Official online magazine of Scouting Ireland February 2012 Youth Expeditions Kick Off National Youth forum Campsites Get ready for Camping Season New Rover Scout Commissioner Appointed 1 Welcome to the February issue of the Inside Out your Monthly Online Magazine for all that is going on in Scouting Ireland. This month’s issue features a report from the National Youth Fora, an introduction to all the team in charge of bringing you this year’s Jamóige, We also feature news and decisions taken at the recent National Management Committee meeting. Other Features this month include, lots of articles submitted by Groups and Counties, Cub Scout Corner, Beaver Scout news, Adventure Skills dates and lots more. But don’t keep it to yourself pass it on to your fellow Scouts and Scouters. Jimmy Cunningham Next months issue will give a run down on all the candidates who are running for electionCommunications at this years National Commissioner Council. So we need your group in the next issue so please send a short article and one picture for next months issue otherwise people will think your Group dosen’t do anything! So hope you enjoy this month’s issue. The deadline for next month’s submissions is 29th Feb to [email protected]. In this issue... Beaver Scouts 4 Youth Fora 8 National Youth Forum P.8 Cub Scouts 11 Around the Campsites 18 “An invaluable step in New Rover Commissioner 24 character training is Jason Thorthon Trail 28 to put responsibility Roscrea Scouts 34 on the individual.” Mentions By the Press 43 -Robert -Baden-Powell 2 The dates and venues for the Provincial Youth Programme EXPEDITION 2012 have been announced as follows. North Eastern Province 19th Feb Dalgan Park Navan Southern Province 26th Feb Dundrum Co. Tipperary South Eastern Province 4th Mar 1st Kilkenny Scout Den Western Province 11th Mar Lough Keel Dublin Province 25th Mar Larch Hill Northern Province April TBC The ultimate aim being to best serve youth Members in their personal development and the creation of today’s citizens and not just tomorrows Adults. The event will be housed in five 8m Jurtes one for each programme section orkshop.W Participants are asked to take a camp stool /chair with them. The cost per participant is €10/£10 per head which includes Lunch Tea and Coffee. Booking for the events are via the official booking form and returned to the Programme Unit, Scouting Ireland, National Office ,Larch Hill Dublin 16. Start time in all cases is 10.00 and estimated finishing time is 16.00. Places are limited to the team leader of each programme Section in a Scout Group. 3 Profile of Fionn Read Fionn’s story below and them see if you can answer Age: 7 some of the questions? Social Spice Likes: Talking Singing Did Fionn use his talents? Dancing In the beaver scout handbook we are introduced to Fionn and Fionn is the Campfire stories & songs. character for the Intellectual SPICE. Rugby Is there any beaver scout in If you would like to know a little about Fionn we have a profile of Fionn in the box. Dislikes: Friends fighting. you colony that has the skills At lodge time you may find it useful to do a profile of your lodge, it is a great way to that Fionn has? get to know interesting facts about the others in your lodge. Fionn Favourite Game: Is always the first to say hello to a new beaver and is a very loyal friend. Make the Statue laugh. Do you know what hand Fionn is fun to be around, he is great when Favourite Food: there is a small disagreement and sees Chinese (loves to share different beaver scouts shake their things from both sides and then makes a meals) hands with? suggestion on how to fix the problem. Fionn Earns a Wooden Stave Biggest Achievement: Fionn is also very good at listening, he Level 2 – Hill walking just doesn’t listen to what is said he also Level 1 - Pioneering looks at the way it is said and reads body language very well. He is always the first Before I sleep: beaver scout to say thanks to the Elders at I say goodnight to everyone, the end of an activity. including the goldfish (Goldie, Pinkie, Smiley and Sandy) Fionn can sometimes get into trouble by talking too much , there are times when he Future: had to learn to be quiet , one of the elders When I grow up I want to help often says to Fionn , “you have two ears others. and one mouth for a reason”. Best Friend: Fionn gets on with everybody and very Star (she is so clever, she comes seldom is in bad humour. up with some wacky ideas. 