Scouts Australia New Program Overview The Benefits New Program Overview This, is Adventurous our new Fun program. Challenging Inclusive Designed for Australian youth Learning new skills outdoors Are you up for the challenge? Are you How does it all fit together? The new program is just one element of the Scouts Australia Strategic Plan. ready to take If all elements of the Plan are achieved successfully then we have the potential to achieve beyond the targets. the lead? Collaboratively we have the potential to go beyond 100,000 members of Scouts Australia. We will be making a positive contribution to the development of active young citizens, growing up in 21st Century Australia. What else do we need to do, to prepare our members for a new youth program, and to accommodate a growth in membership? Burning Platforms for the Program Review 1979 1990 Youth members: 114,500 Youth members: 93,000 AUS Population: 14,000,000 AUS Population: 17,000,000 Why Kids Leave Scouting a lower priority Not enough outdoors 2014 2018 Society has changed, Youth members: 52,000 Youth members: 55,730 we haven’t AUS Population: 23,000,000 AUS Population: 25,000,000 Inconsistent delivery “The organisation must be promotive rather than restrictive. There is evidence that Scouting is failing to adapt to the modern world because it is far too rigid in structure” Prepared – Design for Tomorrow, a review of Australian Scouting, 1970 Youth need to adults see a purpose What Keeps Youth in Scouting? Friends Fun Outdoors Adventure New skills Barriers to Joining Scouts 39% 25% 20% 18% Having other Already involved in Too busy Scouting is too interests other programs expensive Strengths and Weaknesses of Scouting Strengths Youth Skills development Learning by doing Leaders Friendships gained Volunteers Activities undertaken Values of association Events Community engagement Camps Scouting history Weaknesses Some Leaders Branch Cost Group management The general public’s view Politics of Scouting Movement Risk Program Communication Bullying Paperwork Organisation Society is changing, education is changing The Journey So Far A Timeline 2012 March 2012: All Sections Review approved for commencement 2013 2014 January 2013: AJ2013 – Burning Questions survey January 2014: WAM – Surveys run by NYC BDRC Jones Donald: Why Kids Leave? Stage 1 kicked off McCrindle: Community Expectations of Scouting November 2013: World Scout Education Congress July 2014: Stage 3 Kick-off in Hong Kong International Gathering – sharing experiences from Australia, Canada, Program review networking begins and Ireland 2015 January 2015: AV2015 – theCrate February 2015: Stage 3 concludes, making recommendations on: The Fundamentals of Scouting Duty to God and Spiritual Development Areas of Personal Growth (SPICES) 2016 The Scout Method January 2016: AJ2016 – theCrate Leadership For All An Adventurous Program February 2016: Stage 4 concludes Award Scheme New Program Concepts Document was shared for the first time July 2015: Stage 4 commences – bringing it all March 2016: Promise and Law consultation together into one program July 2016: Scouts Australia’s Educational Proposal version 1 released for feedback September 2016: Program Concepts Workshops commence around the country 2017 2018 January 2017: The Moot January 2018: AV2018 June 2017: Groundbreaker Scout Groups February 2018: The Adventure Begins commenced new program trials in Victoria commences, preparing everyone for the new program July 2017: New Australian Scout Promise and Law approved March 2018: Pioneer Scout Groups become early adopters of the new program, in most states August 2017: Program Concepts Workshops conclude April 2018: Scouts Australia’s Educational Proposal Version 2 released for feedback September 2017: New Australian Scout Promise and Law becomes official July 2018: Program approved. Branches begin planning their implementation schedule 2019 January 2019: AJ2019 Statistics from the Youth Program Review volunteer hours focus grous eole surveyed surveys team memers develoment teams resentations research and develoment teams etended consultation eriods maor events 2012 2018 1 2 3 years of review and develoment common goal .ne Program ne Journey Setting the Scene A global youth Movement – 50+ million members – 7 million adult supporters – Over 160 National Scout Organisations – Shared Purpose, Mission, Principles and Method – World’s largest non-formal youth education movement – Messengers of Peace Scouting is a Movement OF young people, supported by adults; it is not an organisation FOR young people, managed by adults. As a youth Movement, we need to be forward-thinking, adaptable, and focused on the meaning behind our Purpose Learning from other National Scout Organisations ...and we are learning together with other National Scout Organisations Singapore Scout Scouting Ireland Association One Programme – Reformed as an organisation – Reviewed and consolidated Scouts programmes New – A program built around Plan>Do>Review> Zealand – Program cycles – One Programme Scouts Canada ...and leading the way in The Canadian Path the Asia-Pacific Region – Youth-Led – Adventure – SPICES Youth Involvement – Plan, Do, Review APR WORKSHOP Australia, July 2018 – Outdoor Adventure Skills – One Programme A changing Australian Society Social Media 5,900,000,000 searches/day Gen Z are: Gen Est. 1995 Digital 4,000,000,000 isual views/day Z Educational 1,400,000,000 active users University degrees loal Social en en en Moile 500,000,000 tweets/day Effective Engagement Boomers en Boomers en Verbal Visual Books & Paper Devices & Glass Sit & Listen Try & See Curriculum Centered Learner Centric Teacher Facilitator Health Job Security Flexibility Closed Book Exams Open Book World % likely to struggle with obese/overweight when all Gen Z have reached adulthood Vocational emloyers yrs 17 in a lifetime er o 78% 62% Gen α Est. 2010 Gen Y: The parents of Gen Alpha Million 29.7 Gen alpha’s born Age of first each week marriage 80.1 1.7 Life Total fertility 27.7 Expectancy rate Age of first birth Scouts Australia What is most important to youth? Education Proposal Food, Play and Being a young person in Family Education Friends Water, Recreation today’s world has a number of 1 2 3 4 Shelter 5 opportunities and a number of challenges, some of them UNICE Australia peculiar to the 21st Century, and some that have been the case for many years. What sorts of challenges and opportunities face Australian young people in the 21st Century? LGBTIQ Young People Changing Social Religious Needs Beliefs in year-olds meet the criteria 4 for a probable serious 1 0 2 t mental illness r o p e R h lt a e l H Positive ta en ’s M Social Australia Young adults yrs Influences Having were more than three a Voice times as likely as those in to report no religion compared with ) 7 Mental 1 0 2 , Health s c ti s ti ta S of u rea Bu Australian Cigarettes, In 2001 24% of Alcohol year olds smoed. & Drugs In it decreased to 16% Smoking rates of adolescents aged has decreased from to in years. Body Illicit drug use is more prevalent Image Bullying and among the following groups Harassment Males 17% Younger people yrs 28% Unemployed people 25% 4 LGBT people 36% 1 0 2 , e r a lf e W d n a lth ea H Sexual of tute nsti Australian I Activity Digital Citizenship Learning In 27% of Styles 1 Australian Year 1 0 2 students and 56% of Year , e r a f students had eerienced l Helicopter e seual intercourse. W d Parenting n a h t Twothirds of sexually active l a e H students used a condom at f o e their most recent sexual t u it t encounter. s n I n lia ra st Au One Program, Discover Adventure One Journey Discover adventure Create the Path Create the Path Explore the unknown Look Wide Explore the Unknown Look wide beyond the horizon Beyond the Horizon The Scout Method Community Involvement Learning by Doing Active exploration of an individual’s Learning through practical experiences commitment and responsibility to their and activities. community and the wider world. Nature and the Promise and Law Outdoors The outdoors is the primary setting for Scouting values and ideals that underpin learning and encourages a two-way all activities and interactions relationship between the individual and the natural world. Patrol System Symbolic Framework A way to develop interpersonal and A unifying structure of themes and leadership skills through teamwork, symbols that facilitates the awareness responsibility and belonging. and development of an individual’s personal journey. Youth Leading, Personal Progression Adults Supporting A learning journey focuses on A youth movement, guided by adults, challenging the individual to do their where youth are increasingly self- best through a range of experiences. managing. The SPICES SPICES are the Review> tool that we use to get closer to our full potential. The Purpose of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. When we reach a new achievement, we should reflect on our development across the different SPICES. This achievement could be: – Completing a Milestone – Finishing in a section – Reflecting on your personal development – Assisting or Leading an adventure Social Physical Intellectual Development Development Development Character Emotional Spiritual Development Development Development SPICES in Action! Social Development Character Development – Becoming aware – Developing identity – Interacting with others – Showing autonomy – Developing relationships and networks – Demonstrating commitment Physical Development Emotional Development – Being healthy and fit – Being emotionally aware – Being adventurous – Expressing one’s feelings – Showing respect Intellectual Development – Acquiring new information Spiritual Development – Showing initiative – Exploring beliefs – Being adaptable – Stopping for reflection – Planning and reviewing – Respect for others – Being thankful Plan>Do>Review> What is Plan> Do> Review>? Through Scouting, we often use a process called Plan>Do>Review>.