Camp Adventure Club

Skills Program Guidelines Younger Girls Outdoor Younger Girl Guidelines (Grades 4-6)

Outdoor Younger Girl Guidelines (Grades 4-6)

Tents/Shelters Learn how to properly pack a sleeping bag.

Learn how to pitch a tent and demonstrate you can put a tent up without adult help.

Learn about other types of shelters you may need to make if a tent is unavailable.

Knots and Lashing Learn the clove hitch and square knot. Demonstrate how to hang a dunk bag line. Learn about lashing and what it is used for.

Practice your hand at lashing by making something you can use on your next camping trip (a chair, table for cooking, and Teepee frame for cooking).

Camp Tools Demonstrate how to open, close, and pass a pocket knife or kitchen knife safely.

Learn why a sharp knife is better than a dull one and how to correctly sharpen a knife.

Learn how to safely handle a saw.

Fire Building Learn fire safety; make a list of equipment needed at a fire site. Learn how to choose a site and prepare it for a fire ring. Learn how to build a fire (A-frame, log cabin style) and put it out safely.

Learn about different fire starters and make one type for your next camping trip.

Outdoor Younger Girl Guidelines (Grades 4-6)

Outdoor Cooking Learn how to connect and light a propane camping stove and another method of cooking (e.g. Dutch oven, box oven, foil cooking).

Plan a meal or snack and cook it over one of the above methods of cooking.

Learn 1 method to properly purify water (boiling, chemical, filtration, UV).

Learn how to properly dispose of leftover food and how to wash dishes when outdoors.

Learn the importance of edible vs. non-edible plants and other poisonous plants.

Health and Safety Learn the 7 elements of Leave No Trace and be able to explain this to another scout

Learn basic first aid for cuts, burns, sprains and how to handle urgent first aid issues (allergic reactions, snake bites, asthma) as well as what is in a first aid kit and show how to use the items.

Learn how to recognize signs of heat stroke and hypothermia.

Learn how to dress for the weather, what to bring along for unexpected weather, and which weather conditions can be hazardous.

Learn about how to respect wildlife.

Review the buddy system and how it adds safety to hiking or water activities. Learn precautions to keep you from getting lost on the trail, what to do if you get lost or separated from your group, and the importance of carrying a whistle on a hike.

Outdoor Younger Girl Guidelines (Grades 4-6)

Map and compass Learn about 3 different types of trail signs, which are used in your area, and trail etiquette when following these signs

Learn how to read a map (identify the compass rose, identify the scale used and learn how to measure distances on a map, and what contour lines on a topographical map mean).

Learn how to use a compass or GPS to navigate

Learn how to adjust a map for true and magnetic north

Learn how to take a compass bearing from a map and follow it.

Learn how to tell north, south, east, and west without a compass.

Journey badges that work nicely with these guidelines include:

First Aid, Naturalist, Geocaching, Outdoors, Cook, and the It’s Your Planet, Love It Journey.