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Description

Think about our own values and how they match with those of our organisation in this thoughtful activity.

Resources

Pens or pencils
Sticky Notes
Whiteboard or large sheet of paper

Instructions

What is a value?

1. Gather everyone together.
2. Ask people to name a good person. You could choose several people and collect several names, then vote choose one as a group.
3. Write the person’s name, or you could even add a picture of them, in the centre of a large piece of paper or onto a whiteboard.
4. Now, ask everyone what makes them a good person. What do they do or say that shows this?
5. Try to organise some of these points into some keywords or traits that this person has and write them around the person’s name on the paper or whiteboard
6. Explain that these traits can often be called our values.
7. Tell everyone that our values are the beliefs and principles that you believe are important in the way that you live and work. Your values are the things that you believe are important in the way you live and work. Your personal values are a central part of who you are – and who you want to be. Our values might tell us what is right or wrong. They may also help us to choose or define what is important in life to us. When the things that you do and the way you behave match your values, it can make you feel happy.

The Scout Values

1. Ask if anyone knows what the Scout Values are.
2a. Explain our Scout Values are:
- Integrity: We act with integrity; we are honest, trustworthy and loyal.
- Respect: We have self-respect and respect for others.
- Care: We support others and take care of the world in which we live.
- Belief: We explore our faiths, beliefs and attitudes.
- Cooperation: We make a positive difference; we co-operate with others and make friends
2b. Ask everyone what they think these mean.
3. Ask everyone what they think an organisation having values means for the company and the people. How does everyone think an organisation, such as Scouts, can have values? How can it show them? What does it mean to the people in the organisation?

Talking about the Promise

1. Ask everyone to think about how these values link with our Scouts promise. Do they match or are they different?
2. Now ask everyone to think back to the person they chose earlier in the activity.
3. Ask if people think chosen person you chose has all, or some, of the Scouts values? What is the evidence for them portraying each of the values? For example, is it how they behave in general, what they say, or how they treat other people? Do you think they could keep their Scout Promise?

My Values

1. As a group, create a list of values. You could go round in a circle or people could put their hands up. Either write the values down somewhere that everyone can see, or ask people to keep a note of the values that are being mentioned.
2. When you’re ready, ask everyone to write down their own personal top three or four values.
3. After everyone had does this, ask everyone which they thought was most important. Choose a few people who are happy to speak to tell everyone why and how they chose their three values.
4. Ask everyone to take a moment to look at the values they chose. Ask everyone if they think their values match with their Scout values and the Scout Promise. Do their own values help them to keep their Scout Promise?
5. Now, ask everyone what they do in their everyday life that shows them living out their chosen values. They could hold a discussion or present it in a creative way, such as a picture, comic strip or a poster.

Tags

• Investiture
• Promise
• anti-bullying
• behaviour
• promise
• Scout Values
• thought provoking
• YouShape
• Youth led

Badge Links

• Membership - Promise
• Membership - Promise and Law
• Teamwork - Examples
• World - Do best
• World - Do your best