44 Fionn Earns a Wooden Stave without touching anybody. Some of the beaver scouts may tell jokes or make a Fionn was a happy young boy and When it was time for Fionn to return funny face. made friends easily. Fionn travelled to his father for the trip home, he was with his father when his father went to given a stave carved with his name as a The first beaver scout to laugh becomes visit another merchant from a different symbol of his friendship. If Fionn visited “on “for the next round. tribe. again and brought the stave he would always be welcome. Fionn set about exploring the new Another one of Fionn’s Favourites town. It was not long before he came Fionn started the journey home, he (works great on a sleepover in a den.) across some other children. They all looked forward to telling the fox lodge had brightly coloured clothes which about his adventure and to show them were different from Fionn’s. Each young his new stave, he was going to suggest Charades person also carried a wooden stave that all members should have a stave taller than themselves. They were all to help in making gadgets, to use as a very busy. walking pole, to practice carving. Fionn Equipment – prepared cards with film also liked the idea of a new handshake titles, television programmes, etc. using the left hand and he wanted to Fionn asked could he help, the others ask the others what they thought of this Without talking a beaver scout picks a agreed and each in turn laid down their handshake to show friendship among card and has to act out what is on the sticks and shook hands with Fionn, but the tribes. Fionn also had some new card for his lodge to guess. A time limit with their left hand as this showed that songs and stories to teach the Fox of one minute before moving onto the they were now friends. Lodge. next lodge. They were making a watch tower, using The beaver scouts are very creative in rope to lash the staves together. Fionn Fionn’s Favourite acting out the words. learned a new skill. Games A fire was lit and some bread twists Make the Statue Laugh were made. Fionn added some salt to the mixture and everyone agreed that One beaver scout is picked to be the bread tasted better with a small “On”. Music is played and everybody pinch of salt. The breadsticks were dances around. When the music stops shared along with stories and songs, everyone freezes like statues. the afternoon passed quickly. The beaver scout who is “on” must try to make the other beaver scouts laugh 5 SCOUTER ZONE Understanding Interaction with People Learning Objectives: • Show that I value the people and relationships in my daily life, develop the skills and What is a learning Objective? attitudes needed to build and maintain meaningful and A learning objective is a statement appropriate relationships and outlining the challenge within the friendships. SPICES so that we can encourage each • Demonstrate that I use my youth member to achieve the aims of communication skills effectively. the association. Cultural Appreciation Where did they come from? • Respect the social integration of • Understand and demonstrate other cultures. how I use the Promise and Law in The Learning objectives came my everyday life. from RAP (Renewed Approach to Programme) Community & Society • Recognise my roles within, These are the Learning Objectives that and make a positive contribution Scouting Ireland has identified in the August 2004 - Educational Proposal – to society. Area of Intellectual growth. These are ascertained the needs and aspirations development. There were 36 learning adapted in the beaver handbook to be of young people in Ireland. The goals of objectives identified across the six age appropriate challenges. Scouting Ireland were examined. stages of development. October 2004 – Educational Trails - The Educational Trails Document was Social developed in respect of each of the areas of personal growth outlined in the Having a sense of belonging aim of the Association, building on the in a group, through friendship Educational Proposal. and interaction. Developing an understanding of social issues in my October 2005 – Learning Objectives – communities, and recognising my learning objectives were developed for responsibility to appreciate cultural each of the six areas of personal growth diversities. Having fun. (SPICES) across the different stages of 66 12 Days of Christmas report Below are details of this Years 12 Days of Christmas draw. It gives details of the top selling groups and the amount earned by province. As you can see this is a great fundraiser for groups and if organized properly at local level you can reap the rewards. Stephen Synnott: Programme Commissioner Province Total Sales 2010 Total Sales 2011 Differecne South East €122,956.00 €129,684.00 €6,728.00 (National Events) May 2010 – February 2012 North East €112,852.00 €130,162.00 €17,310.00 I would like to thank Stephen Synnott for his contribution to Scouting Ireland.