THE EUROPEAN THEMES The theme for the European Jamboree is split into three key themes which you can also join in with in your own section. Although not an extensive list, I hope this gives you a flavour of how you could Join-In and some of the badges you could work towards.

WAKE UP Every and Guide possesses potential to become a driver of social change. They are invited to come to the Jamboree to WAKE UP and discover their power! They will interact with Scouts and Guides of various cultures, various languages and various countries. LOOK AROUND Scouts and Guides will use their time at the Jamboree to LOOK AROUND (the Global Goals will guide them), to learn through adventures, eye-opening discussions, and inspiring workshops. ACT and finally, using their skills and knowing where the helping hand is needed, they will ACT and make a change in the society.

You could look at completing an action for the Scouts for SDGs alongside cultural activities linked to Poland. How you choose to complete your Join in activities are completely up to you!

Find out more about Scouts for the UN Sustainable Development Goals here: sdgs.scout.org

Join-In POLAND Festivals. Get crafty… Marking the seasons: Make floating candles, Christmas and Easter are Special polish festivals celebrate At Wianki festival in summer important festivals in the seasons. people float flowers and candles on water. Poland. There are a lot of Catholic people living in Make your own Poland. Marzanna dolls As well as religious festivals Drowning Marzanna is a spring custom. People throw dolls that Polish people also celebrate represent winter into the river to Floating candles can be the seasons. show winter is over. bought online, and

decorated by melting wax Blow and decorate eggs crayons. Or you can use (Pisanka) Eggs painted with special candle making kits. brightly coloured paint and patterns.

Music: Folk festivals are held in the summer months, people dress in Or you could make tea light traditional costumes and perform You could also do this with polish dances such as the holders from other Mazurka. Folk music is popular, materials. Such as jam jars pebbles. but there are also big rock and and tissue paper. pop concerts. Other festivals: The feast of Greenery is a harvest festival.

Food glorious food… Pierogi Try different kinds of food Pierogi are traditional Polish dish, from Poland. They are small dumplings filled with meat, potatoes, cheese, mushrooms or fruit. You could Try pickled foods, like spoon the filling into a small circle Get out and visit gherkin, beetroot and of dough, fold it over, boil for a Visit a local food shop for grape juices, or make your few minutes and then fry. inspiration. You could even

own Pierogi dumplings. arrange to visit one with your local group, and try some of the food there. This would be a great source of information.

Join-In POLAND

Quizzes Language Find out some facts about Have a go at learning some Poland, and share what you learn simple polish words and in quiz. phrases. Locate Poland on a map.

Flags of Europe Discover flags of the European countries.

Find out the name of some Polish You could match up flash cards, Google will even pronounce them Cities. Or play flag bingo. for you.

Find Gdańsk (Location of the These sorts of activities can be European jamboree) developed into Puzzles / Snap Match up cards and even Relay games

Discover … Spot the difference Story Time Find out about Beaver Scouts or What is different, what is the Find a traditional Polish story on younger Scouts. same? google and act it out in in your Look at pictures of Polish scouts, groups. Try taking on a character Draw or create the World Scout and discuss what you think might each and make the story come Badge. be different and the same. What alive! do we have in common?

Spot the difference

Why not research what , Cubs and Scouts are like in Poland. What is different from Scouting in the UK, and what is similar?

In a small group, show the Scouts a picture of some Polish Scouts. Ask each of them to come up with one or two ideas about for the following questions: What do you think is different about Scouts in Poland to Scouts here in the UK?

(Possible responses) They speak Polish Their uniform is different Their necker is different They might eat different foods They might play different games The badges are different

Just like children from What do you think is the same? different schools here wear different uniforms, (Possible responses) they are all still school They wear a uniform. children. They wear neckers They might meet every week in a hall. Each county might have a They might have lodges, sixes and patrols. slightly different Scout They make the a scout promise uniform and badges, but They wear the Scout membership badge they are all still Scouts, They have Beavers, Cubs and Scouts They make a Scout They are members of the worldwide family of Scouting promise and are They earn badges members of the They go camping worldwide family of They make new friends and go on adventures Scouting.

Polish Scout uniforms (shown without badges)

A Polish Scout uniform with badges

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Differences and similarities in promise and law - for reference

The UK Scout Promise The Polish Scout Promise (Translated) (Other faith versions are available) It is my sincere wish to serve God and Poland with On my honour, the whole of my life, to give my willing help to other I promise that I will do my best people, and to obey the . to do my duty to God and to The Queen, to help other people The Polish Scout Law (Translated) and to keep the Scout Law.

