A Scouter’s Guide to The Canadian Path Part 2: Section-Specific Content Canadianpath.ca CONTENTS CHAPTER 12—BEAVERS -WELCOME TO THE POND ........................................................................................................................................... 1 The Canadian Path and the Beaver Scout Program ...................................................................................................................................... 1 FRIENDS OF THE FOREST: The Beaver Scout Symbolic Framework ..........................................................................................................2 Beaver Scout Basics ..............................................................................................................................................................................................3 The Colony Leadership Team ..............................................................................................................................................................................6 Exploring The Pond And Forest: The Beaver Scout Journey .........................................................................................................................7 Resources to Support Adventure Planning ......................................................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER 13—CUB SCOUTS WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE ...............................................................................................................................21 The Canadian Path — The Way Scouting is Done in Canada .....................................................................................................................21 THE JUNGLE: The Cub Scout Symbolic Framework ....................................................................................................................................23 Cub Scouts Basics ...............................................................................................................................................................................................23 By-laws, Policies & Procedures: By the Book! ...............................................................................................................................................25 Exploring the Jungle .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Celebrating the Cub Scout Journey through Ceremonies.......................................................................................................................... 34 CHAPTER 14—SCOUTS—WELCOME TO THE CANADIAN TRAIL ................................................................................................................... 39 Scouting on The Canadian Path ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39 So what does this look like in the Scouts program? .................................................................................................................................. 39 BLAZE YOUR TRAIL: The Scout Symbolic Framework ................................................................................................................................ 40 Scout Basics .........................................................................................................................................................................................................41 CHAPTER 15—REACH FOR THE SUMMIT—VENTURER SCOUTS .................................................................................................................. 58 Venturer Scouts on The Canadian Path ........................................................................................................................................................ 58 So what does this look like in the Venturer Scouting Program? .............................................................................................................. 58 REACH FOR THE SUMMIT: The Venturer Scouts Symbolic Framework ................................................................................................. 60 The Venturer Scout Experience ........................................................................................................................................................................61 A Venturer Scout’s Personal Journey .............................................................................................................................................................. 62 Outdoor Adventure Skills .................................................................................................................................................................................70 CHAPTER 16—PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE—Welcome to Rovering ...........................................................................................................73 Rover Scouting on The Canadian Path ............................................................................................................................................................73 So how does this work in the Rover Scout Program? ..................................................................................................................................73 PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE: The Rover Scout Symbolic Framework ...................................................................................................75 Program Planning in the Crew .........................................................................................................................................................................77 Teams: Small Groups within the Rover Scout Crew ....................................................................................................................................78 Personal Progression through a Personal Development Plan (PDP) ........................................................................................................79 Rover Scout Journey: “Paddle Your Own Canoe” ........................................................................................................................................ 82 BEAVERS - WELCOME TO THE POND CHAPTER 12 Beaver Scouting on The Canadian Path Beaver Scouting is for youth ages 5 to 7 years of age. It is Scouts Canada’s youngest Section. The Canadian Path — The Way a safe and supportive situation. 2. SEVEN COMPONENTS OF THE SCOUT Scouting Is Done In Canada METHOD FOR BEAVER SCOUTS It involves: • A non-formal approach to learning. • Beaver Scout Law and Promise • The seven components of the Scout Method. • Learning by Doing • The Four Elements (Youth-led, Plan-Do-Review, Adventure • The Team System (Lodges) and SPICES). • A Symbolic Framework – Friends of the Forest • A Balanced Program in six Program Areas: Environment & • Nature Outdoors, Leadership, Active & Healthy Living, Citizenship, • Personal Progression (tracked on the Beaver Scout Map) Creative Expression and Beliefs & Values. • Volunteer Support from Colony Scouters • A Personal Journey of growth. The Canadian Path and the 3. THE FOUR ELEMENTS Beaver Scout Program The following four Scouting elements are essential to the Beaver Scout Colony: 1. NON-FORMAL APPROACH TO LEARNING • Youth-led: Beaver Scouts decide on the Scouting Non-formal learning in Beaver Scouts experience adventures they will do, supported by their Scouters. non-formal learning by developing skills and acquiring Beaver Scouts learn to generate ideas for adventures within knowledge through youth-led adventures. Beaver Scout their Lodges. The Colony Leadership Team, which is made activities are engaging, enjoyable, hands-on experiences up of senior Beaver Scouts, sorts the ideas and makes that don’t feel like homework. It’s all about learning by plans for taking these adventures to the Colony for final doing, learning from mistakes and trying new things within [ 1 ] THE CANADIAN PATH selection. While Beaver Scouts need significant support • Rusty’s Meadow (Active & Healthy Living) and mentorship from their Scouters in planning and leading • Big Brown Beaver’s Lodge (Citizenship) safe and enjoyable adventures, the more opportunities they • Rascal’s River (Creative Expression) are given for youth leadership and planning, the better the • Rainbow’s Reflections (Beliefs & Values) program will be as they make it their own. • Adventure: Beaver Scouts will have many ideas about the Other Map Areas used to track adventures: CHAPTER 12 adventures with which they want to challenge themselves. • Echo’s Mountains (Outdoor Adventure Skills) It is all about trying things for the first time in a safe and • Hawkeye’s Campfire (Ceremonies and reflection time) supportive environment. It is all about taking old ideas in • Tic Tac’s Camp (Sleepovers and Camps) new directions. • Northern Lights (Quest) • Plan-Do-Review: the three step process that guides all • Akela’s Jungle (Linking with other Sections) adventures and activities in the Beaver Scout program. An adventure includes all three parts in order to make is 5. A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF GROWTH something that youth will remember and upon with they The learning and development of each Beaver Scout will will build. be unique. Each adventure the Beaver Scout engages will • SPICES: Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional