Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.”

A Good Turn

Does anyone know when the Boy Scouts of America was started? It was the year 1910. Now for a tougher question: Who started the BSA? Not Baden-Powell. He started Scouting in England. It was an American businessman, William D. Boyce.

In 1909, William Boyce was wandering around London and got lost in a dense fog. A young boy found him and led him to his destination. The boy refused to accept a tip from Boyce, saying that he was a Boy Scout. That intrigued Boyce, and he later asked the boy to take him to meet Lord Baden-Powell.

Because of that meeting, Boy Scouts of America was officially organized in 1910, and there have been more than 93 million Americans involved in the BSA since then.

The Scout slogan is “Do a Good Turn Daily.” That is what the Boy Scout in 1909 did for William Boyce, and that is what you should always try to do, every day—a

Good Turn, without expecting reward.

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I’ll show you a poorly uniformed leader.”

Bonfire Night, 05/11/07

5.55pm

Opening ceremony

6.00pm

Firework game: call out names of different fireworks and Beavers enact the actions

6.10pm

Sparklers (bring gloves and coat) – need bucket of water

6.25pm

Hot dogs and drinks

6.40pm

Bonfire night craft – to be confirmed

6.55pm

Short prayer

Closing Ceremony

Notes: Beavers are invited to bring a friend along next week, aged 6 or 7

The X Words

There are two X words that we use frequently in Boy Scouting—eXperience and eXample. You learn Scout skills by eXperience. We know that the way to learn is by doing. When we go on camping trips, you get the eXperience you need to master your skills. When you start to teach other Scouts what you know, you set the eXample. But much more important than teaching Scout skills is the eXample you set in your life. Do you always wear a clean uniform at Scout meetings? Are you careful with the language you use? Do you always finish your work before playing? Remember to think about the two X words every day.

Aeroplanes, 15/10/07

Chat about who has been in a plane, what was it like, where have they been, did they enjoy it etc etc

Craft – making planes

Light polystyrene planes, elastic bands, sellotape.  Will they fly?!

Try flying the planes

Will they fly and who’s will fly the furthest?

Game – corners

Hanger, runway, control tower, terminal

Name the different corners after different parts of an airport.  The Beavers “fly” around, arms outstretched listening to commands from “air traffic control” (leader).  If “change flight path” is called they need to fly in the opposite direction

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.”

A Simple Cloth and a Common Thread

They are woven of simple cloth and common thread. They are no more than an inch and a half in diameter, and weight no more than a couple of ounces. They are priceless, yet cost less than a dollar.

They have the power to turn struggle into courage

Self-doubt into self-esteem

Indecision into leadership

The unknown into knowledge

And the most magical metamorphosis of all, the transforming of a boy into a man.

What are these mysterious things: merit badges.

Sports Enthusiast, 14/09/07

5.55pm

Opening ceremony

6.00pm

Fitness Challenge & Sports Enthusiast:

Talk to the Beavers about how their six-week fitness plan has gone.

What they have discovered with their body overall

Test Beavers who are ready for the Sports Enthusiast.

6.40pm

Catch the Haggis

Split the Colony into four teams of equal numbers; you may need to adjust the number of teams or balls to make the game fair. Each team stands in a line spaced across the area of play with their supply of balls at one end and a bucket at the other. The object of the games is to pass all of the balls from one end of the line to the other by throwing and catching the balls. Only one ball can move at a time and everyone must throw and catch every ball. The winning team is the first one to move all of their balls into their bucket.

6.55pm

Short prayer

Closing Ceremony

Pearls of Wisdom—Quotes from Baden-Powell

“It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.”