The UK Scout Law 1. A Scout conscientiously fulfils the duties stemming from the Scout Promise. 2. A Scout’s word is to be trusted like that of 1. A Scout is to be trusted. Zawisza the Knight. 2. A Scout is loyal. 3. A Scout is useful and helps others. 3. A Scout is friendly and considerate. 4. A Scout is a friend to everybody and 4. A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of a brother to every other Scout. Scouts. 5. A Scout acts chivalrously. 5. A Scout has courage in all difficulties. 6. A Scout loves Nature and tries to get 6. A Scout makes good use of time and is careful to know it. of possessions and property. 7. A Scout is well disciplined and obedient 7. A Scout has self-respect and respect for to her/his parents and superiors. others. 8. A Scout is always cheerful. 9. A Scout is thrifty and generous. 10. A Scout is working on herself/himself; she/he is pure in thought, in word and in deed; she/he is free from addictions.

The UK Promise The Cub Scout Promise (Translated) (Other faith versions are available) I promise to be a good Cub Scout and always obey the Cub Scout Law. I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to God and to the Queen, to help other people and to keep The Polish Cub Scout Law (Translated) the Cub Scout Law. 1. A /Cub Scout loves God and Poland. The UK Cub Scout Law 2. A Cub Scout is brave. 3. A Cub Scout always tells the truth. Cub Scouts always do their best, 4. A Cub Scout remembers about her/his think of others before themselves duties. and do a good turn every day. 5. Everybody feels happy with a Cub Scout. 6. A Cub Scout tries to be better and better.

Badge requirements - for reference. International Activity Badge BEAVERS CUBS SCOUTS

1. Learn a song, play a game or 1. Draw or create the World Scout 1. Find out about the World Scout perform a dance from another Badge. Explain the meaning of each Movement’s history and what it does country. of its parts and talk about the today. Complete a quiz in teams to 2. Find out about Beaver Scouts, or advantages of being part of a global see who in your Troop knows the younger Scouts if they don’t have movement of Cub Scouts. most about the World Scout Beaver Scouts, in another country. 2. Make, build or draw something to Movement and discuss what you What do they call themselves? represent a country. Include things think World Scouting could do in the What’s their uniform like? What do like its currency, national dress, future. they say for their Promise? Find out cultures, customs and languages. 2. Take part in a traditional craft or as much as you can. 3. Explore another country’s traditions creative activity from another 3. Play a game to match flags and and culture around food and eating. country. their countries. Use facts about the What time do they eat? How do they 3. In a language other than your own, countries to help you find the right eat? How do they sit? What do they introduce yourself and say a few flag. eat? basic, useful, everyday phrases. 4. Try different kinds of food from 4. Take part in the activities of a 4. Take part in one of these events another country. Vote for your celebration or festival that usually individually or with the Troop and favourite dish and explain why. takes place in another country. report back to other Scouts: 5. Learn how to say hello and goodbye Explore why the celebration or  (JOTI) or in a language other than your own. festival happens. What are the (JOTA) customs of the event?  An international camp held in the UK

or abroad  A link to Scouts in another country

Global Issues Activity Badge BEAVERS CUBS SCOUTS

1. Learn about how to save energy or 1. Find out about an international 1. Identify where your clothing or recycle. Decide on three ways your charity; what do they do and why is other belongings have been made. Colony could save energy or recycle it important? Your chosen charity With other Scouts, talk about why to help save the environment. could support global issues such as companies might choose to have the 2. Try different kinds of fairly traded water and sanitation, poverty, items made in other countries. What products. Talk about the benefits of refugees and disaster relief. are the advantages and fair trade in the world. 2. Monitor the waste you produce as a disadvantages of overseas 3. Learn about endangered animals Cub Pack and make a plan to production? and transform your Colony into reduce, reuse and recycle your 2. Investigate a recent natural disaster endangered animals by making Pack's waste. by looking at photos, news articles masks or costumes. Why are they 3. Take part in an international or videos online. Decide in small endangered and how could we save awareness day or week. groups what five things were them? You might include polar 4. Think about what you would need to needed to help people after the bears, Siberian tigers, white rhinos, survive if you became homeless disaster. Decide as a Troop how mountain gorillas and loggerhead because of a disaster, like flooding best you can help when a natural sea turtles. or an earthquake. Decide what your disaster happens. 4. Talk about the problems some five most important things would be 3. Find out about an international people have finding clean and safe and discuss with your Cub Pack. sporting event and discuss with your drinking water. Make a water filter. 5. Identify five belongings of yours Troop how sporting events can You could make it out of a soft drink that have come from other contribute to international peace bottle and use things like cotton countries. Point out the countries on and understanding. wool, pebbles and kitchen roll to a map. Talk to others about why 4. In small groups, learn about an filter your water. your belongings have come from so international health issue and use a far away. creative way to share what you have learnt with your Troop. Issues could include Malaria, Ebola, HIV and Aids. 5. Think about the rights that we have in the UK (like the right to vote, the right to go to school and equal gender rights). Compare these with the rights a Scout in another country might have.

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