Scout District Leader Support Booklet

The Adventure Begins focuses on essential elements of the Scout Program (which apply to all Sections, youth and adults): - The Principles, Purpose and Mission of Scouting - The SPICES and their Educational Objectives - The Scout Method (with emphasis on Youth Leading, Adult Supporting, Community Involvement; and Promise and Law) - Section Councils - Plan>Do>Review>

The Adventure Begins is a Section-Based Challenge. This booklet is aimed at assisting the District Scout Leader guide the District’s Scout Section through this adventure. Each Group has been issued, at the start of this year with a The Adventure Begins pack that contains numerous support items to guide them through this journey.

The next page of this booklet shows the overall Section Council Checklist. Following that, the various parts that make up The Adventure Begins have been broken down into bite sized chunks that can be discussed at your Mindaris as a training exercise. There are suggested questions that can be asked to initiate a discussion on how the various elements of The Adventure Begins are working (or not) in Scout Troops in your district.

All the supporting documentation can be readily downloaded at

https://scouts.com.au/what-we-do/youth-program/adventure-begins/

Mindari Training Night 1 – Plan>Do>Review>

Mindari Discussion Points 1. In your Scout Section activities are you using all or most of the above? 2. How could you improve? 3. What tips could you offer other Scout Leaders to help implement Plan>Do>Review> better? 4. When is the next opportunity for you to demonstrate the Plan>Do>Review> process for an upcoming District event?

Nominate the event and date of event so that it can be discussed at a future Mindari.

5. Can you share an example of when you have completed the Plan>Do>Review> cycle in your District or Troops. Discuss observations.

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Scouts Plan>Do>Review Factsheet Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders • With your Patrol and Troop Council, Plan, Do, and Review all aspects of your Patrol’s program. Follow the steps on the front of this card.

• Meet with your patrol to develop ideas for the next term, or the next big adventure. Check what Scouts Resources To Help You would like to progress with their award scheme. What Heaps of resources have been developed to support the would you like to do as a patrol or as a troop? Plan>Do>Review> process. There’s stacks of P>D>R> cards and clips to explain the process. • Ensure the Troop Council meets regularly, about six times a year, to develop ideas into more detailed Check them out on Scout Central or ypr.scouts.com.au/ plans. project/plan-do-review

• Ensure the Troop Council has a big weekend away once a year to have fun, review the past year, and How Else Can We Help You? make plans for the next year. Is there something that is missing that we should include in future editions of this publication? • Plan and run games and activities, either for the Troop or just your Patrol. Encourage other members of Do you have a great idea for a resource that would help your patrol to do this too, to help them develop their your section to Plan>Do>Review>? leadership skills. What great questions does your section use to help • Get feedback from your fellow Scouts after games and Review> your program? activities you organise. Whatever it is, contact us! • The Troop Council reviews the success of the term’s [email protected] program and activities. Discuss enjoyment, successes and failures, and SPICES development. Get the opinions of your Patrol before Troop Council.

• At the end of each troop meeting, activity, or adventure, ask the Troop or Patrol to review the night’s program. Ask questions like: » “What can you do now, or do better, that you couldn’t before?” » “What worked well?” » “What could we do diferently next time to make it a better program?” » “Did tonight’s program challenge you in some way?”

• Use Plan>Do>Review> Cards, which have helpful, creative questions, ideas, and guides your planning.

Mindari Training Night 2 – Youth Leading, Adult Supporting

Nominate the event so that it can be discussed at a future Mindari.

5. Can you share an example of when you have seen YLAS in action and working well?

The Role of the Youth Either individually or in teams, young people plan their Scouting journey. They will decide the skills they want to learn and determine when and how this will happen. Collectively they have responsibility to progressively grow and develop their team, Section and then Group. With experience and maturity some will collaboratively participate in the management and development of Scouting at all levels. The focus is for young people to both use and develop in all aspects of the Scout Method - thus developing a broad range of life skills, not just leadership skills.

What is the role of Adults? “Scouting is a partnership between young people and adults. Young people take ownership of their development and journey. They are supported by adults as they become increasingly involved in the management of their Scouting. Adults facilitate and support young people to create learning opportunities and together turn these opportunities into meaningful experiences.” – Scouts Australia Guide to Youth Leading, Adults Supporting Factsheet Youth Leading, Youth Supporting Adults

Mindari Training Night 3 – Section Councils

Mindari Discussion Points 1. In your Scout Section activities are you using all or most of the above? 2. How could you improve? 3. What tips could you offer other Scout Leaders to help make Scout Troop Councils the norm? 4. Do you have a Scout or two who would like to attend a District Mindari to talk about a Troop Council they have been involved in and how they have seen their ideas become reality in programs? How might we arrange for this to occur?

Mindari Training Night 4 – The Scout Method

Mindari Training Night 5 – SPICES

Mindari Training Night 6 – Community Involvement and Promise & Law

The Adventure Begins Posters sent to the Groups

The Adventure Begins Posters sent to the Groups (continued)