Beaver Scouts
Who are Beaver Scouts?
Beaver scouts are young people usually aged between 6 and 8 years old. They belong to the first and youngest section in the scouting family. Young people can join beaver scouts three months prior to their sixth birthday. They then move to the next section, cub scouts once they are eight but can stay with the beaver scouts until 8 1/2. Beaver scouts meet once a week in their beaver scout colony.
The scout Association first introduced beavers in October 1982 and in 1986 they became a recognized training section and took the name of beaver scouts. From 1991 girls could also become beaver scouts.
What Beaver Scouts do
The beaver scouts learn about a balanced programme and ensure that the experience of a programme with a wide range of subjects is covered. Beaver scouts enjoy the following:
Having fun
Making new friends
Sharing
Learning
Making progress
Try new things
Playing games
Going on visits
Helping others
Keeping the beaver promise
The Programme
Beaver scouts take part in a balanced programme and work towards challenges and activity badges. The programme is divided into zones, methods and ways of working. The programme zones are:
Getting to know other people
Learning about yourself
Exploring the world around us
discovering creativity and practical skills
discovering beliefs and attitudes
Beaver Promise
I promise do my best
to be kind and helpful
and to love God
Beaver motto
Be Prepared
