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This was originally run for Beavers but could easily be adapted/run for Cubs.

First night face to face after lockdown (lots of new YPs and new leaders).

What do they already know about Scouting: salute, sign, handshake
Story
Explain Flag Break
Leader names
Games

Resources

Balls
Pack of cards

Instructions

What do they already know about Scouting?
- Everyone should be in their Lodges, making sure they stay a safe distance from each other.
- Ask everyone what they know about the worldwide family of Scouts, and how the movement started. Everyone should take it in turns to share their ideas. It’s OK if some people know more than others – this activity is a chance for everyone to learn!


Ask if anyone knows:
- Who is the current Chief Scout? Bear Grylls
- Who started Scouts? Robert Baden-Powell - show picture on wall
- Scouting motto? Be prepared
- What all of the sections are called (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, and Explorers)
- What are Beavers aiming for? Fun, Friends, and BADGES! Top award in Beavers is Chief Scout Bronze (explain badges)
- In how many countries could you find Scouts? Scouts exists in over 200 countries across the world. Over 44 million young people take part worldwide.
- Scout salute, sign, and handshake:


Scout Salute, Sign & Handshake
https://www.kidlingtonseascouts.org.uk/index.php/badges-awards/membership-award/scout-salute-sign-handshake
Pg 37-38 of Scouting for Boys

The Scout Salute & Sign:
The Scout sign is made by holding your right hand at shoulder height in the position shown on the right. It is used whenever someone makes or renews their Scout Promise.

The three outstretched fingers represent the three main parts of the promise and the circle between thumb and little finger represents the world-wide family of Scouting.

The Scout salute is made by holding your right hand in the same position, but with your first finger pointing to your right eyebrow (and your elbow out). It is only used when in full uniform as a formal greeting or sign of respect e.g. at opening / closing ceremonies when hoisting colours and investitures.

The Scout Handshake:
Scouts across the world all greet each other with a left-handed handshake; it is a sign of trust and friendship but why did and how did Baden Powell come to decide to use it when he formed the Scout Movement?

There is a story that when Baden Powell entered Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti he was met by one of the Great Chiefs of the Ashanti, he saluted them and then offered his right hand out as a sign of friendship, but the Chief transferred his shield which he held in his left hand to his right which contained his spear and offered his left hand as a sign of friendship. When asked why Baden Powell was told that by offering his left hand which traditionally was used to hold a shield for protection he was showing his trust to his enemy or friend for with out the shield for protection he was open to attack.



Story
https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/4955/a-race-through-time-the-story-of-scouts.pdf

- The person leading the game should assign highlighted words to each team
- Explain that they should jump every time they hear that word
- For some words (Baden-Powell/Scouting) they should make the Scout sign
- Read ‘The story of Scouts’

Alternatives:
You could go around the circle giving each person one of the words in turn, whenever a player hears their word they should stand up, run around the circle, and sit back down in their space.

People could run to the end of your meeting place instead, if that works better.



Explain Flag Break
Flag Break reminds everyone that they made a Promise to do their duty to the Queen or the country in which they are now living. Before you begin Flag Break, choose a young person to unfurl the flag.

- Everyone stands around the flag in their Lodges.
- The person leading Flag Break calls ‘Beavers, alert’
- Everyone stands ‘alert’ with their feet together and their hands by their sides.
- The chosen young person comes forward and gently pulls the cord to unfurl the flag.
- The young person takes a step backwards and leads everyone in saluting the flag, before returning to their Lodge.
- The person leading calls ‘Beavers, at ease’’
- The person leading the meeting may want to introduce the evening and give the first instructions, while everyone’s together and focused.



Leader names
Give options - run to the one they like for that person



Games
- NESW: tell them which way is north, south, east and west. Call them out at random and they have to run to that wall/corner

- Run to leader (call out new name)

- 2 teams - each stand in a line, side step up the hut while passing a ball back and forth down the line

- 2 teams - each stand in a line, a leader for each team holds up a card to the person at the front:
-- Picture - hop to the end and back
-- Number - run to the end and back
-- Jocker or Ace - back of the line

Tags

• COVID 19
• History of scouting
• scouting

Badge Links

• Membership - Activities
• Membership - Ceremonies
• Membership - People
• Membership - Promise and Law
• Membership - Scouting History
• Membership - Signs
• Teamwork - Team game