scout Groups around the entire country of Belize.  And so it was that the Senior Patrol Leader marched the members Patrol by Patrol to the front of the gathering where they made their Scout Promise and pledged to live by this special code of living and the Scout Law.

Camp was cool!!! Camp was cool!!!.  This is what most Scouts that took part had to say about this year's Corozal District Xmas Camp.  The three day camp was held from December 27 - 29 at the Belize Defence Force district training base located in the Santa Rita layout area.  During the three day camp, Scouts had the opportunity to participate in a number of training activities including cooking, map and compass, rifle shooting and small craft making.

The camp also had the participation of a Venture Scout Leader from Japan who was very instrumental and taught the Scouts some Japanese arts and crafts.  During the closing ceremony some Scouts received various awards including proficiency badges in hiking, cooking and camping.  Venture Scout Leader from Japan presented each participant with flags from Japan and Belize made out of beads during the camp.