Have you seen the World Scout Youth Programme Policy? How does your Unit’s program stack up? Have a go at the self assessment tool as a way to Review> your program cycle. What could you do differently next time?
You can find this tool on the Fundamentals page, under the World Scouting tab.
As the new youth program implementation is ramping up in 2020, complementary resources developed for the introductory program The Adventure Begins have been moved across to here, for your continued use in the new program.
For your reference, the resources that were originally written for The Adventure Begins have “(TAB)” included in their name.
You can now find the following resources from TAB:
A new edition of the Outdoor Adventure Skills Progression Booklet is out now from the Scout Shop (or wherever you get your new program purchases)!
So what’s new? What’s changed? Well, take a look at the Outdoor Adventure Skills Change Log! You can download it from the Outdoor Adventure Skills tab of the Achievement Pathways page of the program resources site.
Did someone call for bell tents? No more!
Purchasing links for the Progression Booklet and other program items are under the Weekly Program page, in the Books & Badges tab.
If you’re interested in some of the concepts that the program is built on, check out the new tab “World Scouting” in the Fundamentals page of the program resources site. You can look through these documents to understand some of the background to the design of the Scouts Australia youth program.
You can find out lots more about World Scouting by visiting the World Organization of the Scout Movement at scout.org
How is your role as an adult in Scouting progressing the implementation of the program in your unit?
This document provides a series of questions that can be used to reflect on your own personal development as an adult in Scouting, working with young people in units and groups. From there, you can set some goals for your own ongoing development. Don’t forget to use Plan>Do>Review>!
You can find the checklist under the Group Support tab of the Other Resources page of the PR website.
The diagram showing the Achievement Pathways badge layout for youth member uniforms, along with other uniform items, is now available for download as a separate image.
It can be found under the Group Resources tab, in the Other Resources page.
Now available online are the role descriptions for formal leadership roles for every section.
You can find these resources in the Patrols and Units tab of the Fundamentals page.
The Adventure Begins checklist should be used by any Scout Group planning to transition to the new youth program. You can find the checklist and resources at https://scouts.com.au/what-we-do/youth-program/adventure-begins/
The checklist is now also available on the Program Resources site. Look in the Converting Programs tab of the Other Resources page.
If your group is well underway with the new program, there is no need to download this resource, although you may Review> it, of course!
To support Scouts to plan their journey through the Achievement Pathways, a copy of the Mountain Diagrams are now available for download, for each age section.
The diagrams can be found in the Achievement Pathways section of the PR website, under the Peak Award tab.
This new resource has been developed to further support youth and adults to work with Special Interest Areas of the new program and Achievement Pathways. It has helpful pointers, such as:
You can access this resource in the Achievement Pathways section of the PR website, under the Special Interest Areas tab.
You can give feedback on all the resources here.