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The
Scout Section
11 - 15 years.
Ideal size - 32 members
The Scout Unit ideally consists of 4 patrols and 32 young people from 11
- 15 years of age. This is
a development cycle which corresponds to the first stage of adolescence
with common features that set it apart from the Cub Scout age.
In the Scout section, a number of objectives are proposed to
young people ages 11 - 13 and 13 - 15 in different growth areas
comprising their physical, social, affective, spiritual, creativity and
character development.
The Scout Unit is the space where interaction happens in a general and
spontaneous way through all the components of group life, but
particularly marked in a number of specific situations:
In shared variable activities for the whole Unit, projects,
camps, games, campfires, competition and other fixed activities.
The Unit Assembly is where all the members
of the Patrols exercise the right to voice their opinion and participate
in decision-making. The
Assembly consists of all the members of the Unit, who participate as
individuals and not as representatives of their Patrols.
It meats twice during every program cycle or whenever
circumstances require a meeting.
It
is presided by the Senior Patrol Leader.
The Adult Leaders participate without the right to vote.
The Assembly determines rules of operations or coexistence whenever the
Unit needs to establish them.
Since
the rules affect everyone, everyone has a say in the decision.
The Unit Council is
made up of the Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders, Senior
Patrol Leader and the team of Adult Leaders.
The
Council is responsible for reconciling the different interests of
the Patrols and putting it in action.
Patrols can be mixed or single sex depending on the features of
the respective peer group, the ages of the young people, how
quickly they generate friendship with members of the other sex and
the characteristics of the wider culture.
The Scout
Unit can also be mixed. It
may consist of single-sex and/or mixed Patrols.
This
decision is made by the Unit Council and the respective Scout Group, in
view of its history, education options and the cultural characteristics.
The team of adult Leaders provides educational guidance, support and
assessment. Ideally the
team should consist of one adult Leader for each patrol in the Unit.
A Unit with four patrols which is most common, requires four
Leaders, one Unit Leader and three Assistant Unit Leaders.
In Units where males and females are concerned, the Unit must
have a female Leader or Assistant Leader.
PRIMARY
EDUCATION SCOUT PROGRAM
This
program focuses on the total development of young people and relates to
the four pillars of learning: Learning to Know, Learning to Be, Learning
to Live Together and Learning to Do.
This program is designed to have a positive influence on the
child’s overall development - physical, mental, spiritual, social and
cultural. It will build
character, promote citizenship and develop fitness.
The program uses the Scout Method - Learning by Doing.
Presently, the program is targeting boys and girls between the ages of
11 - 15 (Scout Section) or who may be in Standard Three (Middle
Division) and Standard Four (Upper Division). Eventually, the Cub Scout Section and Venture Scout Section
may be added. The program
is implemented as part of the school curriculum and implemented by
teachers at their respective schools.
The teachers commit themselves to training and implementation of
the school-based Scout program.
PARTICIPATION
Working
together to benefit young people
Scouting and the schools work well
together because their efforts are complementary in advancing young
people’s education. Scouting
can create many important networks of school/citizen communication,
providing links between the schools and various segments of the local
community. Working with the
community is one key responsibility of school Leaders.
No doubt, the Scout program fosters a feeling of teamwork in
achieving common goals in the learning and development of our young
citizens.
Scouting is a non-formal educational program that motivates and involves
youth in wholesome, self-testing and challenging activities that
contribute to an individual’s balanced development.
These activities have been grouped to accommodate the changing
maturity and interest levels of youth from adolescence to maturity.
Scouting meets the needs of accountability and achieves its
purpose through interested community organizations.
Education
for life
Scouting
complements the school and the family, filling needs not met by either.
It develops self-knowledge, the need to explore, to discover, to
want to know. Through
Scouting and education the youth discovers the world beyond the
classroom, tapping the skills of others to learn, and passing that
knowledge on to others.
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