Troop Section
This section meets every Friday between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.
It basically works on a similar programme as the Pack but on a more advanced level. Unlike the cubs, the troop work on the Scout Standard and Advanced Scout Standard (including knotting, pioneering, cooking, mapping, helping others) . They also work to achieve the Progress badges.
The weekly meeting commmences with a game followed by talks or practice of skills.
During Winter they have hikes once a month, expeditions, abseiling, and other outings that are of interest at that age. During these hikes they do mapping and orienteering. At times they are given a start point and end point and have to make the best route themselves, under the supervision of their leaders.
In Summer they go canoeing, organise BBQs and camp on the raft. During the expeditions they do Backwoods cooking and also at times they do cooking competitions (the menu and shopping is done by the members themselves) and build a camp oven to cook in it.
The members in this section are also split in groups of six called a Patrol, with a Patrol leader and an assistant to lead the others in every group.
The programme and activities are discussed between the Patrol leaders and the Skipper and his assistant. Here training in management, decision making, and leadership comes in.
Their camps are mostly part of the expedition(walk for some kilometres with all their kits and then cook and sleep upon arrival). At times instead of taking hike tents they sleep under bivouacs. They also take part in the Group camps, Troop challenge and National camps organized by the Association. During the Group camps their practical on pioneering is tested here by building towers, or many other structures and of course the set for the campfire.
At this age adventure is more important to them and they look forward for these activities as they relax from the stress around them. It also keeps them away from today’s ways of entertainment (at least some weekends during the Year). This experience motivates them physically and socially especially, as they get to know each other more in a quiet environment.
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